Washington Administrative Code › Title 491 - Volunteer Firefighters and Reserve Officers, State Board for › Chapter 491-05 - Billing Procedures › Section 491-05-010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
				unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
"Claimant" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
				association, agency, institution, or other legal entity seeking reimbursement
				or payment for services related to the treatment of an injured
				Participant.
"Doctor" or "doctor" means a person licensed to independently
				practice one or more of the following professions: Medicine and surgery;
				osteopathic medicine and surgery; chiropractic; naturopathic physician;
				podiatry; dentistry; optometry.
"Municipality" includes any county, city, town or combination
				thereof, fire protection district, local law enforcement agency, or any
				emergency medical service district or other special district, authorized by law
				to protect life or property within its boundaries through a fire department,
				emergency workers, or reserve officers.
"Firefighter" or "firefighter" means any reserve officer (as
				defined in
				RCW  41.24.010), emergency worker (as defined in
				RCW  41.24.010), or firefighter who is a member
				of any fire department of any municipality but shall not include firefighters
				who are eligible for participation in the Washington law enforcement officers'
				and firefighters' retirement system or the Washington public employees'
				retirement system, with respect to periods of service rendered in such
				capacity.
"Emergency worker" means any emergency medical service
				personnel, regulated by
				chapters
				18.71 and
				18.73 RCW, who is a member of an
				emergency medical service district but shall not include emergency medical
				service personnel who are eligible for participation in the Washington public
				employee's retirement system, with respect to periods of service rendered in
				such capacity.
"Reserve Officer" means the same as defined by the Washington
				state criminal justice training commission under chapter 43.101 RCW, but shall
				not include enforcement officers who are eligible for participation in the
				Washington law enforcement officers' and firefighters retirement system or the
				Washington public employee's retirement system, which respect to periods of
				service rendered in such capacity.
"Local Board" means: (a) For matters affecting firefighters, a
				firefighter board of trustees created under
				RCW  41.24.060; (b) for matters affecting an
				emergency worker, an emergency medical service district board of trustees
				created under
				RCW  41.24.330; or (c) for matters affecting
				reserve officers, a reserve officer board of trustees created under
				RCW  41.24.460.
"Pain Management Policy" means that certain policy #2012-001,
				approved by the State Board and effective as of April 20, 2012.
"Participant" means: Any firefighter, reserve officer, or
				emergency worker who is or may become eligible for relief under RCW 41.24, or
				whose beneficiary may be eligible to receive any such benefit.
"Practitioner" means any person defined as a "doctor" under
				these rules, or licensed to practice one or more of the following professions:
				Audiology; physical therapy; occupational therapy; pharmacy; prosthetics;
				orthotics; psychology; nursing; advanced registered nurse practitioners;
				certified medical physician assistants or osteopathic physician assistants; and
				massage therapy.
"Provider" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
				association, agency, institution, or other legal entity providing any kind of
				services related to the treatment of an industrially injured worker. It
				includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, medical doctors, dentists,
				chiropractors, vocational rehabilitation counselors, osteopathic physicians,
				pharmacists, podiatrists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, massage
				therapists, psychologists, naturopathic physicians, and durable medical
				equipment dealers.
"State Board" means the State Board for Volunteer Firefighters
				and Reserve Officers.
The typographical error in the above section occurred in the
				  copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the
				  requirements of
				  RCW  34.08.040.
Reviser's note:
The unnecessary underscoring in
				  the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the
				  Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW  34.08.040.