AGENDA
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Semi-annual Rules Development Agenda (July 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001)
| WAC CHAPTER | TITLE | AGENCY CONTACT | PROPOSED TIMELINE | DESCRIPTION OF CHANGES | ||
| CR-101 | CR-102 | CR-103 | ||||
| Division: Insurance Services | ||||||
| Chapter 296-17 WAC | General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance. | Ken Woehl 902-4775 woeh235@lni.wa.gov Karen Chamberlain 902-4772 bona235@lni.wa.gov |
5/23/01 | 9/19/01 | 11/20/01 | Propose the annual '2002' rate setting process to adjust the industrial insurance base rates based on current loss data and amend the retrospective rating tables and rules. |
| Chapter 296-17 WAC | General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance. | Ken Woehl 902-4775 woeh235@lni.wa.gov Karen Chamberlain 902-4772 bona235@lni.wa.gov |
5/23/01 | 9/19/01 | 11/20/01 | Amend general reporting rules, classification definitions, and rating plans applicable to how the classification plan is to be used for the drywall industry regarding workers' compensation insurance. |
| Chapter 296-17 WAC | General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance. | Ken Woehl 902-4775 woeh235@lni.wa.gov Karen Chamberlain 902-4772 bona235@lni.wa.gov |
12/5/01 | 2/13/02 | 5/29/02 | Amend general reporting rules and classification definitions as necessary to the classification plan for various industries regarding workers' compensation insurance. |
| Chapter 296-20 WAC Chapter 296-23 WAC |
Medical aid rules. Radiology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, pathology, hospital, chiropractic, physical therapy, drugless therapeutics and nursing, etc. |
Jim Dick (360) 902-5131 dija235@lni.wa.gov |
1/3/01 | 4/4/01 | 8/29/01 | Establishes eligibility requirements for attendant service providers. Defines attendant services, includes specific services covered, etc. With the exception of current spouse providers, primary effect of the rule is to eliminate nonagency attendant services for injured workers and crime victims. |
| Chapter 296-20 WAC Chapter 296-23 WAC Chapter 296-23A WAC NEW Chapter 296-23B or C WAC |
Medical aid rules. Radiology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, pathology, hospital, chiropractic, physical therapy, drugless therapeutics and nursing, etc. Hospitals. |
Jim Dick (360) 902-5131 dija235@lni.wa.gov |
7/5/01 | 9/01 | 11/01 | Develop rules to allow reimbursement of selected hospital outpatient services through a prospective payment system. |
| XXX | Policy review. | Jami Lifka (360) 902-4941 lifk235@lni.wa.gov |
To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | Rules may be reviewed for amendments in order to incorporate necessary policy into rule. |
| Chapter 296-20 WAC | Medical aid rules. | Jami Lifka (360) 902-4941 lifk235@lni.wa.gov |
7/31/01 | 9/30/01 | 12/15/01 | Rules may be updated to be consistent with department practices pertaining to rating impairment on specified disabilities. |
| Chapter 296-20 WAC | Medical aid rules -- Penalties. | Jami Lifka (360) 902-4941 lifk235@lni.wa.gov |
N/A | 9/15/01 | 12/15/01 | WAC 296-20-02001 may be repealed to eliminate duplication. The expedited rule-making process will be used. |
| Chapter 296-23 WAC | Radiology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, pathology, hospital, chiropractic, physical therapy, drugless therapeutics and nursing, etc. | Jami Lifka (360) 902-4941 lifk235@lni.wa.gov |
N/A | 9/15/01 | 12/15/01 | WAC 296-23-225 or 296-23-235 may be repealed to eliminate duplication. The expedited rule-making process will be used. |
| Chapter 296-23 WAC | Radiology, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, pathology, hospital, chiropractic, physical therapy, drugless therapeutics and nursing, etc. | Jami Lifka (360) 902-4941 lifk235@lni.wa.gov |
N/A | 9/15/01 | 12/15/01 | WAC 296-23-135, 296-23-160, 296-23-170, 296-23-175, 296-23-180, and 296-23-185 may be repealed to eliminate duplication. The expedited rule-making process will be used. |
| Chapter 296-17 WAC | General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance. | Frank Romero 902-4835 rome235@lni.wa.gov |
5/01 | 9/01 | 11/01 | Amend retrospective rating rules to reflect that list only needs to be of members that want to participate in the group plan and not a complete membership list. |
| Chapter 296-17 WAC | General reporting rules, classifications, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance. | Frank Romero 902-4835 rome235@lni.wa.gov |
5/01 | 9/01 | 11/01 | Amend retrospective rating group plan tables to reflect current premium and loss information. |
| Chapter 296-30 WAC Chapter 296-31 WAC |
Rules for the
administration of the
crime victim
compensation
program. Crime victims compensation mental health treatment rules and fees. |
Janice Deal 902-5369 deal235@lni.wa.gov |
N/A | 7/01 | 9/01 | Amend the crime
victims' compensation
rules resulting from
the enactment of
chapter 251, Laws of
2001 (ESSB 5877). The expedited rule-making process will be used. |
| NEW Chapter 296-23B WAC |
Ambulatory surgery centers. | Anaya Balter 902-5021 bala235@lni.wa.gov |
7/00 | 7/5/01 | 10/01 | To revise the payment methodology for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and other nonhospital surgical suites that provide surgical services to Washington injured workers and crime victims. To define the minimum standards required for an ASC to provide surgical services to Washington injured workers and crime victims. |
| Division: Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act (WISHA) Services | ||||||
| Chapter 296-24 WAC Chapter 296-62 WAC |
General safety and
health standards. General occupational health standards. |
Cindy Ireland (360) 902-5522 moos235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
4/26/00 | To be determined | To be determined | To adopt new federal OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) requirements relating to diptanks and rewrite the rule in the new plain language format. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General safety and health standards. | Ken Lewis (360) 902-4568 Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
2/21/01 | 11/6/01 | 4/02 | To revise and adopt requirements relating to machine guarding, while rewriting the rule in the new plain language format. |
| Chapter 296-28 WAC | Clearance rules -- Railroads in private yards and plants. | George Huffman (360) 902-5008 hufh235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
8/30/00 | 9/5/01 | 12/19/01 | To review rules for possible amendments and rewrite the rule in the new plain language format. |
| Chapter 296-52 WAC | Safety standards for the possession and handling of explosives. | Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
10/19/99 | 8/1/01 | 11/7/01 | To review for possible updates to the blasting requirements with the assistance of an advisory committee. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General occupational health standards. | Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
5/23/01 | 7/3/01 | 9/18/01 | To adopt new federal OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) requirements relating to cotton dust. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General occupational health standards. | George Huffman (360) 902-5008 hufh235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
4/26/00 | 12/01 | 5/02 | To review for possible updates for requirements relating to hazardous waste operations and environmental controls, while rewriting the rule in the new plain language format. |
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General occupational health standards. | George Huffman (360) 902-5008 hufh235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
4/26/00 | 9/5/01 | 1/02 | To review for possible updates for requirements relating to emergency response, while rewriting the rule in the new plain language format. |
| Chapter 296-155 WAC | Safety standards for construction work. | George Huffman (360) 902-5008 hufh235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
1/17/00 | 12/19/01 | 4/02 | To review for possible updates for requirements relating to ground personnel exposed to motor vehicles on construction sites. |
| Chapter 296-307 WAC | Safety standards for agriculture. | Cindy Ireland (360) 902-5522 moos235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
4/18/01 | 6/6/01 | 8/8/01 | To incorporate some of the safety and health core rules, chapter 296-800 WAC, requirements from chapter 296-62 WAC into the agriculture rule as identified by the agriculture industry and to update existing references to correspond to the safety and health core rules. |
| Chapter 296-24 WAC | General safety and health standards. | Jim Hughes (360) 902-5516 hugw235@lni.wa.gov Sally Elliott (360) 902-5484 yous235@lni.wa.gov |
9/20/00 | 11/01 | To be determined | To adopt federal miscellaneous OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) requirements to be as effective as the federal final rules. |
| Chapter 296-32 WAC | Safety standards for telecommunications. | |||||
| Chapter 296-36 WAC | Safety standards -- Compressed air work. | |||||
| Chapter 296-37 WAC | Safety standards for commercial diving operations. | |||||
| Chapter 296-45 WAC | Safety standards for electrical workers. | |||||
| Chapter 296-54 WAC | Safety standards -- Logging operations. | |||||
| Chapter 296-56 WAC | Safety standards for longshore, stevedore and related waterfront operations. | |||||
| Chapter 296-62 WAC | General occupational health standards. | |||||
| Chapter 296-67 WAC | Safety standards for process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. | |||||
| Chapter 296-78 WAC | Safety standards for sawmills and woodworking operations. | |||||
| Chapter 296-79 WAC | Safety standards for pulp, paper, and paperboard mills and converters. | |||||
| Chapter 296-99 WAC | Safety standards for grain handling facilities. | |||||
| Chapter 296-155 WAC | Safety standards for construction work. | |||||
| Chapter 296-304 WAC | Safety standards for ship repairing, shipbuilding and shipbreaking. | |||||
| Chapter 296-307 WAC | Safety standards for agriculture. | |||||
| Division: Specialty Compliance Services | ||||||
| Chapter 296-04 WAC | Internal rules--State apprenticeship and training council. | Nancy Mason (360) 902-5321 maso235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
4/17/98 | 8/1/01 | 9/8/01 | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 204, Laws of 2001 (SHB 1234); • Repeal and adopt rules relating to apprenticeship in a more clear and usable format with the assistance of an advisory committee and at the request of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council; and • Address necessary changes as identified by a 1999 United States Department of Labor audit. |
| Chapter 296-46A WAC | Safety standards--Installing electric wires and equipment--Administrative rules. | Ron Fuller (360) 902-5249 fulr235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
N/A | N/A | 6/29/01 | Emergency rules were adopted to streamline the inspection process and decrease the costs associated with installing electric load control devices as part of the energy conservation program sponsored by an electrical utility. These rules are part of the energy conservation effort to help mitigate the electricity shortage. |
| Chapter 296-127 WAC | Prevailing wage. | Rich Ervin (360) 902-5310 ervi235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
7/19/00 | 7/18/01 | 2/28/02 | The purpose of this rule making is to repeal WAC 296-127-018 in order to eliminate the confusion associated with this rule and the department's authority to administer and enforce the application of prevailing wages for all work where a public expense is incurred. This rule making also includes a prolonged effective date so that the department may be able to adopt a new rule in place of the one that is being repealed. |
| Chapter 296-150M WAC | Manufactured homes. | Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
6/20/01 | 8/1/01 | 10/1/01 | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Adopt the emergency rules that are in effect (see WSR 01-08-010); • Make changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 335, Laws of 2001 (ESSB 5703); and • Make other clarifying and housekeeping changes. |
| Chapter 296-400A WAC | Contractor certificate of registration renewals -- Security--Insurance. | Pete Schmidt (360) 902-5571 dock235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
6/20/01 | 9/30/01 | 12/1/01 | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 159, Laws 2001 (SSB 5101); • Review the rules for possible substantive changes; and • Make clarifying and housekeeping changes. |
| Chapter 296-400A WAC | Certification of competency for journeyman plumbers. | Pete Schmidt (360) 902-5571 dock235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
6/20/01 | 12/5/01 | 3/1/02 | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make changes resulting from the enactment of chapter 281, Laws 2001 (ESHB 2172); • Review the rules for possible substantive changes; and • Make clarifying and housekeeping changes. |
| Chapters 296-402A and 296-403 WAC | Electrical evaluation/certification laboratory accreditation and amusement rides or structures. | Ron Fuller (360) 902-5249 fulr235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
7/18/01 | 8/31/01 | 10/22/01 | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make substantive changes to the carnival rules with the assistance of an advisory committee; and • Incorporate a policy in order to create a regulatory mechanism to address equipment that is approved by an accredited testing laboratory but may be unsafe and dangerous. |
| Chapters 296-125, 296-126, 296-128, 296-131, and 296-133 WAC | Nonagricultural employment of minors; standards of labor for the protection of the safety, health and welfare of employees for all occupations subject to chapter 49.12 RCW; minimum wages; agricultural employment standards; and procedural rules supplementary to the Health Care Activities Labor Relations Act, chapter 156, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. | Rich Ervin (360) 902-5310 ervi235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | Rules may be reviewed for amendments in order to incorporate necessary policy into rule. |
| Chapter 296-127 WAC | Prevailing wage. | Rich Ervin (360) 902-5310 ervi235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
7/19/00 | To be determined | To be determined | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make substantive changes to the scope of work description rules that were adopted July 19, 2000, (WSR 00-15-077) with the assistance of an advisory committee. Clear rule writing principles will be applied to these rules. |
| Chapter 296-128 WAC | Minimum wages. | Rich Ervin (360) 902-5310 ervi235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | Rules and policies may be reviewed to determine if there is a need to establish provisions for an employer's conduct that may terminate the employer's ability to use the salary basis exemption for overtime. |
| Chapters 296-46A and 296-401B WAC | Safety standards -- Installing electric wires and equipment -- Administrative rules and certification of competency for journeyman electricians. | Ron Fuller (360) 902-5249 fulr235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Review the rules for possible changes and to adopt the latest edition of the National Electrical Code. |
| Chapter 296-96 WAC | Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances. | Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make substantive changes to the elevator rules that were adopted on December 22, 2000, (see WSR 01-02-026) with the assistance of an advisory committee. |
| Chapter 296-104 WAC | Board of boiler rules--Substantive. | Robert Marvin (360) 902-5270 mrod235@lni.wa.gov Josh Swanson (360) 902-6411 swaj235@lni.wa.gov |
4/24/01 | 8/1/01 | 10/1/01 | The purpose of this
rule making is to: • Make substantive changes to the rules including the adoption of a new permit fee. |
Christine Swanson
Legislative and
Governmental Affairs Office