Section 200-110-160. Standards for operations—State risk manager—Expense and operating cost fees.

(1) The state risk manager, with concurrence from the health and welfare advisory board, shall fix state risk manager fees to cover expenses and operating costs of the state risk manager's office in administering chapter 48.62 RCW. Such fees shall be levied against each individual and joint health and welfare benefit self-insurance program regulated by chapter 48.62 RCW. Services covered by the state risk manager fees will include program reviews, monitoring and continuing oversight.

(2) The state risk manager fees shall be paid by each self-insurance program to the state of Washington, office of financial management within sixty days of the date of invoice. Any self-insurance program failing to remit its fee when due is subject to denial of permission to operate or to a cease and desist order until the fee is paid.

(3) A self-insurance program that has voluntarily or involuntarily terminated shall continue to pay an administrative fee until such time as all liabilities for unpaid claims and claim adjustment expenses and all administrative responsibilities of the self-insurance program have been satisfied.

(4) The state risk manager shall assess each prospective joint health and welfare self-insurance program and each prospective individual health and welfare benefit self-insurance program, an initial investigation fee at a rate determined annually by the state risk manager, with the concurrence of the advisory boards.

[Statutory Authority: 2011 c 43. WSR 11-23-093, recodified as § 200-110-160, filed 11/17/11, effective 11/17/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.62.061. WSR 10-14-034, § 82-65-160, filed 6/28/10, effective 10/1/10.]

2011 c 43. WSR 11-23-093, recodified as § 200-110-160, filed 11/17/11, effective 11/17/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 48.62.061. WSR 10-14-034, § 82-65-160, filed 6/28/10, effective 10/1/10.