Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 51 Industrial Insurance - Chapter 51.14 Self-Insurers

51.14.010 Duty to secure payment of compensation -- Options
Every employer under this title shall secure the payment of compensation under this title by: (1) Insuring and keeping insured the payment of such benefits ...

51.14.020 Qualification
(1) An employer may qualify as a self-insurer by establishing to the director's satisfaction that he or she has sufficient financial ability to make certain ...

51.14.030 Certification of employer as self-insurer
The director may issue a certification that an employer is qualified as a self-insurer when such employer meets the following requirements: (1) He or she ...

51.14.040 Surety liability -- Termination
(1) The surety on a bond filed by a self-insurer pursuant to this title may terminate its liability thereon by giving the director written notice ...

51.14.050 Termination of status -- Notice -- Financial requirements
(1) Any employer may at any time terminate his status as a self-insurer by giving the director written notice stating when, not less than thirty ...

51.14.060 Default by self-insurer -- Authority of director -- Liability for reimbursement
(1) The director may, in cases of default upon any obligation under this title by the self-insurer, after ten days notice by certified mail to ...

51.14.070 Payments upon default
Whenever compensation due under this title is not paid because of an uncorrected default of a self-insurer, such compensation shall be paid from the medical ...

51.14.073 Default lien
(1) In all cases of probate, insolvency, assignment for the benefit of creditors, or bankruptcy, the claim of the state for the amounts necessary to ...

51.14.077 Self-insurers' insolvency trust -- Assessments -- Rules
(1) A self-insurers' insolvency trust is established to provide for the unsecured benefits paid to the injured workers of self-insured employers under this title for ...

51.14.080 Withdrawal of certification -- Grounds
Certification of a self-insurer shall be withdrawn by the director upon one or more of the following grounds: (1) The employer no longer meets the ...

51.14.090 Withdrawal of certification, corrective action upon employees' petition
(1) Upon the petition of any employee or union or association having a substantial number of employees in the employ of the self-insurer the director ...

51.14.095 Corrective action -- Appeal
(1) The director shall take corrective action against a self-insured employer if the director determines that: (a) The employer is not following proper industrial insurance ...

51.14.100 Notice of compliance to be posted -- Penalty
(1) Every employer subject to the provisions of this title shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous place or places in and about his ...

51.14.110 Employer's duty to maintain records, furnish information -- Electronic reporting system--Requirement and penalties -- Confidentiality of claims data -- Rules
(1) Every self-insurer shall maintain a record of all payments of compensation made under this title. The self-insurer shall furnish to the director all information ...

51.14.120 Copy of claim file -- Notice of protest or appeal -- Medical report
(1) The self-insurer shall provide, when authorized under RCW 51.28.070, a copy of the employee's claim file at no cost within fifteen days of receipt ...

51.14.130 Request for claim resolution -- Time
The self-insurer shall request allowance or denial of a claim within sixty days from the date that the claim is filed. If the self-insurer fails ...

51.14.140 Violations of disclosure or request for resolution -- Order by director
Failure of a self-insurer to comply with RCW 51.14.120 and 51.14.130 shall subject the self-insurer to a penalty under RCW 51.48.080, which shall accrue for ...

51.14.150 School districts, ESDs, public hospital districts, or hospitals as self-insurers -- Authorized -- Organization -- Qualifications
(1) For the purposes of this section, "hospital" means a hospital as defined in *RCW 70.41.020(2) or a psychiatric hospital regulated under chapter 71.12 RCW, ...

51.14.160 School districts, ESDs, or hospitals as self-insurers -- Rules -- Scope
The director shall promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of RCW 51.14.150: (1) Governing the formation of self-insurance groups for the purposes of this ...

51.14.300 Ombudsman office created -- Appointment -- Open and competitive contracting
The office of the ombudsman for workers of industrial insurance self-insured employers is created. The ombudsman shall be appointed by the governor and report directly ...

51.14.310 Ombudsman -- Term of office -- Removal -- Vacancies
The person appointed ombudsman shall hold office for a term of six years and shall continue to hold office until reappointed or until his or ...

51.14.320 Ombudsman -- Training or experience qualifications
Any ombudsman appointed under this chapter shall have training or experience, or both, in the following areas: (1) Washington state industrial insurance including self-insurance programs; ...

51.14.330 Ombudsman office -- Staffing level
During the first two years after the office of the ombudsman is created, the staffing level shall be no more than four persons, including the ...

51.14.340 Ombudsman office -- Powers and duties
The office of the ombudsman shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To act as an advocate for injured workers of self-insured employers; (2) ...

51.14.350 Ombudsman office -- Referral procedures -- Department response to referred complaints
(1) The office of the ombudsman shall develop referral procedures for complaints by workers of self-insured employers. The department shall act as quickly as possible ...

51.14.360 Ombudsman liability -- Discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory actions -- Communications privileged and confidential -- Testimony
(1) No ombudsman is liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter. (2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against ...

51.14.370 Confidentiality of ombudsman records and files -- Disclosure prohibited -- Exception
All records and files of the ombudsman relating to any complaint or investigation made pursuant to carrying out its duties and the identities of complainants, ...

51.14.380 Explaining ombudsman program -- Posters and brochures
The ombudsman shall integrate into existing posters and brochures information explaining the ombudsman program. Both the posters and the brochures shall contain the ombudsman's toll-free ...

51.14.390 Ombudsman office -- Funding
(1) To provide start-up funding for the office of the ombudsman, the department shall impose a one-time assessment on all self-insurers. The amount of the ...

51.14.400 Ombudsman -- Annual report to governor
(1) The ombudsman shall provide the governor with an annual report that includes the following: (a) A description of the issues addressed during the past ...