51.18.005 – Findings.

RCW 51.18.005 Findings. The legislature finds that the retrospective rating plan provided for in RCW 51.16.035 has proven to be highly effective both in terms of improved workplace safety and injured worker outcomes. As a result, the number of industrial insurance claims of many employers participating in the retrospective rating plan have been reduced through […]

51.18.010 – Availability—Rules—Coverage period.

RCW 51.18.010 Availability—Rules—Coverage period. (1) The department shall offer a retrospective rating plan to insure the workers’ compensation obligations of employers and groups of employers. The plan is to be made available to any employer or group of employers who: (a) Voluntarily elects to participate in the plan; and (b) Meets the requirements of this […]

51.18.020 – Entrance criteria.

RCW 51.18.020 Entrance criteria. Prior to allowing initial entrance into the state’s retrospective rating plan, the department shall review each proposed retrospective rating group to ensure that the following criteria are met: (1) The entity sponsoring the retrospective rating group must have been in existence for at least four years; (2) The entity sponsoring the […]

51.18.030 – Sponsoring entities—New or existing retrospective rating groups.

RCW 51.18.030 Sponsoring entities—New or existing retrospective rating groups. (1) Entities which sponsored retrospective rating groups prior to July 25, 1999, may not sponsor additional retrospective rating groups in a new business or industry category until the coverage period beginning January 1, 2003. (2) For retrospective rating groups approved by the department on or after […]

51.18.040 – Retrospective rating groups—Industry and business categories.

RCW 51.18.040 Retrospective rating groups—Industry and business categories. (1) In order to ensure that all retrospective rating groups are made up of employers who are substantially similar, considering the services or activities performed by the employees of those employers, the sponsoring entity of a retrospective rating group shall select a single, broad industry or business […]

51.18.050 – Retrospective rating groups—Probationary status—Denial of future enrollment.

RCW 51.18.050 Retrospective rating groups—Probationary status—Denial of future enrollment. (1) Any retrospective rating group required to pay additional net premium assessments in two consecutive coverage periods shall be immediately placed on probationary status. Once a group is placed on probationary status, the department shall review the group’s workplace safety and accident prevention plan and its […]

51.18.060 – Retrospective rating groups—Department approval.

RCW 51.18.060 Retrospective rating groups—Department approval. All retrospective rating groups approved by the department prior to July 25, 1999, under RCW 51.16.035 as it existed prior to July 25, 1999, remain approved and, with the exception of RCW 51.18.020, are subject to the provisions of this chapter. [ 1999 c 7 § 7.]

51.18.065 – Direct primary care services—Payment by employer—Rules.

RCW 51.18.065 Direct primary care services—Payment by employer—Rules. Payment by an employer for direct primary care services as defined in RCW 48.150.010 when used for medical services on an allowed industrial injury or occupational disease claim does not disqualify: (1) The employer from participating in a retrospective rating plan; (2) any related group sponsor from […]