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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-30 - Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program › Section 296-30-105 - What protest or appeal rights are available?

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If you or the client do not agree with our order, decision or
				award a written protest may be sent to the crime victims compensation program
				or appeal to the board of industrial insurance appeals. A protest or appeal to
				our order or decision requiring repayment by a provider must be received within
				twenty days from receipt of the order or decision. A protest or appeal
				regarding other issues must be received within ninety days of receipt of the
				order or decision.
Note:
Protest and appeal rights are governed under chapter
							 51.52 RCW and
							 RCW
							  7.68.110.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  7.68.030,
				  7.68.110,
				  51.52.050,
				  51.52.060(1).
				  00-03-056, § 296-30-105, filed 1/14/00, effective
				  2/14/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-30 - Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program › Section 296-30-120 - May the department waive, modify or adjust the debt owed by a convicted offender?

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Yes, the department may consider the following issues in the
				decision. The list is not inclusive.
(1) Justice:
(a) Gravity of the criminal
			 offense;
(b) History of criminal
			 convictions;
(c) Type of
			 crime;
(d) Circumstances
			 surrounding the criminal act;
(e)
			 Sentence imposed by the court.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-30 - Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program › Section 296-30-170 - Who is required to pay for sexual assault examinations?

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When a sexual assault examination is performed for the purpose
				of gathering evidence for possible prosecution, the costs of the examination
				must be billed to the crime victims compensation program. We are the primary
				payer of this benefit. The client is not required to file an application with
				us to receive this benefit and may not be billed for these costs. If the
				examination includes treatment costs or the client will require follow-up
				treatment, an application for benefits must be filed with us for these services
				to be considered for payment.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  7.68.030,
				  7.68.170. 00-03-056, §
				  296-30-170, filed 1/14/00, effective 2/14/00. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  7.68 RCW. 86-01-028 (Order
				  85-37), § 296-30-170, filed 12/11/85; 85-03-060 (Order 85-3), §
				  296-30-170, filed 1/15/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-30 - Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program › Section 296-30-180 - What protection is available to crime victims to prevent unjust enrichment to others from their benefits?

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(1)
			 The Crime Victims Act prohibits the department from paying benefits or
			 compensation to a person:
(a) Who caused the
			 crime victim's injuries; or
(b) Any
			 person who would be unjustly enriched by the victim's benefits (e.g., there is
			 a danger the person may divert benefits intended for the victim to his or her
			 own use).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-30 - Rules for the administration of the crime victims compensation program › Section 296-30-900 - What law controls a claim if a statute is amended after the date of the criminal act?

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(1) The criminal
			 act occurs when the perpetrator commits the criminal conduct. The statute in
			 effect at the time the criminal act occurred, as defined in
			 RCW
			  7.68.020(5), is the
			 controlling law.
The limited total claim benefit of fifty thousand dollars
				effective April 1, 2010, which applied retroactively to claims filed on or
				after July 1, 1981, expired effective July 1, 2015.
(2) The cap of forty thousand dollars on
			 nonmedical benefits pursuant to
			 RCW
			  7.68.070(1) remains in
			 effect. Medical benefits for claims filed on or after July 1, 1981, have been
			 extended to one hundred fifty thousand dollars per claim pursuant to
			 RCW
			  7.68.085.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   7.68.030 and   2010 c  122. 10-19-111, §
				  296-30-900, filed 9/21/10, effective 10/22/10. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   7.68.030. 99-07-004, § 296-30-900, filed
				  3/4/99, effective 4/4/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   51.36.010,
				  7.68.030,
				  51.04.020(1) and
				  (4),
				  51.04.030,
				  7.68.080 and
				  7.68.120. 97-02-090, §
				  296-30-900, filed 12/31/96, effective 1/31/97. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  7.68 RCW. 85-03-060 (Order
				  85-3), § 296-30-900, filed 1/15/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-010 - What mental health treatment and services are available?

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(1) The crime victims compensation program
			 provides payment for mental health treatment and services to victims of crime
			 who are eligible for compensation under
			 chapter
			 7.68 RCW, the Crime
			 Victims' Act.
EXCEPTION:
Benefits under the crime victims compensation program
							 are secondary to services available from any other public or private
							 insurance.
(2)
			 Services and treatment are limited to procedures that are:
(a) Proper and necessary for the diagnoses of
			 an accepted condition;
(b)
			 Available at the least cost;
(c)
			 Consistent with accepted standards of mental health care; and
(d) Will enable the client to reach maximum
			 recovery.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-012 - What mental health treatment and services are not authorized?

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(1) The crime
			 victims compensation program will not authorize services and treatment:
(a) Beyond the point that the accepted
			 condition becomes fixed and stable (i.e., maintenance care);
(b) After a client is determined to be
			 permanently totally disabled and while receiving financial support for lost
			 wages except if the treatment is deemed medically necessary for previously
			 accepted condition(s);
(c) When
			 services are not considered proper and necessary. Services that are
			 inappropriate to the accepted condition, which present hazards in excess of the
			 expected benefit, are controversial, obsolete, or experimental are presumed not
			 to be proper and necessary, and shall only be authorized on an individual case
			 basis with written authorization for the service from the department;
(d) That are not considered to be
			 evidence-based and curative treatment; or
(e) For any therapies which focus on the
			 recovery of repressed memory or recovery of memory which focuses on memories of
			 physically impossible acts, highly improbable acts for which verification
			 should be available, but is not, or unverified memories of acts occurring prior
			 to the age of two.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-016 - What treatment or services require authorization from the crime victims compensation program?

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(1) The program
			 must authorize the following mental health services and/or treatment:
(a) Consultations beyond what are allowed in
			 WAC 296-31-065;
(b) Inpatient hospitalization;
(c) Concurrent treatment with more than one
			 provider;
(d) Electroconvulsive
			 therapy;
(e) Neuropsychological
			 evaluation (testing);
(f) Day
			 treatment for seriously ill children under eighteen years old;
(g) Referrals for services or treatment not
			 in our fee schedule;
(h)
			 Teleconsultations and other telehealth services.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-030 - What are the eligibility requirements of a mental health treatment provider under the Crime Victims Act?

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(1)
			 Mental health providers must qualify as an approved provider and register with
			 the crime victims compensation program before they are authorized to provide
			 treatment and receive payment in accordance with these rules.
(2) The following providers who are
			 permanently licensed in Washington are eligible to register with this program:
(a) Psychiatrists;
(b) Psychologists;
(c) Advanced registered nurse practitioners
			 with a specialty in psychiatric and mental health nursing;
(d) Ph.D.s not licensed as psychologists and
			 master level counselors whose degree is in a field of study related to mental
			 health services including, but not limited to, social work, marriage and family
			 therapy or mental health counseling.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-035 - How do I register to become an authorized provider with the crime victims compensation program?

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You must send us:
(1)
			 A completed provider application and Form W-9;
(2) A legible copy of your license,
			 certification and/or registration;
(3) Ph.D.s not licensed as psychologists and
			 master level counselors must provide a legible copy of their degree.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  7.68.030,
				  7.68.080. 00-03-056, §
				  296-31-035, filed 1/14/00, effective
				  2/14/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-045 - Can the department deny, revoke, suspend or impose conditions on a provider's authorization to treat crime victim claimants?

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The department has a duty to supervise the provisions of proper
				and necessary mental health care that is delivered promptly, efficiently and
				economically. We may deny, revoke, suspend or impose conditions on your
				authorization to treat crime victim claimants for reasons that include, but are
				not limited to:
(1) Incompetence or
			 negligence that results in injury to a client or that exposes the client to
			 harm.
(2) The possession, use,
			 prescription for use, or distribution of controlled substances, legend drugs,
			 or addictive, habituating or dependency-inducing substances except for
			 therapeutic purposes.
(3) Limits
			 placed on your license, certification and/or registration by any court, board
			 or administrative agency. The limits may be temporary or permanent and may
			 involve probation, suspension or revocation.
(4) The commission of any act involving moral
			 turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption that relates to the practice of your
			 profession. The act does not need to be a crime. If a court or other tribunal
			 issues a conviction or finding regarding the act, a certified copy of the
			 conviction or finding is conclusive evidence of the violation.
(5) Failure to comply with our rules, orders
			 or policies.
(6) Failure, neglect
			 or refusal to:
(a) Provide us with copies of
			 your license, certification and/or registration and degree;
(b) Provide records requested by the
			 department pursuant to a health care service review or an audit;
(c) Provide us with complete and timely
			 reports that we require, or additional reports or records that we
			 request.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-055 - What type of corrective action can be taken against providers?

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(1) If the
			 department finds reason to take corrective action, we may also order one or
			 more of the following:
(a) Recoup our
			 payments to you with interest.
(b)
			 Deny or reduce payment.
(c)
			 Assessment of penalties for each action that falls within the scope of WAC
			 296-31-045(1) through
			 (18).
(d) Place you on a prepayment review status
			 that requires you to submit supporting documents prior to payment.
(e) Require you to satisfactorily complete
			 education courses and/or programs.
(f) Impose other appropriate restrictions or
			 conditions, including revoking your privilege to be reimbursed for treating
			 clients under the Crime Victims Act.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-056 - Can providers be charged interest on incorrect or inappropriate payments?

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(1) When you
			 receive a payment to which you are not entitled, you must repay the excess
			 payment, plus accrued interest, without regard to whether the excess payment
			 occurred due to your error or department error or oversight.
EXCEPTION:
If you accept in good faith a determination by the
							 department that a crime victim client is eligible for benefits under the Crime
							 Victims Act and we later determine the client was ineligible for services,
							 interest will not begin to accrue until notification is received by you that
							 the client was ineligible.
(2)
			 Interest will accrue on excess payments at the rate of one percent per month or
			 portion of a month beginning on the thirty-first day after payment was made.
			 When partial payment of an excess payment is made, interest accrues on the
			 remaining balance.
(3) The
			 department has the option of requesting you to remit the amount of the excess
			 payment and accrued interest or offsetting excess payments and accrued interest
			 against future payments due to you.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  7.68.030,
				  7.68.080,
				  51.48.250,
				  51.48.260. 00-03-056, §
				  296-31-056, filed 1/14/00, effective
				  2/14/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-058 - What protest and appeal rights are available?

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If you or the client do not agree with our order, decision or
				award a written protest may be sent to the crime victims compensation program
				or appeal to the board of industrial insurance appeals. A protest or appeal to
				our order or decision requiring repayment by a provider must be received within
				twenty days from receipt of the order or decision. A protest or appeal
				regarding other issues must be received within ninety days of receipt of the
				order or decision.
Note:
Protest and appeal rights are governed under chapter
							 51.52 RCW and
							 RCW
							  7.68.110.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  7.68.030,
				  7.68.110,
				  51.52.050,
				  51.52.060(1).
				  00-03-056, § 296-31-058, filed 1/14/00, effective
				  2/14/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-060 - What reports are required from mental health providers?

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The crime victims compensation program requires the following
				reports from mental health providers:
(1)
Initial response and assessment:
			 Form I:
This report is required if you are seeing the client for
six sessions or less,
and must contain:
(a)The client's initial description of the
			 criminal act for which they have filed a crime victims compensation
			 claim;
(b) The client's presenting
			 symptoms/issues by your observations and the client's report;
(c) If the claimant is unable to work as a
			 result of the crime injury, provide an estimate of when the claimant will
			 return to work and why they are unable to work; and
(d)What type of intervention(s) you provided.
EXCEPTION: If you will be providing more than six sessions it
				is not necessary to complete Form I, instead complete Form II.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-065 - Can my client be referred for a consultation?

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(1) There may be instances when the
			 department or the claimant's mental health provider may want to refer the
			 claimant for a consultation. For example, if the claimant's accepted mental
			 health condition presents a diagnostic or therapeutic challenge, or if the
			 department needs additional information to make a decision on the
			 claim.
(2) There are two levels of
			 consultations that can be performed: Limited and extensive. Descriptions and
			 procedure codes are included in the
Crime Victims Compensation Program
			 Mental Health Fee Schedule and Billing Guidelines
.
(3) The consultant will be required to submit
			 a report to the department that contains the following elements:
(a) The reason(s) for the consultation
			 referral;
(b) Consultants related
			 recommendations;
(c) Other
			 information as requested by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-067 - When is concurrent treatment allowed?

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(1) In some cases, treatment by more than one
			 provider may be allowed by the crime victims compensation program. We may
			 authorize concurrent treatment on an individual basis:
(a) If the accepted condition requires
			 specialty or multidisciplinary care.
Note:
Individual and group counseling sessions given by
							 more than one provider is not concurrent treatment.
(b) If
			 we receive and approve your written request that contains:
(i) The name, address, discipline, and
			 specialty of each provider requested to assist in treating the
			 client;
(ii) An outline of each
			 provider's responsibility in the case; and
(iii) An estimated length for the period of
			 concurrent treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-068 - When can a claimant transfer providers?

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(1)RCW
			  7.68.095 provides that claimants are entitled
			 to a free choice of attending providers, who are registered with the
			 department, subject to the limits of
			 RCW
			  7.68.130 and the requirements of the
			 claimant's public or private insurance. The provider must meet registration
			 requirements of WAC
			 296-31-030.
(2) The department must be notified if a
			 claimant changes providers.
(3) We
			 may require a claimant to select another provider for treatment under the
			 following conditions:
(a) When a provider,
			 qualified and available to provide treatment, is more conveniently
			 located;
(b) When the attending
			 provider fails to comply with our rules;
(c) Subject to the limits of
			 RCW
			  7.68.130 outlined in subsection (1) of this
			 section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-071 - What records must providers maintain?

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If providers request payment from us for service, they
				must:
(1) Maintain all patient and
			 billing records needed to:
(a) Determine the
			 extent of services provided to claimants or to their family members. Each
			 record must, at a minimum:
(i) Document the
			 level and type of service provided; and
(ii) Where applicable, indicate the name of
			 our representative who authorized equipment or treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-072 - Are provider records subject to a health care services review or an audit?

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(1) We may review
			 or audit patient and related billing records to ensure:
(a) Claimants are receiving proper and
			 necessary care; and
(b) You are
			 complying with our mental health rules, fee schedules, and policies.
A records review can become the basis of corrective action
				against you.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-073 - Can the department enlist utilization review or management programs?

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As a trustee of funds appropriated by the legislature, we have
				a duty to supervise the provisions of proper and necessary mental health care.
				We may enlist utilization review or management programs to monitor and control
				the delivery, use, and cost of necessary mental health care services. Examples
				include, but are not limited to, managed care contracting, prior authorization
				of services, and alternative reimbursement systems.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  7.68.030,
				  51.04.020(4) and
				  51.04.030. 99-07-004, §
				  296-31-073, filed 3/4/99, effective 4/4/99. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				   43.22.050. 92-23-033, § 296-31-073,
				  filed 11/13/92, effective 12/14/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-074 - What if the claimant has an unrelated condition?

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(1) You must immediately notify us when you
			 are treating an unrelated condition concurrently with an accepted condition and
			 provide us with the following information:
(a)
			 Diagnosis and/or nature of unrelated condition;
(b) Treatment being provided; and
(c) The effect, if any, on the accepted
			 condition.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-075 - What is excess recovery?

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The remaining balance of a recovery, which is paid to the
				claimant but must be used to offset future payment of benefits.
How does excess effect the bill payment
				process?
(1) When an excess
			 recovery exists, the department is not responsible for payment of
			 bills.
(2) The provider must bill
			 the department in accordance with the department's medical aid rules and
			 maximum fee schedules.
(3) The
			 department will:
(a) Determine the amount
			 payable according to the fee schedule;
(b) Credit the excess recovery with the
			 amount payable; and
(c) Send the
			 provider a remittance advice showing the amount due from the
			 claimant.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-080 - How do providers bill for services?

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(1) Neither the department nor the claimant
			 is required to pay for provider services which violate the mental health
			 treatment rules, fee schedule or department policy.
(2) All fees listed are the maximum fees
			 allowable. Providers must bill their usual and customary fee for each service.
			 If this is less than our fee schedule rate, you must bill us at the lesser
			 rate. The department will pay the lesser of the billed charge or the fee
			 schedule's maximum allowable.
The provider is prohibited from charging the claimant for any
				difference between the provider's charge and our allowable amount.
(3) Regardless of who completes
			 the bill form, you are responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the
			 description of services and of the charges billed.
(4) All bills submitted to the department
			 must:
(a) Be itemized on forms approved by
			 us.
For example: Physicians, psychologists, advanced registered
				nurse practitioners and master level mental health counselors may use our form
				or the current Health Insurance Claim Form (as defined by the National Uniform
				Claim Committee). Hospitals use the current National Uniform Billing Form (as
				defined by the National Uniform Billing Committee) for institution services and
				the current Health Insurance Claim Form (as defined by the National Uniform
				Claim Committee) for professional services.
(b) Refer to the crime victims compensation
			 program mental health billing instructions for detailed billing information.
			 Billings must be submitted in accordance with these instructions. Procedure
			 codes and fees are available on the crime victims compensation web site or by
			 contacting the crime victims program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-31 - Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees › Section 296-31-085 - Can out-of-state providers bill the department?

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(1) Providers of mental health diagnostic and
			 treatment services located outside the state of Washington:
(a) May bill us for services that we allow
			 and are authorized by the crime victims compensation program mental health
			 treatment rules;
(b) Must bill us
			 according to the provisions of this chapter;
(c) Must bill their usual and customary fees;
			 and
(d) Will be paid according to
			 the Washington state crime victims compensation program mental health treatment
			 rules and fees.
Exception: Hospitals located outside the state of Washington
				are paid according to WAC
				296-30-081.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-195 - Foreword

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The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the workplace for
				telecommunications employees is free from recognized safety and health hazards.
				The rules contained herein require that worker safety receive a higher degree
				of priority than production, speed and profit.
Worker safety is paramount and employers must ensure that
				employees are trained and are authorized and/or competent in the provision(s)
				of this chapter. Employees are expected to follow the provisions of this
				chapter in accordance with their experience and training. This chapter is not
				intended to be a complete job description of telecommunications personnel nor
				is it expected that this chapter will cover every potential hazard that an
				employer or their employees may encounter. When a hazard exists beyond what is
				conveyed in this chapter employers and employees are expected, in good faith,
				to mutually discuss the hazards and agree as to how to perform the work in the
				safest manner.
To achieve the greatest degree of safety it is critical to
				understand that the telecommunications industry is ever changing and therefore
				has many different disciplines and training requirements. There will be
				definitions that apply to the chapter as a whole and each specific application.
				It is important to remember that it is the employers' responsibility to ensure
				that their employees have the competency and necessary training for the work
				being performed and understand how sections of this chapter apply and afford
				the greatest possible protection for their employees.
The department of labor and industries (LNI) is the sole
				administrative agency responsible for the administration and interpretation of
				this chapter in accordance with the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act
				of 1973. If there are questions concerning meaning or interpretation about any
				provision contained within this chapter, please direct them to the department
				and its authorized representatives.
Evidence has shown that the majority of injuries and deaths in
				the workplace are preventable. Evidence also indicates that the majority of
				injuries and deaths are due to the failure of the employer and/or employee to
				comply with and utilize safe work practices. Information contained in this
				chapter was a collaborative effort and derived from existing telecommunication
				industry standards, experience in the field and training. Telecommunication
				safety requires engineering design, environmental, operational and
				administrative controls, training policies, personal protective equipment (PPE)
				and appropriate employee behavior while adhering to safety rules and industry
				standards. With these components in place and adhered to, work must be
				appropriately scheduled, properly planned and safely
				performed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-200 - Scope and application

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(1)
			 This chapter sets forth safety and health standards that apply to the work
			 conditions, practices, means, methods, operations, installations and processes
			 performed at telecommunications facilities and at telecommunications field
			 installations, which are located outdoors or in building spaces used for such
			 field installations. "Facility" work includes the installation, operation,
			 maintenance, rearrangement, and removal of communications equipment and other
			 associated equipment in telecommunications facilities. "Field" work includes
			 the construct ion, installation, operation, maintenance, rearrangement, and
			 removal of conductors, antenna systems and other equipment used for signal or
			 communication service, and of their supporting or containing structures for
			 land-line or wireless communications. This could include overhead or
			 underground, on public or private rights of way, or other lands, buildings or
			 other structures, including those locations that may fall under the scope of
			 chapter 296-45 WAC.
Note:
Work that falls under the scope of chapter 296-45 WAC
						  may include, but is not limited to, transmission towers, poles, substations,
						  and substation equipment.
(2)
			 These rules set forth the minimum requirements for employers to protect
			 employees from the hazards associated with working on communication towers,
			 structures, and poles. This includes antenna and antenna supporting structures,
			 broadcast and other similar structures that support communication related
			 equipment, during construction, alteration, repair, operation, inspection,
			 maintenance, demolition activities and any other activities connected to
			 accomplishing work associated with this chapter.
(3) The three primary parts of this chapter
			 are as follows:
* Part A: General
			 requirements - This part is intended to convey the areas of responsibility to
			 employers when working on telecommunications facilities or locations of any
			 type.
* Part B: Requirements that
			 apply to wireline - This part is intended to convey to the employer the
			 responsibilities for the training and protection of their employees working
			 with or in telecommunications wireline facilities and field installations.
			 Areas of Part B may also apply to the wireless Part C.
*
			 Part C: Requirements that apply to wireless - This
			 part is intended to convey to the employer the responsibilities for the
			 training and protection of their employees working with or upon
			 telecommunications wireless facilities and field installations. Areas of Part C
			 may also apply to the wireline Part B.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-220 - General

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 07-03-163, §
				  296-32-220, filed 1/24/07, effective 4/1/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-32-220, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-32-220, filed
				  7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38, § 296-32-220, filed 12/30/76;
				  Order 75-41, § 296-32-220, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-230 - Training

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-32-230, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-32-230, filed
				  7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; 89-11-035 (Order 89-03), § 296-32-230, filed
				  5/15/89, effective 6/30/89; Order 76-38, § 296-32-230, filed 12/30/76;
				  Order 75-41, § 296-32-230, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-240 - Employee protection in public work areas

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 , 2000
				  c 239, and
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW. 01-07-075,
				  § 296-32-240, filed 3/20/01, effective 4/20/01; Order 76-38, §
				  296-32-240, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-240, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-250 - Tools and personal protective equipment - General

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010,
				  49.17.040,
				  49.17.050,
				  49.17.060. 09-05-071, §
				  296-32-250, filed 2/17/09, effective 4/1/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040,[49.17].050 .
				  02-12-098, § 296-32-250, filed 6/5/02, effective 8/1/02; 01-23-060, §
				  296-32-250, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, § 296-32-250,
				  filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW.
				  94-20-057 (Order 94-16), § 296-32-250, filed 9/30/94, effective 11/20/94.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.040 and
				  49.17.050. 82-13-045 (Order
				  82-22), § 296-32-250, filed 6/11/82; Order 76-38, § 296-32-250, filed
				  12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-250, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-260 - Rubber insulating equipment

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
				  01-11-038, § 296-32-260, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01; 99-17-094, §
				  296-32-260, filed 8/17/99, effective 12/1/99; Order 76-38, § 296-32-260,
				  filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-260, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-270 - Personal climbing equipment

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
				  94-07), § 296-32-270, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38,
				  § 296-32-270, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-270, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-280 - Ladders

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  49.17.010, [49.17].040, [49.17].050.
				  02-12-098, § 296-32-280, filed 6/5/02, effective 8/1/02. Statutory
				  Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order 94-07), § 296-32-280, filed
				  7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38, § 296-32-280, filed 12/30/76;
				  Order 75-41, § 296-32-280, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-290 - Vehicle-mounted material handling devices and other mechanical equipment

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
				  94-07), § 296-32-290, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38,
				  § 296-32-290, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-290, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-300 - Materials handling and storage

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
				  94-07), § 296-32-300, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38,
				  § 296-32-300, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-300, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-310 - Cable fault locating and testing

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Order 76-38, § 296-32-310, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41,
				  § 296-32-310, filed 12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-320 - Grounding for employee protection - Pole lines

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
				  94-07), § 296-32-320, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38,
				  § 296-32-320, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-320, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-330 - Overhead lines

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Order 76-38, § 296-32-330, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41,
				  § 296-32-330, filed 12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-340 - Underground lines and cable vaults

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Order 76-38, § 296-32-340, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41,
				  § 296-32-340, filed 12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-350 - Microwave transmission

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Order 76-38, § 296-32-350, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41,
				  § 296-32-350, filed 12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Section 296-32-360 - Tree trimming - Electrical hazards

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Statutory Authority: Chapter 49.17 RCW. 94-15-096 (Order
				  94-07), § 296-32-360, filed 7/20/94, effective 9/20/94; Order 76-38,
				  § 296-32-360, filed 12/30/76; Order 75-41, § 296-32-360, filed
				  12/19/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Part A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 296-32-22505 - Incorporation of standards of national organizations

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When using standards from national organizations and federal
				  agencies that are referenced in these rules, you must use the edition specified
				  in the rule or any edition published after that specified in the rule in order
				  to be in compliance.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Part A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 296-32-22510 - Safe place standard

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(1) No employer
				shall require any employee to go or be in any employment or place of employment
				which is not safe.
(2) No employer
				shall fail or neglect:
(a) To provide safe
				access to the worksite.
(b) To
				provide and use safety devices and safeguards.
(c) To adopt and use methods and processes to
				render the employment and place of employment safe.
(d) To do every other thing reasonably
				necessary to protect the life and safety of employees.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Part A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 296-32-22511 - Host employer/contractor responsibilities

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(1) Host employer responsibilities. Before
				work begins, the host employer must inform contract employers of:
(a) The characteristics of the host
				employer's installation that are related to the safety of the work to be
				performed and are listed in subsection (4)(a) through (e) of this section;
Note:
This subsection requires the host employer
						  to obtain information listed in subsection (4)(a) through (e) of this section
						  if it does not have this information in existing records.
(b)
				Conditions that are related to the safety of the work to be performed, that are
				listed in subsection (4)(f) through (h) of this section, and that are known to
				the host employer;
Note:
For the purposes of this subsection, the
						  host employer need only provide information to contract employers that the host
						  employer can obtain from its existing records through the exercise of
						  reasonable diligence. This subsection does not require the host employer to
						  make inspections of worksite conditions to obtain this information.
(c)
				Information about the design and operation of the host employer's installation
				that the contract employer needs to make the assessments required by this
				chapter; and
Note:
This subsection requires the host employer
						  to obtain information about the design and operation of its installation that
						  contract employers need to make required assessments if it does not have this
						  information in existing records.
(d)
				Any other information about the design and operation of the host employer's
				installation that is known by the host employer, that the contract employer
				requests, and that is related to the protection of the contract employer's
				employees.
Note:
For the purposes of this subsection, the
						  host employer need only provide information to contract employers that the host
						  employer can obtain from its existing records through the exercise of
						  reasonable diligence. This subsection does not require the host employer to
						  make inspections of worksite conditions to obtain this information.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Part A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 296-32-22512 - Accident prevention program and safety meetings

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(1) Each employer must develop a written
				formal accident prevention program as outlined in WAC
				296-800-140,
				tailored to the needs of the particular plant or operation and to the type of
				hazard involved.
Note:
The department may be contacted for
						  assistance in developing appropriate programs.
(2)
				If you employ eleven or more employees on the same shift and at the same
				location, you must establish a safety committee as required in WAC
				296-800-13020.
(3) If you have ten or fewer employees or you
				have eleven or more employees that work on different shifts with ten or fewer
				employees on each shift or work in widely separate locations with ten or fewer
				employees at each location, you may have safety meetings.
(a) The employer must hold safety meetings at
				least once a month. Meetings must be held at a reasonable time and place as
				selected by the employer.
(b) The
				employer must require all employees subject to provisions of this chapter to
				attend said meetings.
Note:
Provided the employees whose presence is
						  otherwise required by reason of an emergency or whose function is such that
						  they cannot leave their station or cease their work without serious determent
						  to the service provided.
(c)
				Rosters and topics discussed must be kept for each safety meeting and kept for
				a period of one year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Part A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 296-32-22515 - First aid

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This section is designed to ensure that all employees in this
				  state are afforded quick and effective first-aid attention in the event of an
				  on-the-job injury.
(1) For fixed
				locations, the employer must make sure that first-aid trained personnel are
				available to provide prompt first aid. Designated first-aid trained personnel
				must have a valid first-aid certificate.
(2) For field work involving two or more
				employees at a work location, at least two trained persons holding a valid
				first-aid and CPR certificate must be available.
(3) Employees working alone must have basic
				first-aid training and hold a valid first-aid certificate.
(4) The first-aid kits and supplies
				requirements of the safety and health core rules, WAC
				296-800-15020,
				apply within the scope of this chapter.
(5) When practical, a poster must be fastened
				and maintained either on or in the cover of each first-aid kit and at or near
				all phones plainly stating the worksite address or location, and the phone
				numbers of emergency medical responders for the worksite.
(6) All vehicles used to transport an
				employee or work crews must be equipped with first-aid supplies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-32 - Safety standards for telecommunications › Part A - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 296-32-22520 - Remote communication sites

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(1) During travel and access to remote
				locations the employer must ensure employees have emergency survival equipment
				during adverse weather conditions, i.e., winter/extreme winds, which may
				include, but not be limited to:
(a) Potable
				water and food.
(b) Reliable
				communication plan.