Revised Code of Washington
2024 Archive

Chapter 51.14 RCW
SELF-INSURERS
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SELF-INSURED EMPLOYERS
51.14.010Duty to secure payment of compensation—Options.
51.14.020Qualification.
51.14.030Certification of employer as self-insurer.
51.14.040Surety liability—Termination.
51.14.050Termination of status—Notice—Financial requirements.
51.14.060Default by self-insurer—Authority of director—Liability for reimbursement.
51.14.070Payments upon default.
51.14.073Default lien.
51.14.077Self-insurers' insolvency trust—Assessments—Rules.
51.14.080Withdrawal of certification—Grounds—Delay.
51.14.090Withdrawal of certification, corrective action upon employees' petition.
51.14.095Corrective action—Appeal.
51.14.100Notice of compliance to be posted—Penalty.
51.14.110Employer's duty to maintain records, furnish information—Electronic reporting system—Requirement and penalties—Confidentiality of claims data—Rules.
51.14.120Copy of claim file—Notice of protest or appeal—Medical report.
51.14.130Request for claim resolution—Time.
51.14.140Violations of disclosure or request for resolution—Order by director.
51.14.150School districts, ESDs, public hospital districts, or hospitals as self-insurers—Authorized—Organization—Qualifications.
51.14.160School districts, ESDs, or hospitals as self-insurers—Rules—Scope.
51.14.170Administration of claims—Third-party administrators.
51.14.180Duty of good faith—Rules—Violations.
51.14.181Duty of good faith—No private cause of action.
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDS
51.14.300Ombuds office created—Appointment—Open and competitive contracting.
51.14.310Ombuds—Term of office—Removal—Vacancies.
51.14.320Ombuds—Training or experience qualifications.
51.14.330Ombuds office—Staffing level.
51.14.340Ombuds office—Powers and duties.
51.14.350Ombuds office—Referral procedures—Department response to referred complaints.
51.14.360Ombuds liability—Discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory actions—Communications privileged and confidential—Testimony.
51.14.370Confidentiality of ombuds records and files—Disclosure prohibited—Exception.
51.14.380Explaining ombuds program—Posters and brochures.
51.14.390Ombuds office—Funding.
51.14.400Ombuds—Annual report to governor.