Class code 8835: home and traveling health care
Code 8835 covers home health, public and traveling nursing: all employees. Minnesota also uses it for nonprofit homemaker services.
- SYSTEM
- NCCI numbering
- INDUSTRY
- Healthcare, Senior care
- WHERE
- NCCI states, Texas included
- PREMIUM ON
- Payroll in this class
Home health, public and traveling nursing, all employees.
What work does code 8835 cover?
The homemaker services are nonprofits that help at home: families with children, and people who are convalescing, elderly, ill or disabled. For those, Minnesota rates office staff as 8810 and outside social case workers as 8742.
Described in our own words from Minnesota's rating bureau manual. Minnesota has its own rating bureau, so NCCI's wording may differ. Wording and scope differ by state; the manual filed in your state decides.
Often confused with
Which pay counts toward code 8835 premium?
Premium is figured on payroll for the work in this class, and the rate is premium per $100 of it. What counts is set state by state. Minnesota's manual and Oregon's state fund, SAIF, both count employees' pre-tax deductions, such as 401(k) and Section 125 contributions, and both leave out the overtime premium, the extra half of time and a half (Minnesota requires records that show overtime pay by employee and by class). Check your state's rules.
Where does code 8835 apply?
NCCI is the rating bureau
These states have named NCCI their rating organization, so the code comes from NCCI's manual, with each state's exceptions.
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
Texas lists 8835 in its advisory loss costs effective July 1, 2026.
Own rating bureau: check its manual
An independent bureau sets the classes. Many numbers match NCCI's, but wording and scope can differ: Indiana's bureau files NCCI's manual with Indiana-specific codes, while Minnesota's publishes its own.
California, Delaware, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
State fund only
NCCI lists these as monopolistic states: workers' comp comes from the state fund, so ask the fund how it classes your work. Ohio's fund rates on NCCI classification codes; North Dakota, Washington and Wyoming use their own. Washington has its own risk classes and publishes hourly rates, so premium there follows hours worked, not payroll.
Listed differently in these states
- New York does not list the code.
Sources: NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic states; TDI: Texas advisory loss costs, effective July 1, 2026. Each state's rules and sources: Workers' comp by state.
Your payroll, your rate, before discounts and assessments.
Worklio Insurance bills pay-as-you-go comp with each payroll, no deposit; the audit usually confirms what you've already paid.
In North Dakota, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming, ask the state fund for your class and rate.
COMMON QUESTIONS
- Are a homemaker service's office staff in 8835?
- Not in Minnesota: for homemaker services, office staff are 8810 and outside social case workers 8742.
- Is code 8835 used in Texas?
- Yes. Texas lists 8835 in its advisory loss costs effective July 1, 2026. Those are loss costs, not rates: a carrier's rate adds its own expenses.
- How is the premium for code 8835 worked out?
- Your payroll in this class, divided by 100, times your carrier's rate for the class. Then your experience mod, any schedule credit or debit, and an expense constant if your policy has one. Premium discounts, state assessments and minimum premiums are separate.
SOURCES
- MWCIA: Minnesota Basic Manual, effective July 15, 2026
- TDI: Texas advisory loss costs, effective July 1, 2026
- NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic states
- Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau: classification code rates and look-up
- SAIF (Oregon): wages and pay to report
- Washington L&I: risk classes for workers' compensation
- Washington L&I: rates for workers' compensation
For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.
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