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RCW 51.28.030

Beneficiaries' application for compensation—Notification of rights.

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 118 Wash. 2d 167 - Clark v. Pacificorp (1991)

Most recently applied in Michael Weaver v. City Of Everett (July 2018)

2023 c 171 s 5; 2004 c 65 s 6; 1972 ex.s. c 43 s 17; 1971 ex.s. c 289 s 6; 1961 c 23 s 51.28.030

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Where death results from injury the parties entitled to compensation under this title, or someone in their behalf, shall make application for the same to the department or self-insurer as the case may be, which application must be accompanied with proof of death and proof of relationship showing the parties to be entitled to compensation under this title, certificates of attending provider, if any, and such proof as required by the rules of the department.

Upon receipt of notice of accident under RCW 51.28.010, the director shall immediately forward to the party or parties required to make application for compensation under this section, notification, in nontechnical language, of their rights under this title.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.