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HOUSE
BILL 1186
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/16/95.
Referred to Committee on Law and Justice.
Concerning social
security benefits.
AN ACT
Relating to social security benefits; and amending RCW 26.18.190.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
26.18.190 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 2 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
When the department of labor and industries or a self-insurer pays compensation
under chapter 51.32 RCW on behalf of or on account of the child or children of
the injured worker for whom the injured worker owes a duty of child support,
the amount of compensation the department or self-insurer pays on behalf of the
child or children shall be treated for all purposes as if the injured worker
paid the compensation toward satisfaction of the injured worker's child support
obligations.
(2)
When the social security administration pays social security disability
dependency benefits, retirement benefits, or survivors insurance benefits
on behalf of or on account of the child or children of ((the)) a
disabled person, a retired person, or a deceased person, the amount of
((compensation)) benefits paid for the child or children
shall be treated for all purposes as if the disabled person, the retired
person, or the deceased person paid the ((compensation)) benefits
toward the satisfaction of ((the disabled)) that person's
child support obligation for that period for which benefits are paid.
(3)
Under no circumstances shall the person who has the obligation to make the
transfer payment have a right to reimbursement of any compensation paid under
subsection (1) or (2) of this section.
