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WA Rev Code § 51.04.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.100 - Statutes of limitation saved.

RCW 51.04.100 Statutes of limitation saved.If the provisions of this title relative to compensation for injuries to or death of workers become invalid because of any adjudication, or be repealed, the period intervening between the occurrence of an injury or death, not previously compensated for under this title by lump payment or completed monthly payments, and such repeal or the rendition of the final adjudication of invalidity shall not be computed as a part of the time limited by law for the commencement of any action relating to such injury or death: PROVIDED, That such action be commenced within one year after such repeal or adjudication; but in any such action any sum paid out of the accident fund to the worker on account of injury, to whom the action is prosecuted, shall be taken into account or disposed of as follows: If the defendant employer shall have paid without delinquency into the accident fund the payment provided by this title, such sums shall be credited upon the recovery as payment thereon, otherwise the sum shall not be so credited but shall be deducted from the sum collected and be paid into the said fund from which they had been previously disbursed.[ 1977 ex.s. c 350 § 6; 1961 c 23 § 51.04.100. Prior: 1911 c 74 § 28; RRS § 7707.]
WA Rev Code § 51.04.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.105 - Continuation of medical aid contracts.

RCW 51.04.105 Continuation of medical aid contracts.The obligations of all medical aid contracts approved by the supervisor prior to the repeal of any section of this title pertaining to medical aid contracts shall continue until the expiration of such contracts notwithstanding any such repeal and all provisions of this title pertaining to the operation of medical aid contracts and the control and supervision of such contracts which were in effect at the time of such approval shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, remain in full force and effect.[ 1977 ex.s. c 323 § 25.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 323: See notes following RCW 51.04.040.
WA Rev Code § 51.04.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.110 - Workers' compensation advisory committee.

RCW 51.04.110 Workers' compensation advisory committee.The director shall appoint a workers' compensation advisory committee composed of ten members: Three representing subject workers, three representing subject employers, one representing self-insurers, one representing workers of self-insurers, and two ex officio members, without a vote, one of whom shall be the chair of the board of industrial appeals and the other the representative of the department. The member representing the department shall be chair. This committee shall conduct a continuing study of any aspects of workers' compensation as the committee shall determine require their consideration and shall assist in the identification of priorities for safety and health investment projects as provided in chapter 49.17 RCW. The committee shall report its findings to the department or the board of industrial insurance appeals for such action as deemed appropriate. The members of the committee shall be appointed for a term of three years commencing on July 1, 1971 and the terms of the members representing the workers and employers shall be staggered so that the director shall designate one member from each such group initially appointed whose term shall expire on June 30, 1972 and one member from each such group whose term shall expire on June 30, 1973. The members shall serve without compensation, but shall be entitled to travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The committee may hire such experts, if any, as it shall require to discharge its duties, and may utilize such personnel and facilities of the department and board of industrial insurance appeals as it shall need without charge. All expenses of this committee shall be paid by the department.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 37 § 502; 2010 c 8 § 14001; 1982 c 109 § 2; 1980 c 14 § 3. Prior: 1977 ex.s. c 350 § 7; 1977 c 75 § 78; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 § 150; 1975 ex.s. c 224 § 1; 1972 ex.s. c 43 § 37; 1971 ex.s. c 289 § 67.]NOTES:Finding—Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 37: See notes following RCW 51.32.090.Effective date—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34: See notes following RCW 2.08.115.Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 224: "This 1975 amendatory act shall take effect on July 1, 1975." [ 1975 1st ex.s. c 224 § 20.]Managed care pilot projects: RCW 43.72.860.
WA Rev Code § 51.04.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.120 - Certificate of coverage required—Contents.

RCW 51.04.120 Certificate of coverage required—Contents.Any employer other than a self-insurer subject to this title shall, under such rules as the department shall prescribe, apply for and obtain from the department a certificate of coverage. The certificate shall be personal and nontransferable and shall be valid as long as the employer continues in business and pays the taxes due the state. In case the employer maintains more than one place of business, a separate certificate of coverage for each place at which business is transacted shall be required. Each certificate shall be numbered and shall show the name, residence, and place and character of business of the employer and such other information as the department deems necessary and shall be posted conspicuously at the place of business for which it is issued. Where a place of business of the employer is changed, the employer must notify the department within thirty days of the new address and a new certificate shall be issued for the new place of business. No employer may engage in any business for which taxes are due under this title without having a certificate of coverage in compliance with this section, except that the department, by general rule, may provide for the issuance of a certificate of coverage to employers with temporary places of business.[ 1986 c 9 § 1.]NOTES:Engaging in business without certificate of coverage—Unlawful actions—Penalties: RCW 51.48.103.
WA Rev Code § 51.04.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.130 - Industrial insurance coverage for Hanford workers—Special agreements.

RCW 51.04.130 Industrial insurance coverage for Hanford workers—Special agreements.The department of labor and industries upon the request of the secretary of defense of the United States or the secretary of the United States department of energy, may in its discretion approve special insuring agreements providing industrial insurance coverage for workers engaged in the performance of work, either directly or indirectly, for the United States, regarding projects and contracts at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The agreements need not conform to the requirements specified in the industrial insurance law of this state if the department finds that the application of the plan will effectively aid the national interest. The department may also approve or direct changes or modifications of the agreements as it deems necessary.An agreement entered into under this section remains in full force and effect for as long as the department deems it necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.[ 1997 c 109 § 1; 1951 c 144 § 1.]NOTES:Severability—1997 c 109: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1997 c 109 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 51.04.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.150 - Education and outreach—Workers' compensation, premium responsibilities, and independent contractor issues.

RCW 51.04.150 Education and outreach—Workers' compensation, premium responsibilities, and independent contractor issues.The department shall conduct education and outreach to employers on workers' compensation requirements and premium responsibilities, including independent contractor issues. The department shall work with new employers on an individual basis and also establish mass education campaigns.[ 2009 c 432 § 10.]NOTES:Report—2009 c 432: See RCW 18.27.800.
WA Rev Code § 51.04.153 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.153 - Fraud—Underground economy—Finding—Use of best practices.

RCW 51.04.153 Fraud—Underground economy—Finding—Use of best practices.(1) The legislature finds that the department is successfully addressing employer fraud and the underground economy, helping ensure that employers who appropriately report and pay premiums can be competitive. Efforts focus on prevention, education, and enforcement by identifying industries for targeted audits, informing industry members and providing the opportunity for voluntary compliance, and ultimately identifying employers for audit based on proven criteria.(2) To ensure the appropriate use of workers' compensation funds, the legislature directs the department of labor and industries to continue applying these proven best practices to employer fraud and to apply the same best practices to address instances of worker and provider fraud, including but not limited to:(a) Participating in a national information exchange with other workers' compensation insurers to avoid duplication of claims and benefits;(b) Increasing public awareness of employer, worker, and provider fraud issues and how to report suspected fraud;(c) Establishing criteria for the periodic review of total permanent disability pension recipients including their level of disability and physical activity to determine whether they can be gainfully employed; and(d) Identifying provider billing patterns to target potentially abusive practices.(3) The provisions of RCW 51.28.070 shall not be a barrier to the department's participation in a national information exchange as required in subsection (2)(a) of this section.(4) The department's activities must include approaches to prevent, educate, and ensure compliance by providers, employers, and workers. The department shall provide a report to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 2012, that describes the agency's efforts and outcomes and makes recommendations for statutory changes to address barriers for successfully addressing provider, employer, and worker fraud.[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 37 § 701.]NOTES:Finding—Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 37: See notes following RCW 51.32.090.
WA Rev Code § 51.04.165 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.165 - Information about scholarship opportunities—Costs.

RCW 51.04.165 Information about scholarship opportunities—Costs.The department may provide information about scholarship opportunities offered by nonprofit organizations and available to children and spouses of workers who suffered an injury in the course of employment resulting in death or permanent total disability. The department may, in its sole discretion, provide information about one or more scholarship opportunities. The cost of printing and inserting materials, any additional mailing costs, and any other related costs must be borne by the scholarship organization.[ 2013 c 134 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 51.04.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.170 - Firefighter safety—Department must establish best practices.

RCW 51.04.170 Firefighter safety—Department must establish best practices.(1) The department must establish best practices to improve safety and health outcomes for firefighters, including best practices:(a) For a proactive health and safety risk management system consisting of a joint employer and employee governance structure to oversee a continuous process of identification, evaluation, monitoring and controlling, and reporting safety and health hazards in the workplace;(b) To reduce firefighter risk of exposure to carcinogens; and(c) To prevent or reduce the risk of injuries and illness with particular focus on causes of compensable workers' compensation claims.(2) Employers of firefighters who implement the best practices provided in subsection (1) of this section may be eligible for a premium discount as determined by the department according to criteria established by the department.(3) The department must consult with firefighters and employers of firefighters in establishing the best practices and criteria for a premium discount under this section.(4) The department may update the best practices established under this section as appropriate.(5) For the purposes of this section, "firefighter" has the same meaning as in RCW 41.26.030(17) (a) through (c).[ 2019 c 76 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 51.04.175 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.175 - Firefighter safety—Funding authorized for equipment that may be necessary to follow best practices—Eligibility for funding.

RCW 51.04.175 Firefighter safety—Funding authorized for equipment that may be necessary to follow best practices—Eligibility for funding.(1) The director is authorized to provide funding of up to two percent of the premiums paid in the prior year from the risk classes for firefighters as defined in RCW 41.26.030(17) (a) through (c) for the purposes of providing funding to employers of firefighters who have limited resources to purchase additional equipment and other gear that may be needed to follow best practices under RCW 51.04.170. The department may require matching funds from employers. An appropriation is not required for expenditures. Only employers who pay premiums to the state fund as defined in RCW 51.08.175 are eligible for funding under this section.(2) The department may adopt rules if necessary to implement this section.[ 2019 c 76 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 51.04.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.04 - General Provisions.|51.04.180 - State of emergency—Safety grant program expenditures—Procedures.

RCW 51.04.180 State of emergency—Safety grant program expenditures—Procedures.(1) In the event of a state of emergency as defined in RCW 43.06.010(12), the director is authorized to expend up to two percent per year of the net premiums earned in the accident fund in the prior fiscal year for the purpose of a safety grant program so long as the assets of the accident fund and pension reserve fund were at least 10 percent in excess of their funded liabilities in the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the state of emergency proclamation.(2) The safety grant program shall provide one-time grants to employers to purchase equipment, gear, or make capital improvements so long as the purchase is not covered by another grant, government program, or insurance contract. The department may require matching funds from employers. Employers must apply for grants using an application developed by the department.(3) Employers shall apply the safety grants to purchases of equipment, gear, or capital costs to meet any new safety and health requirements related to the emergency that are required before they are permitted to continue or resume business operations.(4) An appropriation is not required for expenditures under this section.(5) Only employers who pay premiums to the state fund as defined in RCW 51.08.175, are not self-insured as defined in RCW 51.08.173, and have 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees are eligible for funding under this section.(6) All funds expended from the accident fund for grants under this section must be reimbursed to the accident fund from the state general fund in the omnibus appropriations act adopted for the biennium following the expenditures.(7) Rules that are adopted to implement this section must be done in consultation with stakeholders. Rules must include but are not limited to:(a) Guidance for grant awards based on the type, scope, and time frame of a specific declared emergency; and(b) Criteria for prioritizing grants for eligible recipients.[ 2021 c 253 § 5.]NOTES:Rule-making authority—Worker safety and health—2021 c 253: See note following RCW 49.17.130.
WA Rev Code § 51.08.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.08 - Definitions.|51.08.010 - Meaning of words.

RCW 51.08.010 Meaning of words.Unless the context indicates otherwise, words used in this title shall have the meaning given in this chapter.[ 1961 c 23 § 51.08.010. Prior: 1939 c 41 § 2, part; 1929 c 132 § 1, part; 1927 c 310 § 2, part; 1921 c 182 § 2, part; 1919 c 131 § 2, part; 1917 c 120 § 1, part; 1911 c 74 § 3, part; RRS § 7675, part.]
WA Rev Code § 51.08.012 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.08 - Definitions.|51.08.012 - "Accredited school."

RCW 51.08.012 "Accredited school."For the purposes of this title, "accredited school" means a school or course of instruction which is:(1) Approved by the state superintendent of public instruction, the state board of education, the *state board for community college education, or the state division of vocational education of the **coordinating council for occupational education; or(2) Regulated or licensed as to course content by any agency of the state or under any occupational licensing act of the state, or recognized by the apprenticeship council under an agreement registered with the apprenticeship council pursuant to chapter 49.04 RCW.[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 224 § 2; 1969 ex.s. c 77 § 3.]NOTES:Reviser's note: *(1) The state board for community college education was renamed the state board for community and technical colleges by 1991 c 238 § 30.**(2) The coordinating council for occupational education was abolished by 1975 1st ex.s. c 174 § 9.Effective date—1975 1st ex.s. c 224: See note following RCW 51.04.110.
WA Rev Code § 51.08.013 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.08 - Definitions.|51.08.013 - "Acting in the course of employment."

RCW 51.08.013 "Acting in the course of employment."(1) "Acting in the course of employment" means the worker acting at his or her employer's direction or in the furtherance of his or her employer's business which shall include time spent going to and from work on the jobsite, as defined in RCW 51.32.015 and 51.36.040, insofar as such time is immediate to the actual time that the worker is engaged in the work process in areas controlled by his or her employer, except parking area. It is not necessary that at the time an injury is sustained by a worker he or she is doing the work on which his or her compensation is based or that the event is within the time limits on which industrial insurance or medical aid premiums or assessments are paid.(2) "Acting in the course of employment" does not include:(a) Time spent going to or coming from the employer's place of business in an alternative commute mode, notwithstanding that the employer (i) paid directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, the cost of a fare, pass, or other expense associated with the alternative commute mode; (ii) promoted and encouraged employee use of one or more alternative commute modes; or (iii) otherwise participated in the provision of the alternative commute mode.(b) An employee's participation in social activities, recreational or athletic activities, events, or competitions, and parties or picnics, whether or not the employer pays some or all of the costs thereof, unless: (i) The participation is during the employee's working hours, not including paid leave; (ii) the employee was paid monetary compensation by the employer to participate; or (iii) the employee was ordered or directed by the employer to participate or reasonably believed the employee was ordered or directed to participate.(3) "Alternative commute mode" means (a) a carpool or vanpool arrangement whereby a group of at least two but not more than fifteen persons including passengers and driver, is transported between their places of abode or termini near those places, and their places of employment or educational or other institutions, where the driver is also on the way to or from his or her place of employment or educational or other institution; (b) a bus, ferry, or other public transportation service; or (c) a nonmotorized means of commuting such as bicycling or walking.[ 1997 c 250 § 10; 1995 c 179 § 1; 1993 c 138 § 1; 1979 c 111 § 15; 1977 ex.s. c 350 § 8; 1961 c 107 § 3.]NOTES:Severability—1979 c 111: See note following RCW 46.74.010.
WA Rev Code § 51.08.014 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.08 - Definitions.|51.08.014 - "Agriculture."

RCW 51.08.014 "Agriculture.""Agriculture" means the business of growing or producing any agricultural or horticultural produce or crop, including the raising of any animal, bird, or insect, or the milk, eggs, wool, fur, meat, honey, or other substances obtained therefrom.[ 1971 ex.s. c 289 § 75.]NOTES:Effective dates—Severability—1971 ex.s. c 289: See RCW 51.98.060 and 51.98.070.
WA Rev Code § 51.08.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.08 - Definitions.|51.08.015 - "Amount," "payment," "premium," "contribution," "assessment."

RCW 51.08.015 "Amount," "payment," "premium," "contribution," "assessment."Wherever and whenever in any of the provisions of this title relating to any payments by an employer or worker the words "amount" and/or "amounts," "payment" and/or "payments," "premium" and/or "premiums," "contribution" and/or "contributions," and "assessment" and/or "assessments" appear said words shall be construed to mean taxes, which are the money payments by an employer or worker which are required by this title to be made to the state treasury for the accident fund, the medical aid fund, the supplemental pension fund, or any other fund created by this title.[ 1977 ex.s. c 350 § 9; 1972 ex.s. c 43 § 3; 1961 c 23 § 51.08.015. Prior: 1959 c 308 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 51.08.018 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 51 - Industrial Insurance|Chapter 51.08 - Definitions.|51.08.018 - "Average monthly wage."

RCW 51.08.018 "Average monthly wage."For purposes of this title, the average monthly wage in the state shall be the average annual wage as determined under RCW 50.04.355 as now or hereafter amended divided by twelve.[ 1977 ex.s. c 323 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 289 § 15.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 323: See notes following RCW 51.04.040.Effective dates—Severability—1971 ex.s. c 289: See RCW 51.98.060 and 51.98.070.