5613 AAS 3/14/95

SB 5613 - S Amd - 214

    BySenators Newhouse and Pelz

                                                   ADOPTED 3/14/95

    On page 3, on line 11, after "cause." insert:  "However, the department may not exercise the authority granted in this subsection (4)(b)(ii) with respect to the claim of a worker employed by a self-insurer unless the department has notified the self-insurer of the receipt of the application under RCW 51.32.160 and has forwarded a copy of the application, by certified mail, within ten working days of the department's receipt of the application.  In such a case, the ninety-day period shall commence when the notice and application are received by the self-insurer.  For the purposes of this subsection (4)(b)(ii), good cause includes delay that results from conduct of the claimant that is subject to sanction under RCW 51.32.110."

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