Washington Code — 51
Browse 585 sections in division 51 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 51.04.010. Declaration of police power — Jurisdiction of courts abolished.
- § 51.04.020. Powers and duties.
- § 51.04.024. Establishment of investigation unit — Receipt and use of criminal history information.
- § 51.04.030. Medical aid — Rules — Maximum fees — Records and bill payment. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.04.040. Subpoena power of director — Enforcement by superior court — Application for court approval prior to issuance — No notice required.
- § 51.04.050. Health services provider's testimony not privileged.
- § 51.04.060. No evasion of benefits or burdens.
- § 51.04.062. Findings.
- § 51.04.063. Injured worker options — Claim resolution settlement agreements.
- § 51.04.065. Claim resolution settlement agreements — Availability of copies.
- § 51.04.069. Claim resolution settlement agreements — Reports and studies.
- § 51.04.070. Minor worker is sui juris — Guardianship expense.
- § 51.04.080. Sending notices, orders, payments to claimants.
- § 51.04.082. Notices and orders — Mail, personal service, or electronic means.
- § 51.04.085. Transmission of amounts payable.
- § 51.04.090. Effect of adjudication of applicability.
- § 51.04.100. Statutes of limitation saved.
- § 51.04.105. Continuation of medical aid contracts.
- § 51.04.110. Workers' compensation advisory committee.
- § 51.04.120. Certificate of coverage required — Contents.
- § 51.04.130. Industrial insurance coverage for Hanford workers — Special agreements.
- § 51.04.150. Education and outreach — Workers' compensation, premium responsibilities, and independent contractor issues.
- § 51.04.153. Fraud — Underground economy — Finding — Use of best practices.
- § 51.04.160. Logger safety initiative — Task force — Report.
- § 51.04.165. Information about scholarship opportunities — Costs.
- § 51.04.170. Firefighter safety — Department must establish best practices.
- § 51.04.175. Firefighter safety — Funding authorized for training and equipment that may be necessary to follow best practices — Eligibility for funding.
- § 51.04.180. State of emergency — Safety grant program expenditures — Procedures.
- § 51.04.190. Transportation network companies.
- § 51.08.010. Meaning of words.
- § 51.08.012. "Accredited school."
- § 51.08.013. "Acting in the course of employment."
- § 51.08.014. "Agriculture."
- § 51.08.015. "Amount," "payment," "premium," "contribution," "assessment."
- § 51.08.018. "Average monthly wage."
- § 51.08.020. "Beneficiary."
- § 51.08.030. "Child."
- § 51.08.040. "Department."
- § 51.08.050. "Dependent."
- § 51.08.060. "Director."
- § 51.08.070. "Employer" — Exception.
- § 51.08.095. "Health services provider" — "Provider."
- § 51.08.100. "Injury."
- § 51.08.110. "Invalid."
- § 51.08.121. "New medical issue."
- § 51.08.140. "Occupational disease."
- § 51.08.142. "Occupational disease" — Exclusion of mental conditions caused by stress, except for certain firefighters. (Effective until June 30, 2029.)
- § 51.08.150. "Permanent partial disability."
- § 51.08.160. "Permanent total disability."
- § 51.08.165. "Posttraumatic stress disorder."
- § 51.08.173. "Self-insurer."
- § 51.08.175. "State fund" — "State of Washington industrial insurance fund."
- § 51.08.177. "Successor."
- § 51.08.178. "Wages" — Monthly wages as basis of compensation — Computation thereof.
- § 51.08.180. "Worker" — Exceptions.
- § 51.08.181. "Worker" — Registered contractor and electrician exclusions.
- § 51.08.185. "Employee."
- § 51.08.195. "Employer" and "worker" — Additional exception.
- § 51.08.200. Attending provider. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)
- § 51.08.900. Construction — Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 51.12.010. Employments included — Declaration of policy.
- § 51.12.020. Employments excluded.
- § 51.12.025. Persons working on parents' family farms — Optional exclusion from coverage.
- § 51.12.035. Volunteers.
- § 51.12.045. Offenders performing community restitution.
- § 51.12.050. Public entity work — Partnerships with volunteer groups and businesses for community improvement projects.
- § 51.12.060. Federal projects.
- § 51.12.070. Work done by contract — Subcontractors — Nonemergency transportation brokers.
- § 51.12.080. Railway employees.
- § 51.12.090. Intrastate and interstate commerce.
- § 51.12.095. Common carrier employees — Owners and operators of trucks.
- § 51.12.100. Maritime occupations — Segregation of payrolls — Common enterprise — Geoduck harvesting.
- § 51.12.102. Maritime workers — Asbestos-related disease.
- § 51.12.110. Elective adoption — Withdrawal — Cancellation.
- § 51.12.120. Extraterritorial coverage.
- § 51.12.130. Registered apprentices or trainees.
- § 51.12.140. Volunteer law enforcement officers.
- § 51.12.150. Musicians and entertainers.
- § 51.12.160. Foreign degree-granting institutions — Employee services in country of domicile.
- § 51.12.170. Student volunteers and unpaid students.
- § 51.12.175. Student volunteers and unpaid students — Hours of volunteer service option to not track.
- § 51.12.185. For hire vehicle owners or lessees — Retrospective rating program.
- § 47.64.070. Employees subject to industrial insurance laws.
- § 51.14.010. Duty to secure payment of compensation — Options.
- § 51.14.020. Qualification.
- § 51.14.030. Certification of employer as self-insurer.
- § 51.14.040. Surety liability — Termination.
- § 51.14.050. Termination of status — Notice — Financial requirements.
- § 51.14.060. Default by self-insurer — Authority of director — Liability for reimbursement.
- § 51.14.070. Payments upon default.
- § 51.14.073. Default lien.
- § 51.14.077. Self-insurers' insolvency trust — Assessments — Rules.
- § 51.14.080. Withdrawal of certification — Grounds — Delay.
- § 51.14.090. Withdrawal of certification, corrective action upon employees' petition.
- § 51.14.095. Corrective action — Appeal.
- § 51.14.100. Notice of compliance to be posted — Penalty.
- § 51.14.110. Employer's duty to maintain records, furnish information — Electronic reporting system — Requirement and penalties — Confidentiality of claims data — Rules.
- § 51.14.120. Copy of claim file — Notice of protest or appeal — Medical report.
- § 51.14.130. Request for claim resolution — Time.
- § 51.14.140. Violations of disclosure or request for resolution — Order by director.
- § 51.14.150. School districts, ESDs, public hospital districts, or hospitals as self-insurers — Authorized — Organization — Qualifications.
- § 51.14.160. School districts, ESDs, or hospitals as self-insurers — Rules — Scope.
- § 51.14.170. Administration of claims — Third-party administrators.
- § 51.14.180. Duty of good faith — Rules — Violations.
- § 51.14.181. Duty of good faith — No private cause of action.
- § 51.14.300. Ombuds office created — Appointment — Open and competitive contracting.
- § 51.14.310. Ombuds — Term of office — Removal — Vacancies.
- § 51.14.320. Ombuds — Training or experience qualifications.
- § 51.14.330. Ombuds office — Staffing level.
- § 51.14.340. Ombuds office — Powers and duties.
- § 51.14.350. Ombuds office — Referral procedures — Department response to referred complaints.
- § 51.14.360. Ombuds liability — Discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory actions — Communications privileged and confidential — Testimony.
- § 51.14.370. Confidentiality of ombuds records and files — Disclosure prohibited — Exception.
- § 51.14.380. Explaining ombuds program — Posters and brochures.
- § 51.14.390. Ombuds office — Funding.
- § 51.14.400. Ombuds — Annual report to governor.
- § 51.14.500. Certain decertified self-insurers — Compensation obligations — Reimbursement.
- § 51.16.035. Classifications — Premiums — Rules — Workers' compensation advisory committee recommendations.
- § 51.16.040. Occupational diseases.
- § 51.16.042. Occupational and environmental research facility.
- § 51.16.060. Quarterly report of payrolls.
- § 51.16.070. Employer's records — Unified business identifier — Confidentiality.
- § 51.16.090. Continuity of cost experience.
- § 51.16.100. Classification changes.
- § 51.16.105. Departmental expenses, financing, accounting.
- § 51.16.107. Information and training on premium liability.
- § 51.16.110. New businesses or resumed or continued operations.
- § 51.16.120. Distribution of further accident cost.
- § 51.16.130. Distribution of catastrophe cost.
- § 51.16.140. Premium liability of worker.
- § 51.16.150. Delinquent employers — Penalty after demand — Injunctive relief.
- § 51.16.155. Failure or refusal of employer to report or pay premiums due — Collection.
- § 51.16.160. Lien for payments due — Priority — Probate, insolvency, etc.
- § 51.16.170. Lien for premiums, assessments, contributions, and penalties — Priority — In general — Notice.
- § 51.16.180. Property acquired by state on execution.
- § 51.16.190. Limitation on collection actions.
- § 51.16.200. Payment of tax by employer quitting business — Liability of successor.
- § 51.16.210. Horse racing employment — Premiums.
- § 51.16.220. Reimbursement from disaster response account for nongovernment employees.
- § 51.16.230. Hospitals — Premiums — Rules — Reports.
- § 51.16.243. Farm internship program — Special risk class — Rules.
- § 51.16.250. Transportation network companies — Premiums — Rules.
- § 51.18.005. Findings.
- § 51.18.010. Availability — Rules — Coverage period.
- § 51.18.020. Entrance criteria.
- § 51.18.030. Sponsoring entities — New or existing retrospective rating groups.
- § 51.18.040. Retrospective rating groups — Industry and business categories.
- § 51.18.050. Retrospective rating groups — Probationary status — Denial of future enrollment.
- § 51.18.060. Retrospective rating groups — Department approval.
- § 51.18.065. Direct primary care services — Payment by employer — Rules.
- § 51.24.020. Action against employer for intentional injury.
- § 51.24.030. Action against third person — Election by injured person or beneficiary — Underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
- § 51.24.035. Immunity of design professional and employees.
- § 51.24.040. Election or recovery no bar to compensation or benefits.
- § 51.24.050. Assignment of cause of action — Disposition of recovered amount.
- § 51.24.060. Distribution of amount recovered — Lien.
- § 51.24.070. Required election — Procedures — Right of reelection.
- § 51.24.080. Notice of election or copy of complaint to department or self-insurer — Filing notice.
- § 51.24.090. Compromise or settlement less than benefits.
- § 51.24.100. Right to compensation not pleadable or admissible — Challenge to right to bring action.
- § 51.24.110. Assigned cases — Special assistant attorneys general.
- § 51.24.120. Rules.
- § 51.24.900. Application — 1977 ex.s. c 85.
- § 51.24.902. Application — 1984 c 218.
- § 51.28.010. Notice of accident — Notification of worker's rights — Claim suppression. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.28.015. Injury reporting — Findings — Department educational initiative — Pilot program, employers to assist workers in applying for benefits — Report.
- § 51.28.020. Worker's application for compensation — Attending provider to aid in. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.28.025. Duty of employer to report injury or disease — Contents of report — Claim suppression — Penalty. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.28.030. Beneficiaries' application for compensation — Notification of rights.
- § 51.28.040. Application for change in compensation.
- § 51.28.050. Time limitation for filing application or enforcing claim for injury.
- § 51.28.055. Time limitation for filing claim for occupational disease — Notice — Hearing loss claims — Rules. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.28.060. Proof of dependency.
- § 51.28.070. Claim files and records confidential.
- § 51.28.080. Determination of compensation for temporary total disability — Notification of employer.
- § 51.28.090. Notification of availability of basic health plan.
- § 51.28.100. Physician assistant signatures — Documents required by the department.
- § 51.32.010. Who entitled to compensation.
- § 51.32.015. Time and place of coverage — Lunch period.
- § 51.32.020. Who not entitled to compensation.
- § 51.32.025. Payments for children cease at age eighteen — Exceptions.
- § 51.32.030. When compensation payable to employer or member of corporate employer.
- § 51.32.040. Protection of awards — Payment after death — Time limitations for filing — Confinement in institution.
- § 51.32.045. Direct deposit or electronic payment of benefits.
- § 51.32.050. Death benefits. (Effective until June 30, 2029.)
- § 51.32.053. Transportation network companies — Driver death benefits.
- § 51.32.055. Determination of permanent disabilities — Closure of claims by self-insurers.
- § 51.32.060. Permanent total disability compensation — Personal attendant.
- § 51.32.067. Permanent total disability — Death benefit options — Election.
- § 51.32.072. Additional payments for prior pensioners — Children — Remarriage — Attendant.
- § 51.32.073. Additional payments for prior pensioners — Premium liability of worker and employer for additional payments.
- § 51.32.075. Adjustments in compensation or death benefits.
- § 51.32.080. Permanent partial disability — Specified — Unspecified, rules for classification — Injury after permanent partial disability.
- § 51.32.090. Temporary total disability — Partial restoration of earning power — Return to available work — When employer continues wages — Limitations — Finding — Rules.
- § 51.32.095. Vocational rehabilitation services — Benefits — Priorities — Allowable costs — Performance criteria.
- § 51.32.096. Vocational rehabilitation benefits and options — Advisory committee — Procedures — Requirements — Definitions — Costs.
- § 51.32.098. Vocational rehabilitation services — Applicability.
- § 51.32.100. Preexisting disease.
- § 51.32.110. Medical examination — Refusal to submit — Traveling expenses — Pay for time lost.
- § 51.32.112. Medical examination — Standards and criteria — Special examinations by chiropractors — Compensation guidelines and reporting criteria.
- § 51.32.114. Medical examination — Department to monitor quality and objectivity.
- § 51.32.120. Further accident after lump sum payment.
- § 51.32.130. Lump sum for death or permanent total disability.
- § 51.32.135. Closing of claim in pension cases — Consent of spouse.
- § 51.32.140. Nonresident individual who is not a citizen or national of the United States beneficiary.
- § 51.32.150. Lump sum to beneficiary outside state.
- § 51.32.160. Aggravation, diminution, or termination.
- § 51.32.180. Occupational diseases — Limitation.
- § 51.32.181. Occupational diseases — Public health emergencies — Infectious or contagious diseases.
- § 51.32.185. Occupational diseases — Presumption of occupational disease for firefighters and fire investigators — Limitations — Exception — Rules — Advisory committee on occupational disease presumptions. (Effective until June 30, 2029.)
- § 51.32.187. Exposed workers — Prima facie presumption of certain occupational diseases — Rebuttal — Definitions.
- § 51.32.190. Self-insurers — Notice of denial of claim, reasons — Procedure — Powers and duties of director.
- § 51.32.195. Self-insurers — Information to department.
- § 51.32.200. Self-insurers — Enforcement of compensation order against.
- § 51.32.210. Claims of injured workers, prompt action — Payment — Acceptance — Effect.
- § 51.32.215. Payment of compensation after appeal — Enforcement of order — Penalty.
- § 51.32.220. Reduction in total disability compensation — Limitations — Notice — Waiver — Adjustment for retroactive reduction in federal social security disability benefit — Restrictions.
- § 51.32.225. Reduction in total disability compensation — Offset for social security retirement benefits.
- § 51.32.230. Recovery of overpayments.
- § 51.32.240. Erroneous payments — Payments induced by willful misrepresentation — Adjustment for self-insurer's failure to pay benefits — Recoupment of overpayments by self-insurer — Penalty — Appeal — Enforcement of orders.
- § 51.32.242. Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund — Withholding from worker earnings — Use of funds — Exception.
- § 51.32.250. Payment of job modification costs.
- § 51.32.260. Compensation for loss or damage to personal effects.
- § 51.32.300. State employee vocational rehabilitation coordinator.
- § 51.32.350. Chemically related illness — Criteria and procedures for claims — Claims management.
- § 51.32.360. Chemically related illness — Centers for research and clinical assessment.
- § 51.32.370. Chemically related illness — Research projects — Implementation plan — Funding — Deductions from employees' pay.
- § 51.32.380. Injured offenders — Benefits sent in the care of the department of corrections — Exception — Liability.
- § 51.32.390. Health care employees — Presumption of occupational disease for infectious or contagious diseases which are the subject of a public health emergency — Rebuttal — Limitations — Costs.
- § 51.32.395. Direct care registered nurses — Presumption of occupational disease for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- § 51.44.142. Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund.
- § 51.36.010. Findings — Minimum standards for providers — Health care provider network — Advisory group — Best practices treatment guidelines — Extent and duration of treatment — Centers for occupational health and education — Rules — Reports. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.36.015. Chiropractic care and evaluation.
- § 51.36.017. Licensed advanced registered nurse practitioners.
- § 51.36.020. Transportation to treatment — Artificial substitutes and mechanical aids — Modifications to residences or motor vehicles.
- § 51.36.022. Residence modification assistance — Rules — Report to legislature.
- § 51.36.030. First aid.
- § 51.36.040. Time and place of coverage — Lunch period.
- § 51.36.050. Rehabilitation center — Contracts with self-insurers and others.
- § 51.36.060. Duties of attending provider — Medical information.
- § 51.36.070. Medical examination — Reports — Costs — Worker's rights.
- § 51.36.072. Medical examinations — Telemedicine — Rules.
- § 51.36.080. Payment of fees and medical charges by department — Interest — Cost-effective payment methods — Audits.
- § 51.36.085. Payment of fees and medical charges by self-insurers — Interest.
- § 51.36.090. Review of billings — Investigation of unauthorized services.
- § 51.36.100. Audits of health care providers authorized.
- § 51.36.110. Audits of health care providers — Powers of department. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.36.120. Confidential information.
- § 51.36.130. False, misleading, or deceptive advertising or representations.
- § 51.36.140. Industrial insurance medical advisory committee — Duties — Membership.
- § 51.36.150. Industrial insurance chiropractic advisory committee — Duties — Membership.
- § 51.36.160. Posttraumatic stress disorder pilot program. (Expires December 31, 2030.)
- § 51.44.010. Accident fund.
- § 51.44.020. Medical aid fund.
- § 51.44.023. Industrial insurance rainy day fund — Administration — Advisory committee.
- § 51.44.030. Reserve fund.
- § 51.44.033. Supplemental pension fund.
- § 51.44.040. Second injury fund.
- § 51.44.050. Catastrophe injury account.
- § 51.44.060. Charge to accident fund for the catastrophe injury account.
- § 51.44.070. Transfer from accident fund and/or appropriate accounts to reserve fund — Annuity values.
- § 51.44.073. Transfer from self-insurer into the reserve fund — Annuity values — Alternative — Penalty for delay or refusal to reimburse.
- § 51.44.080. Reserve fund — Transfers from state fund — Surplus — Deficiency.
- § 51.44.090. Reserve fund record and maintenance by state treasurer.
- § 51.44.100. Investment of accident, medical aid, reserve, self-insurance reserve, industrial insurance rainy day, supplemental pension funds.
- § 51.44.110. Disbursements of funds.
- § 51.44.115. Financial statements and information — Annual audit and report.
- § 51.44.120. Liability of state treasurer.
- § 51.44.140. Self-insurer deposits into self-insurance reserve fund — Accounts within fund — Surpluses and deficits.
- § 51.44.142. Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund.
- § 51.44.145. Self-insured insurer program — Administrative costs.
- § 51.44.150. Assessments upon self-insurers for administration costs.
- § 51.44.155. Self-insurance reserve fund.
- § 51.44.160. Interfund loans between reserve, self-insurance reserve, and supplemental pension funds — Audit.
- § 51.44.170. Industrial insurance premium refund account.
- § 51.44.180. Stay-at-work program — Administrative expenses — Advisory committee.
- § 51.44.190. Construction registration inspection account — Fee levels — Transfers.
- § 51.44.200. Claim management — Caseload — Reports.
- § 51.32.242. Self-insured employer overpayment reimbursement fund — Withholding from worker earnings — Use of funds — Exception.
- § 51.48.010. Employer's liability for penalties, injury or disease occurring before payment of compensation secured.
- § 51.48.017. Self-insurer delaying or refusing to pay benefits.
- § 51.48.020. Employer's false reporting or failure to secure payment of compensation — False information by claimants — Unlawful actions — Penalties.
- § 51.48.022. Failure to secure payment of compensation — Stop work order — Penalty — Rules.
- § 51.48.025. Retaliation by employer prohibited — Investigation — Remedies.
- § 51.48.030. Failure to keep records and make reports.
- § 51.48.040. Inspection of employer's records.
- § 51.48.050. Liability for illegal collections for medical aid.
- § 51.48.055. Termination, dissolution, or abandonment of business — Personal liability for unpaid premiums.
- § 51.48.060. Physician or licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner — Failure to report or comply. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)
- § 51.48.075. Information and training on premium liability.
- § 51.48.080. Violation of rules.
- § 51.48.090. Collection.
- § 51.48.095. Adjustment for inflation.
- § 51.48.100. Waiver — Penalty-free periods.
- § 51.48.103. Engaging in business without certificate of coverage — Unlawful actions — Penalties.
- § 51.48.105. Failure to apply for coverage of employees — Not applicable, when.
- § 51.48.110. Decedent having no beneficiaries — Payment into supplemental pension fund.
- § 51.48.120. Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer — Issuance — Service — Contents.
- § 51.48.131. Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer — Appeal.
- § 51.48.140. Notice of assessment for employer's default in payments — When amount becomes final — Warrant — Execution — Garnishment — Fees.