Washington Code 51.04.020 – Powers and duties
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The director shall:
Terms Used In Washington Code 51.04.020
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
(1) Establish and adopt rules governing the administration of this title;
(2) Ascertain and establish the amounts to be paid into and out of the accident fund;
(3) Regulate the proof of accident and extent thereof, the proof of death and the proof of relationship and the extent of dependency;
(4) Supervise the medical, surgical, and hospital treatment to the intent that it may be in all cases efficient and up to the recognized standard of modern surgery;
(5) Issue proper receipts for moneys received and certificates for benefits accrued or accruing;
(6) Investigate the cause of all serious injuries and report to the governor from time to time any violations or laxity in performance of protective statutes or regulations coming under the observation of the department;
(7) Compile statistics which will afford reliable information upon which to base operations of all divisions under the department;
(8) Make an annual report to the governor of the workings of the department;
(9) Be empowered to enter into agreements with the appropriate agencies of other states relating to conflicts of jurisdiction where the contract of employment is in one state and injuries are received in the other state, and insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States, to enter into similar agreements with the provinces of Canada; and
[ 2000 c 5 § 14; 1994 c 164 § 24; 1977 c 75 § 77; 1963 c 29 § 1; 1961 c 23 § 51.04.020. Prior: 1957 c 70 § 3; prior: (i) 1921 c 182 § 9; 1911 c 74 § 24; RRS § 7703. (ii) 1947 c 247 § 1, part; 1911 c 74 § 4, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 7676f, part.]
NOTES:
Intent—Purpose—2000 c 5: See RCW 48.43.500.
Application—Short title—Captions not law—Construction—Severability—Application to contracts—Effective dates—2000 c 5: See notes following RCW 48.43.500.
Severability—1963 c 29: “If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.” [ 1963 c 29 § 2.]
Assignment of wage claims: RCW 49.48.040.
Farm labor contractors: Chapter 19.30 RCW.
Health and safety, underground workers: Chapter 49.24 RCW.
Minimum wage act: Chapter 49.46 RCW.
Seasonal labor disputes: Chapter 49.40 RCW.
Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act: Chapter 49.17 RCW.