FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 937

                                  C 290 L 87

BYHouse Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Jacobsen, Lux, R. King, Appelwick, Wang and Cole)

Establishing time limit for forwarding of industrial insurance claims information by self-insurers.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Employers who are self-insured under Washington's industrial insurance system are required to make reports on their workers' claims under specific circumstances and in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Labor and Industries.

SUMMARY:

If a worker or self-insured employer requests a determination from the Department of Labor and Industries on an industrial insurance claim, the self-insurer is required to forward all medical reports and other specified information to the department, if not previously submitted.  All information on a claim in the possession of the self-insurer must be forwarded within 10 days of receiving a request by certified mail from the department.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 90   0

      Senate    47     0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987