Washington Code 7.68.071 – Determination of permanent total disability
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(1) Benefits for permanent total disability shall be determined under the director’s supervision, only after the injured victim‘s condition becomes fixed.
Terms Used In Washington Code 7.68.071
- Department: means the department of labor and industries. See Washington Code 7.68.020
- Permanent total disability: means loss of both legs, or arms, or one leg and one arm, total loss of eyesight, paralysis, or other condition permanently incapacitating the victim from performing any work at any gainful occupation. See Washington Code 7.68.020
- Victim: means a person who suffers bodily injury or death as a proximate result of a criminal act of another person, the victim's own good faith and reasonable effort to prevent a criminal act, or his or her good faith effort to apprehend a person reasonably suspected of engaging in a criminal act. See Washington Code 7.68.020
(2) All determinations of permanent total disabilities shall be made by the department. The victim may make a request or the inquiry may be initiated by the director. Determinations shall be required in every instance where permanent total disability is likely to be present.
(3) A request for determination of permanent total disability shall be examined by the department, and the department shall issue an order in accordance with RCW 51.52.050.
[ 2011 c 346 § 403.]
NOTES:
Intent—Retroactive application—Effective date—2011 c 346: See notes following RCW 7.68.020.