Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 48 Insurance - Chapter 48.62 Local Government Insurance Transactions

  • 48.62.011 Legislative intent -- Construction
    This chapter is intended to provide the exclusive source of local government entity authority to individually or jointly self-insure risks, jointly purchase insurance or reinsurance, ...
  • 48.62.021 Definitions
    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Local government entity" or "entity" means every unit of ...
  • 48.62.031 Authority to self-insure -- Options -- Risk manager
    (1) The governing body of a local government entity may individually self-insure, may join or form a self-insurance program together with other entities, and may ...
  • 48.62.034 Joint self-insurance program -- Actions authorized
    (1) For the purpose of carrying out a joint self-insurance program, a joint self-insurance program and a separate legal entity created under RCW 48.62.031 each ...
  • 48.62.036 Authority to form or join a self-insurance risk pool -- When section not applicable
    (1) A nonprofit corporation may form or join a self-insurance risk pool with one or more nonprofit corporations or with a local government entity or ...
  • 48.62.041 Property and liability advisory board -- Creation -- Membership -- Duties
    (1) The property and liability advisory board is created, consisting of the insurance commissioner and the state risk manager, or their designees, as ex officio ...
  • 48.62.051 Health and welfare advisory board -- Creation -- Membership -- Duties
    (1) The health and welfare advisory board is created consisting of the insurance commissioner and the state risk manager, or their designees, as ex officio ...
  • 48.62.061 Rule making by state risk manager -- Standards
    The state risk manager, in consultation with the property and liability advisory board, shall adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and ...
  • 48.62.071 Program approval required -- State risk manager -- Plan of management and operation
    Before the establishment of a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks by local government entities, or an individual or joint local government self-insured ...
  • 48.62.081 Multistate program participants -- Requirements
    A local government entity may participate in a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks with similar local government entities from other states if ...
  • 48.62.091 Program approval or disapproval -- Procedures -- Annual report
    (1) Within one hundred twenty days of receipt of a plan of management and operation, the state risk manager shall either approve or disapprove the ...
  • 48.62.101 Access to information -- Executive sessions -- Public records act
    (1) All self-insurance programs governed by this chapter may provide for executive sessions in accordance with chapter 42.30 RCW to consider litigation and settlement of ...
  • 48.62.111 Investments -- Designated treasurer -- Deposit requirements -- Bond
    (1) The assets of a joint self-insurance program governed by this chapter may be invested only in accordance with the general investment authority that participating ...
  • 48.62.121 General operating regulations -- Employee remuneration -- Governing control -- School districts -- Use of agents and brokers -- Health care services -- Trusts
    (1) No employee or official of a local government entity may directly or indirectly receive anything of value for services rendered in connection with the ...
  • 48.62.123 Existing benefit program established as a trust -- Risk manager -- Limited extension of deadline for compliance
    No local government self-insured employee health and welfare benefit program established as a trust by a local government entity or entities prior to July 25, ...
  • 48.62.125 Educational service districts -- Rules -- Superintendent of public instruction
    All rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction by January 1, 1992, that apply to self-insurance programs of educational service districts remain in effect ...
  • 48.62.131 Preexisting programs -- Notice to state auditor
    Every local government entity that has established a self-insurance program not subject to the prior approval requirements of this chapter shall provide written notice to ...
  • 48.62.141 Insufficient assets -- Program requirement
    Every joint self-insurance program covering liability or property risks, excluding multistate programs governed by RCW 48.62.081, shall provide for the contingent liability of participants in ...
  • 48.62.151 Insurance premium taxes -- Exemption
    A joint self-insurance program approved in accordance with this chapter is exempt from insurance premium taxes, from fees assessed under chapter 48.02 RCW, from chapters ...
  • 48.62.161 Establishment of fee to cover costs -- Boards -- State risk manager
    (1) The state risk manager shall establish and charge an investigation fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs for the initial review and ...
  • 48.62.171 Dissemination of information -- Civil immunity
    (1) Any person who files reports or furnishes other information required under Title 48 RCW, required by the risk manager or the state auditor under ...
  • 48.62.900 Effective date, implementation, application -- 1991 sp.s. c 30
    (1) This act shall take effect January 1, 1992, but the state risk manager shall take all steps necessary to implement this act on its ...
  • 48.62.901 Severability -- 1991 sp.s. c 30
    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 ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009