2431-S AMH COND ELGE 236

SHB 2431 - H AMD 1071

By Representative Condotta

    On page 9, beginning on line 22, after "(11)" strike all material through "(12)" on line 30 and insert "((If within two years of claim closure under subsections (7) through (9) of this section, the department determines that the self-insurer has made payment of benefits because of clerical error, mistake of identity, or innocent misrepresentation or the department discovers a violation of the conditions of claim closure, the department may require the self-insurer to correct the benefits paid or payable.  This subsection (11) does not limit in any way the application of RCW 51.32.240.

    (12)))"

EFFECT: Strikes provision in current law allowing the Department of Labor and Industries, within two years of closure of a claim by a self-insurer, to require the self-insurer to correct the benefits paid or payable under certain circumstances.  (Retains authority under current law for certain corrections within one year of the incorrect payment.)

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