HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 935

BYRepresentatives Lux, Appelwick, Jacobsen, Cole and Gallagher

Requiring self-insurers to maintain unit within employer's business to manage industrial insurance matters.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

House Staff:Chris Cordes (786-7117)

Majority Report:     The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (9)

     Signed by Representatives Wang, Chair; Cole, Vice Chair; Fisch, Fisher, R. King, Patrick, Sayan, C. Smith and Walker.

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE & LABOR FEBRUARY 26, 1987

BACKGROUND:

Self-insured employers are required to maintain an administrative organization to manage their industrial insurance claims.  There is no requirement that the administrative organization be located within Washington state.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  Administrative organizations that manage industrial insurance claims for self-insured employers must be maintained by the employer within Washington state.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL:  The original bill required self-insured employers to maintain an administrative organization for managing industrial insurance claims within the employer's business.

Fiscal Note:    Not Requested.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:     John Winney, Injured Workers Awareness Committee.

House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:     Organizations providing claims administration for self-insured employers should be more closely regulated to protect the interests of injured workers.

House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.