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WA Rev Code § 50A.50.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.120 - Waiver of time limitations.

RCW 50A.50.120 Waiver of time limitations.For good cause shown the administrative law judge or the commissioner may waive the time limitations for administrative appeals or petitions set forth in this title.[ 2019 c 13 § 50; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 41. Formerly RCW 50A.04.555.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.130 - Judicial review.

RCW 50A.50.130 Judicial review.(1) In all court proceedings under or pursuant to this title the decision of the commissioner shall be prima facie correct, and the burden of proof shall be upon the party attacking the decision.(2) If the court determines that the commissioner has acted within the commissioner's power and has correctly construed the law, the decision of the commissioner shall be confirmed; otherwise, the decision shall be reversed or modified. In case of a modification or reversal the superior court shall refer the decision to the commissioner with an order directing the commissioner to proceed in accordance with the findings of the court.(3) Whenever any order and notice of assessment shall have become final in accordance with the provisions of this title, the court shall upon application of the commissioner enter a judgment in the amount provided for in the order and notice of assessment, and the judgment shall have and be given the same effect as if entered pursuant to a civil action instituted in the court.[ 2019 c 13 § 51; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 47. Formerly RCW 50A.04.560.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.140 - Judicial review—Procedure.

RCW 50A.50.140 Judicial review—Procedure.Judicial review of a decision of the commissioner involving the review of a decision of an administrative law judge under this title may be had only in accordance with the procedural requirements of RCW 34.05.452.[ 2019 c 13 § 52; 2018 c 141 § 6; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 44. Formerly RCW 50A.04.565.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.150 - Judicial review—Bond—Stay.

RCW 50A.50.150 Judicial review—Bond—Stay.(1) A bond of any kind shall not be required of any employee seeking judicial review from a commissioner's decision affecting such employee's application for initial determination or claim for waiting period credit or for benefits.(2) A commissioner's decision shall not be stayed by a petition for judicial review unless the petitioning employer shall first deposit an undertaking in an amount deemed by the commissioner to be due, if any, from the petitioning employer, together with interest thereon, if any, with the commissioner or in the registry of the court.(3) This section does not authorize a stay in the payment of benefits to an employee when such employee has been held entitled thereto by a decision of the commissioner which decision either affirms, reverses, or modifies a decision of an appeals tribunal.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 45. Formerly RCW 50A.04.570.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.160 - Judicial review—Interstate petitions.

RCW 50A.50.160 Judicial review—Interstate petitions.RCW 34.05.514 to the contrary notwithstanding, petitions to the superior court from decisions of the commissioner dealing with the applications or claims relating to benefit payments that were filed outside of this state with an authorized representative of the commissioner shall be filed with the superior court of Thurston county that shall have the original venue of such appeals.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 46. Formerly RCW 50A.04.575.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.170 - Fees.

RCW 50A.50.170 Fees.An individual shall not be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding involving the employee's application for initial determination, or claim for waiting period credit, or claim for benefits, under this title by the commissioner or his or her representatives, or by an appeal tribunal, or any court, or any officer thereof. Any employee in any such proceeding before the commissioner or any appeal tribunal may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent who shall neither charge nor receive a fee for such services in excess of an amount found reasonable by the officer conducting such proceeding.[ 2019 c 13 § 53; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 49. Formerly RCW 50A.04.580.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.180 - Attorneys' fees—Court.

RCW 50A.50.180 Attorneys' fees—Court.It shall be unlawful for any attorney engaged in any appeal to the courts on behalf of an employee involving the employee's application for initial determination or claim for benefits to charge or receive any fee in excess of a reasonable fee to be fixed by the superior court in respect to the services performed in connection with the appeal taken and to be fixed by the supreme court or the court of appeals in the event of appellate review, and if the decision of the commissioner shall be reversed or modified, such fee and the costs shall be payable out of the family and medical leave enforcement account.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 50. Formerly RCW 50A.04.585.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.190 - Commissioner's expenses.

RCW 50A.50.190 Commissioner's expenses.(1) Whenever any appeal is taken from any decision of the commissioner to any court, all expenses and costs incurred by the commissioner, including court reporter costs and attorneys' fees and all costs taxed against such commissioner, shall be paid out of the family and medical leave enforcement account.(2) Neither the commissioner nor the state shall be charged any fee for any service rendered in connection with litigation under this title by the clerk of any court.[ 2019 c 13 § 54; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 52. Formerly RCW 50A.04.590.]
WA Rev Code § 50A.50.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50A - Family and Medical Leave|Chapter 50A.50 - Appeals.|50A.50.200 - Remedies exclusive.

RCW 50A.50.200 Remedies exclusive.The remedies provided in this title for determining the justness or correctness of assessments, refunds, adjustments, or claims shall be exclusive and no court shall entertain any action to enjoin an assessment or require a refund or adjustment except in accordance with the provisions of this title. Matters which may be determined by the procedures set out in this title shall not be the subject of any declaratory judgment.[ 2019 c 13 § 55; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 5 § 51. Formerly RCW 50A.04.595.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.040 - Long-term services and supports council—Benefit unit adjustment.

RCW 50B.04.040 Long-term services and supports council—Benefit unit adjustment.(1) The long-term services and supports council is established. The council includes the members identified in RCW 50B.04.030(2) (a) through (e) and the director of the office of financial management, or the director's designee.(2) On an annual basis, the council must determine adjustments to the benefit unit as provided in the definition of "benefit unit" in RCW 50B.04.010 to assure benefit adequacy and solvency of the long-term services and supports trust account established in RCW 50B.04.100. In determining adjustments to the benefit unit, the council must review the state actuary's actuarial audit and valuation of the trust account, any recommendations by the state actuary and commission, data on relevant economic indicators and program costs, and sustainability.(3) The director of the office of financial management, or the director's designee, shall serve as chair of the council. The council must meet at least once annually to determine adjustments to the benefit unit as defined in RCW 50B.04.010. Additional meetings of the council are at the call of the chair. A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for any votes of the council. Approval of sixty percent of the members of the council who are in attendance is required for the passage of any vote. The council may adopt rules for the conduct of meetings, including provisions for meetings and voting to be conducted by telephonic, video, or other conferencing process.(4) Members of the council must be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and must be reimbursed for their travel expenses while on official business in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.[ 2019 c 363 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.050 - Qualified individuals.

RCW 50B.04.050 Qualified individuals.(1) The employment security department shall deem a person to be a qualified individual as provided in this chapter if the person has paid the long-term services and supports premiums required by RCW 50B.04.080 for the equivalent of either:(a) A total of ten years without interruption of five or more consecutive years; or(b) Three years within the last six years from the date of application for benefits.(2) When deeming a person to be a qualified individual, the employment security department shall require that the person have worked at least five hundred hours during each of the ten years in subsection (1)(a) of this section or each of the three years in subsection (1)(b) of this section.(3) An exempt employee may never be deemed to be a qualified individual.[ 2021 c 113 § 4; 2020 c 98 § 3; 2019 c 363 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.060 - Eligible beneficiaries—Determination—Services and benefits.

RCW 50B.04.060 Eligible beneficiaries—Determination—Services and benefits.(1) Beginning January 1, 2025, approved services must be available and benefits payable to a registered long-term services and supports provider on behalf of an eligible beneficiary under this section.(2) A qualified individual may become an eligible beneficiary by filing an application with the department of social and health services and undergoing an eligibility determination which includes an evaluation that the individual requires assistance with at least three activities of daily living. The department of social and health services must engage sufficient qualified assessor capacity, including via contract, so that the determination may be made within forty-five days from receipt of a request by a beneficiary to use a benefit.(3)(a) An eligible beneficiary may receive approved services and benefits through the program in the form of a benefit unit payable to a registered long-term services and supports provider.(b) An eligible beneficiary may not receive more than the dollar equivalent of three hundred sixty-five benefit units over the course of the eligible beneficiary's lifetime.(i) If the department of social and health services reimburses a long-term services and supports provider for approved services provided to an eligible beneficiary and the payment is less than the benefit unit, only the portion of the benefit unit that is used shall be taken into consideration when calculating the person's remaining lifetime limit on receipt of benefits.(ii) Eligible beneficiaries may combine benefit units to receive more approved services per day as long as the total number of lifetime benefit units has not been exceeded.[ 2019 c 363 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.070 - Payment of benefits.

RCW 50B.04.070 Payment of benefits.(1) Benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid periodically and promptly to registered long-term services and supports providers.(2) Qualified family members may be paid for approved personal care services in the same way as individual providers, through a licensed home care agency, or through a third option if recommended by the commission and adopted by the department of social and health services.[ 2019 c 363 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.080 - Premium assessment—Rate—Collection.

RCW 50B.04.080 Premium assessment—Rate—Collection.(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, the employment security department shall assess for each individual in employment with an employer a premium based on the amount of the individual's wages. The initial premium rate is fifty-eight hundredths of one percent of the individual's wages. Beginning January 1, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the premium rate shall be set by the pension funding council at a rate no greater than fifty-eight hundredths of one percent. In addition, the pension funding council must set the premium rate at the lowest amount necessary to maintain the actuarial solvency of the long-term services and supports trust account created in RCW 50B.04.100 in accordance with recognized insurance principles and designed to attempt to limit fluctuations in the premium rate. To facilitate the premium rate setting the office of the state actuary must perform a biennial actuarial audit and valuation of the fund and make recommendations to the pension funding council.(2)(a) The employer must collect from the employees the premiums provided under this section through payroll deductions and remit the amounts collected to the employment security department.(b) In collecting employee premiums through payroll deductions, the employer shall act as the agent of the employees and shall remit the amounts to the employment security department as required by this chapter.(3) Nothing in this chapter requires any party to a collective bargaining agreement in existence on October 19, 2017, to reopen negotiations of the agreement or to apply any of the responsibilities under this chapter unless and until the existing agreement is reopened or renegotiated by the parties or expires.(4)(a) Premiums shall be collected in the manner and at such intervals as provided in this chapter and directed by the employment security department.(b) To the extent feasible, the employment security department shall use the premium assessment, collection, and reporting procedures in Title 50A RCW.(5) The employment security department shall deposit all premiums collected in this section in the long-term services and supports trust account created in RCW 50B.04.100.(6) Premiums collected in this section are placed in the trust account for the individuals who become eligible for the program.(7) If the premiums established in this section are increased, the legislature shall notify each qualified individual by mail that the person's premiums have been increased, describe the reason for increasing the premiums, and describe the plan for restoring the funds so that premiums are returned to fifty-eight hundredths of one percent of the individual's wages.[ 2020 c 98 § 4; 2019 c 363 § 9.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.085 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.085 - Premium assessment—Exemptions.

RCW 50B.04.085 Premium assessment—Exemptions.(1) An employee who attests that the employee has long-term care insurance purchased before November 1, 2021, may apply for an exemption from the premium assessment under RCW 50B.04.080. An exempt employee may not become a qualified individual or eligible beneficiary and is permanently ineligible for coverage under this title.(2)(a) The employment security department must accept applications for exemptions only from October 1, 2021, through December 31, 2022.(b) Only employees who are eighteen years of age or older may apply for an exemption.(3) The employment security department is not required to verify the attestation of an employee that the employee has long-term care insurance.(4) Approved exemptions will take effect on the first day of the quarter immediately following the approval of the exemption.(5) Exempt employees are not entitled to a refund of any premium deductions made before the effective date of an approved exemption.(6) An exempt employee must provide written notification to all current and future employers of an approved exemption.(7) If an exempt employee fails to notify an employer of an exemption, the exempt employee is not entitled to a refund of any premium deductions made before notification is provided.(8) Employers must not deduct premiums after being notified by an employee of an approved exemption.(a) Employers must retain written notifications of exemptions received from employees.(b) An employer who deducts premiums after being notified by the employee of an exemption is solely responsible for refunding to the employee any premiums deducted after the notification.(c) The employer is not entitled to a refund from the employment security department for any premiums remitted to the employment security department that were deducted from exempt employees.(9) The department must adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the activities specified in this section related to the program, including rules on the submission and processing of applications under this section.[ 2021 c 113 § 5; 2020 c 98 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.090 - Election of coverage—Self-employed persons.

RCW 50B.04.090 Election of coverage—Self-employed persons.(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, any self-employed person, including a sole proprietor, independent contractor, partner, or joint venturer, may elect coverage under this chapter. Coverage must be elected before January 1, 2025, or within three years of becoming self-employed for the first time. Those electing coverage under this subsection are responsible for payment of one hundred percent of all premiums assessed to an employee under RCW 50B.04.080. The self-employed person must file a notice of election in writing with the employment security department, in the manner required by the employment security department in rule. The self-employed person is eligible for benefits after paying the long-term services and supports premium for the time required under RCW 50B.04.050.(2) A self-employed person who has elected coverage may not withdraw from coverage.(3) A self-employed person who elects coverage must continue to pay premiums until such time that the individual retires from the workforce or is no longer self-employed. To cease premium assessment and collection, the self-employed person must file a notice with the employment security department if the individual retires from the workforce or is no longer self-employed.(4) The employment security department may cancel elective coverage if the self-employed person fails to make required payments or file reports. The employment security department may collect due and unpaid premiums and may levy an additional premium for the remainder of the period of coverage. The cancellation must be effective no later than thirty days from the date of the notice in writing advising the self-employed person of the cancellation.(5) Those electing coverage are considered employers or employees where the context so dictates.(6) For the purposes of this section, "independent contractor" means an individual excluded from the definition of "employment" in RCW 50B.04.010.(7) The employment security department shall adopt rules for determining the hours worked and the wages of individuals who elect coverage under this section and rules for enforcement of this section.[ 2021 c 113 § 6; 2020 c 98 § 5; 2019 c 363 § 10.]NOTES:
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.095 - Election of coverage—Federally recognized tribe.

RCW 50B.04.095 Election of coverage—Federally recognized tribe.A federally recognized tribe may elect coverage under RCW 50B.04.080. If a federally recognized tribe has elected coverage under this section, it must also have the option to opt out at any time for any reason it deems necessary. The employment security department shall adopt rules to implement this section.[ 2021 c 113 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 50B.04.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 50B - Long-Term Care|Chapter 50B.04 - Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program.|50B.04.100 - Long-term services and supports trust account.

RCW 50B.04.100 Long-term services and supports trust account.(1) The long-term services and supports trust account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from employers under RCW 50B.04.080 must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used for the administrative activities of the department of social and health services, the health care authority, and the employment security department. Benefits associated with the program must be disbursed from the account by the department of social and health services. Only the secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary's designee may authorize disbursements from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. An appropriation is required for administrative expenses, but not for benefit payments. The account must provide reimbursement of any amounts from other sources that may have been used for the initial establishment of the program.(2) The revenue generated pursuant to this chapter shall be utilized to expand long-term care in the state. These funds may not be used either in whole or in part to supplant existing state or county funds for programs that meet the definition of approved services.(3) The moneys deposited in the account must remain in the account until expended in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. If moneys are appropriated for any purpose other than supporting the long-term services and supports program, the legislature shall notify each qualified individual by mail that the person's premiums have been appropriated for an alternate use, describe the alternate use, and state its plan for restoring the funds so that premiums are not increased and benefits are not reduced.[ 2019 c 363 § 11.]