Washington § 51.52.800 - Workers' compensation study.

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§ 51.52.800. Workers' compensation study.

(1) The department shall study appeals of workers' compensation cases and collect information on the impacts of chapter 280, Laws of 2008 on state fund and self-insured workers and employers. The study shall consider the types of benefits that may be paid pending an appeal, and shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) The frequency and outcomes of appeals;
(b) The duration of appeals and any procedural or process changes made by the board to implement chapter 280, Laws of 2008 and expedite the process;
(c) The number of and amount of overpayments resulting from decisions of the board or court; and
(d) The processes used and efforts made to recoup overpayments and the results of those efforts.
(2) State fund and self-insured employers shall provide the information requested by the department to conduct the study.
(3) The department shall report to the workers' compensation advisory committee by July 1, 2009, on the preliminary results of the study. By December 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, with the final report due by December 1, 2011, the department shall report to the workers' compensation advisory committee and the appropriate committees of the legislature on the results of the study. The workers' compensation advisory committee shall provide its recommendations for addressing overpayments resulting from chapter 280, Laws of 2008, including the need for and ability to fund a permanent method to reimburse employer and state fund overpayment costs.
[ 2008 c 280 s 5.]

Notes

Application—2008 c 280: See note following RCW 51.52.050.

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