WSR 18-17-151
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
[Filed August 21, 2018, 10:24 a.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 296-14 WAC, Industrial insurance.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 51.04.020, 51.04.030, 51.08.142, 51.32.185.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Legislation passed during the 2018 session (chapter 264, Laws of 2018, SSB 6214) resulted in updates to RCW 51.08.142 and 51.32.185 and the addition of a new [section to] chapter 51.08 RCW. The amended law provides a prima facie presumption for certain fire fighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical technicians covered under workers' compensation.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Parties interested in these rules may contact the individual listed below. The public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed by providing written comments and/or testimony during the public hearing and comment process. Public hearings will be held after the proposal is filed.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Suzy Campbell, Legal Services, P.O. Box 44250, Olympia, WA 98504-4250, phone 360-902-5003, fax 360-902-4960, TTY 360-902-4252, email suzanne.campbell@lni.wa.gov.
August 21, 2018
Joel Sacks
Director