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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
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Chapter 296-17. General reporting rules, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance. |
Section 296-17-871. Director's discretion for incurred losses on claims with vocational plans.
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- The incurred losses charged to an employer's experience rating can be reduced, at the director's discretion, for the vocational costs paid under RCW 51.32.099 (3)(d) for retraining and time-loss benefits paid for the retraining period. The director can reduce the incurred losses when:• The worker had a vocational plan approved after December 31, 2007, on a previous Washington state industrial insurance claim; and• The injury or occupational disease for the present claim resulted from employment and work-related activities beyond the worker's documented restrictions from the earlier claim.• The director's decision was made on or before June 30, 2013.When a claim's incurred losses are reduced by this section, the reduced losses will be used for experience rating and retrospective rating calculations.