SSB 5915 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Clements, Honeyford
ADOPTED 03/10/2007
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 50.12 RCW
to read as follows:
When an employer initially files a master application under chapter
19.02 RCW for the purpose, in whole or in part, of registering to pay
unemployment insurance taxes, the department shall send to the employer
any printed material the department requires the employer to post under
this title. Any time the printed material has substantive changes in
the information, the department shall send a copy to each employer.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 51.04 RCW
to read as follows:
When an employer initially files a master application under chapter
19.02 RCW for the purpose, in whole or in part, of registering to pay
industrial insurance taxes, the department shall send to the employer
any printed material the department requires the employer to post under
this title. Any time the printed material has substantive changes in
the information, the department shall send a copy to each employer.
Sec. 3 RCW 51.28.020 and 2005 c 108 s 3 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1)(a) Where a worker is entitled to compensation under this title
he or she shall file with the department or his or her self-insured
employer, as the case may be, his or her application for such, together
with the certificate of the physician who attended him or her. An
application form developed by the department shall include a notice
specifying the worker's right to receive health services from a
physician of the worker's choice under RCW 51.36.010, including
chiropractic services under RCW 51.36.015, and listing the types of
providers authorized to provide these services.
(b) The physician who attended the injured worker shall inform the
injured worker of his or her rights under this title and lend all
necessary assistance in making this application for compensation and
such proof of other matters as required by the rules of the department
without charge to the worker. The department shall provide physicians
with a manual which outlines the procedures to be followed in
applications for compensation involving occupational diseases, and
which describes claimants' rights and responsibilities related to
occupational disease claims.
(2) If the application required by this section is:
(a) Filed on behalf of the worker by the physician who attended the
worker, the physician may transmit the application to the department
electronically using facsimile mail;
(b) Made to the department and the employer has not received a copy
of the application, the department shall immediately send a copy of the
application to the employer; or
(c) Made to a self-insured employer, the employer shall forthwith
send a copy of the application to the department.
(3) When the application required by this section is filed on
behalf of the worker by the health services provider who attended the
worker, the worker shall provide written notice of the claim to his or
her employer within ten days after the date the worker received medical
treatment. The department shall develop forms to assist the worker in
expediently notifying his or her employer of a claim."
SSB 5915 -
By Senators Kohl-Welles, Clements, Honeyford
ADOPTED 03/10/2007
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "employers;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 51.28.020; adding a new section to chapter 50.12 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 51.04 RCW."
EFFECT: Requires workers to provide written notice of a workers' compensation claim to employers within 10 days of the date the worker receives medical treatment.