(1) Any request for records made pursuant to Florida Statutes § 443.1715, by a claimant, or an employer, employer’s workers’ compensation carrier, or a representative of either, shall be submitted to the Department using the Certified Authorization for Release of Records Form, Form DEO CARR-1, http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06166; effective date: December, 2015, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference.

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    (2) Form DEO CARR-1 shall be used when making any request for confidential Reemployment Assistance Benefit Records provided within the administration of the Reemployment Assistance Program.
    (3) The Department shall provide an invoice for any requested documents, the balance of which must be paid prior to the release of any requested documents.
    (4) A party to a Reemployment Assistance proceeding that requests records in connection with such proceeding shall not be charged a fee for records requested under this rule.
    (5) The following fee schedule shall apply:
    (a) 1 – 25 pages will be charged $0.15 per page.
    (b) 26 – 50 pages will be charged $0.15 per page, including a 1 hour service charge of $13.00 per hour.
    (c) 51 – 75 pages will be charged $0.15 per page, including a 1.5 hour service charge of $13.00 per hour.
    (d) 76 – 100 pages will be charged $0.15 per page, including a 2 hour service charge of $13.00 per hour.
    (e) 101 pages or more will be charged $0.15 per page, including a 2.5 hour service charge of $13.00 per hour.
    (6) Form DEO CARR-1 may be obtained by:
    (a) Writing to the Department of Economic Opportunity, Customer Information Requests, P.O. Drawer 5750, Tallahassee, FL 32399-5750.
    (b) Faxing a request to the CIR/BRU at (877)934-1504 or (844)863-6958.
    (c) Emailing a request to customerinformationrequest@deo.myflorida.com.
    (d) Calling the Benefit Record Unit (BRU/CIR) at: Orlando Contact Center mainline: (800)204-2418 or Tallahassee Reemployment Assistance Call Center main line: (800)332-9341.
    (e) Going to the following internet sites: www.fluidnow.com or www.floridajobs.org/connect.
Rulemaking Authority: 443.1317(1)(b), 443.1715 FS. Law Implemented: 443.1715(1), (2)(b)1. FS. History-New 5-26-15, Amended 1-7-16.