The ER shall notify the administrative director of each employee death, except when ...

• A. The ER has actual knowledge that the deceased left a surviving dependent.
• B. The death occurred outside normal business hours.
• C. The employer has no contact information for survivors.
• D. The death was not work-related.

Answer: (A)

The rule is about reporting obligations for self-insured employers: they must notify the Administrative Director of every employee death, ensuring the state can oversee proper benefits and recordkeeping. The only exception is when the employer actually knows that the deceased left a surviving dependent. If there is a surviving dependent, the state’s involvement or the benefits administration for that dependent is already being addressed through other channels, so duplicative notification to the Administrative Director isn’t necessary.

The other situations—death occurring outside normal business hours, lack of contact information for survivors, or the death not being work-related—do not change the employer’s duty to report, so they aren’t valid reasons to skip notification.