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

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 51.14 - Self-insurers

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.