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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 937
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C 290 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Jacobsen, Lux, R. King, Appelwick, Wang and Cole)
Read first time 3/2/87 and referred to Committee on Rules.
AN ACT Relating to reports by self-insured employers; and adding a new section to chapter 51.32 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 51.32 RCW to read as follows:
On any industrial injury claim where the self-insured employer or injured worker has requested a determination by the department, the self-insurer must submit all medical reports and any other specified information not previously submitted to the department. When the department requests information from a self-insurer by certified mail, the self-insurer shall submit all information in its possession concerning a claim within ten working days from the date of receipt of such certified notice.