Washington Code 7.68.072 – Aggravation, diminution, or termination of disability
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(1) If aggravation, diminution, or termination of disability takes place, the director may, upon the application of the beneficiary, made within seven years from the date the first closing order becomes final, or at any time upon his or her own motion, readjust the rate of compensation in accordance with the rules in this section provided for the same, or in a proper case terminate the payment. The director may, upon application of the victim made at any time, provide proper and necessary medical and surgical services as authorized under RCW 7.68.095.
Terms Used In Washington Code 7.68.072
- 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) “Closing order” as used in this section means an order based on factors which include medical recommendation, advice, examination, or the maximum benefit has been met.
[ 2011 c 346 § 404.]
NOTES:
Intent—Retroactive application—Effective date—2011 c 346: See notes following RCW 7.68.020.