WSR 98-24-022

INTERPRETIVE AND POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF

LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

[Filed November 23, 1998, 9:05 a.m.]

In accordance with RCW 34.05.230(12), the following policies and interpretive statements were recently issued by the department:

Insurance Services Division: Policy 40.15, Fibromyalgia: This policy gives guidelines for adjudicating workers' compensation and crime victims claims for which fibromyalgia is contended or is retarding recovery.

Policy 64.62, Declaring Accounts Uncollectible with Balances Under $100: This policy gives guidelines for declaring inactive accounts with balances under $100 to be not collectible.

Policy 72.02, Finality of a Notice and Order of Assessment: This policy explains that no actual or amended report of premiums will be accepted once a Notice and Order of Assessment becomes final.

Policy 72.06, Revocation of Certificate of Coverage: This policy gives guidelines for using a Revocation of Certificate of Coverage as a collection tool.

WISHA Services Division: WISHA Interim Operations Memorandum #98-10-A, Further Delays in Methylene Chloride Enforcement: This memorandum rescinds and replaces WIM 98-2-B and enacts a further limited stay in enforcement identical to that of federal OSHA. It will remain in effect until April 10, 2000, or until the effective dates in the standard have been modified.

WISHA Interim Operations Memorandum #98-10-B, Inspections in Ship and Boat Building and Repairing Industries: This memorandum provides guidance to WISHA staff regarding the implementation of a recent Memorandum of Understanding with federal OSHA about joint shipyard inspections. It will remain in effect until replaced by a more formal directive or further interim guidance.

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