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WA HB2214
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/12/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joel McEntire
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AI Summary
- Self-insurers may issue allowance orders for workers' compensation claims within 30 days of notice, limited to allowance decisions only
- Claim denials must be submitted to the department within 60 days of notice (increased from 30 days under current law)
- If a self-insurer fails to act within 60 days, the claim enters provisional status by day 65, with the self-insurer paying provisional time loss benefits while the department determines allowance or denial
- First temporary disability compensation payment must be made within 14 days of claim notice, continuing at regular semimonthly or biweekly intervals
- Amends RCW 51.14.130 and RCW 51.32.190 governing self-insured employer procedures under Washington's industrial insurance system
Legislative Description
Allowing self-insurers to accept certain industrial insurance claims
Last Action
First reading, referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
1/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor & Workplace Standards1/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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