Washington Administrative Code

All joint self-insurance programs shall furnish to every participant of the program written statements which describe:(1) Insurance coverages or benefits currently provided by the program, including any applicable restrictions, limitations, and exclusions;(2) The procedure for fi…

(1) Program terminations. All joint self-insurance programs shall maintain a written plan that provides for the partial or complete termination of the program and for liquidation of its assets upon termination of the program. The termination procedure shall include, but not be li…

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall maintain a written plan or policy approved by the board of directors for managing the financial resources of the program. The financial plan shall include:(a) A procedure for accounting for moneys received, payments made and liabilities…

Before contracting with private businesses for third-party administrator professional services, all joint self-insurance programs shall establish and maintain written procedures approved by the board of directors for contracting with privately owned third-party administrators. En…

All joint self-insurance programs formed under this chapter shall have a written risk management program which includes, but is not limited to, loss control, loss prevention, training and evaluation of risk based on loss experience.[Statutory Authority: 2011 c 43. WSR 11-23-093, …

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall adopt a written claims administration program which includes, as a minimum, the following procedures:(a) Claims filing procedures and forms.(b) Standards requiring case reserves for each claim be established in the amount of the undisco…

(1) Every joint property and liability self-insurance program authorized to transact business in the state of Washington shall submit the annual report to the state risk manager.(2) The annual report to the state risk manager shall require the following information to be submitte…

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall operate in the same form and manner stated in the program's original application approved by the state risk manager. Programs shall submit a written request and receive approval from the state risk manager prior to implementing the foll…

(1) Every joint self-insurance program formed under this chapter shall require the claims auditor, the private third-party administrator, the actuary, and the broker of record to contract separately with the joint self-insurance program. Each contract shall require that a written…

(1) The state risk manager shall fix state risk manager assessment fees to cover expenses and operating costs of the state risk manager's office in administering chapter 48.64 RCW. Such fees shall be levied against each joint property and liability self-insurance program regulate…

(1) A joint self-insurance program which disagrees with a fee for services issued to it by the state risk manager shall notify the state risk manager in writing within thirty days after receipt of the invoice. The writing shall include the self-insurance program's reasons for cha…

Within ten days after a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks formed under this chapter has been served with a cease and desist order under RCW 48.64.080(3), the entity may request an administrative hearing. The hearing provided may be held in such a p…

Every joint self-insurance program formed under this chapter shall use a competitive process in the selection of consultants. The process shall provide an equal and open opportunity to qualified parties and shall culminate in a selection based on pre-established criteria which ma…

Pursuant to the authority granted by RCW 43.19.760, 43.19.781, and 43.17.060, the director of the department of enterprise services establishes the following risk management standards to be followed by all state agencies on flood mitigation.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.19.011, 43…

The purpose of these standards is to discourage state development on flood plains whenever there is a practical alternative. This will result in reduced liability and costs associated with flood damage to state-owned real and personal property.[Statutory Authority: 2011 c 43. WSR…

The objectives of these flood mitigation standards are:(1) To protect the people and the property of the state from unnecessary loss due to flood;(2) To restore and preserve the natural and beneficial values served by flood plains;(3) To minimize the impact of state development o…

These standards apply uniformly to:(1) All state agencies;(2) Projects and proposals for state-owned developments, new construction, and property undergoing substantial improvement; and(3) New leases except for existing leases or renewed leases.[Statutory Authority: 2011 c 43. WS…

(1) "Agency" or "agencies" as used in this section means all Washington state agencies, boards, commissions, and all state institutions of higher education.(2) "Development" means any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate including, but not limited to: Buildings o…

(1) Each state agency is responsible for reducing the liability and costs associated with flood damage to its state-owned property, both real and personal;(2) When a proposal or project is initiated for the acquisition, development, and/or the construction of state-owned structur…

(1) When planning the location, acquisition, and/or construction of state-owned developments, structures, or property, one hundred-year flood plains and special flood hazard areas, as identified on flood insurance rate maps or by other available sources, shall be avoided whenever…

(1) Exemptions from the elevation requirements of WAC 200-130-015(3) are granted automatically for:(a) Facilities where their use and purpose require construction below one hundred-year flood plains and/or special flood hazard areas (e.g., fish pens, fish ladders, holding ponds, …

These rules governing nonprofit self-insurance transactions are adopted by the state risk manager to implement chapter 109, Laws of 2015 relating to the management and operations of joint nonprofit property and liability self-insurance programs.[Statutory Authority: 2015 c 109. W…

(1) "Actuary" means any person who is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.(2) "Assessment" means the moneys paid by the members to a joint self-insurance program.(3) "Broker of record" means the insurance producer licensed …

Membership in a joint self-insurance program requires the execution of a foundation agreement. Only members may participate in risk-sharing. Only members may participate in the self-insured retention layer, and only members may participate in the joint purchase of insurance or re…

(1) Nonmembers may purchase services through a contract or agreement. Nonmembers shall not participate in any coverages of the joint self-insurance program including the self-insured retention layer and the excess insurance or reinsurance layer. This section is not intended to pr…

The joint self-insurance program shall make available to each member a copy of the program's annual membership report. The annual membership report shall include, at a minimum, financial information which includes the comparative balance sheet and statement of revenues, expenses …

Every joint self-insurance program shall provide every member with a notice of the time and place of each regular meeting of the governing body at least ten days prior to the meeting. The notice shall be provided in electronic or paper form, and the time and location of each meet…

All joint self-insurance programs shall provide notice by electronic mail to the state risk manager and every member of the joint self-insurance program twenty-four hours in advance of every special meeting.[Statutory Authority: 2015 c 109. WSR 15-22-011, § 200-150-02015, filed 1…

Every joint self-insurance program must provide the state risk manager and every member with a preliminary agenda in advance of each meeting of the governing body. The agenda shall be provided by electronic mail and shall be posted on the website of the program accessible to the …

Every joint self-insurance program shall provide notification of the intent to change the bylaws or foundation agreement to each member of the joint self-insurance program and the state risk manager by regular or electronic mail at least thirty days in advance of the meeting duri…

(1) Changes to the foundation agreement shall be by amendment and shall be approved by the governing body of each joint self-insurance program during a regular meeting of the governing body.(2) Amendments to the foundation agreement shall be adopted by the governing body of each …

The governing body of every joint self-insurance program shall be elected by a majority of the members voting in the election. Elections may be conducted during a regular meeting of the governing body or by mail-in ballot or electronic ballot. If mail-in or electronic ballots are…

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall obtain an annual actuarial review as of fiscal year end which provides written estimates of the liability for unpaid claims measured at the expected level and the seventy, eighty, and ninety percent confidence level.(2) The governing bo…

(1) Joint self-insurance program assessment formulas shall include all costs including rating for insured and self-insured layers of coverage. Assessment formulas shall be consistent and nondiscriminatory among all members.(2) This provision shall not be construed to prohibit ind…

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall furnish to each new member joining a self-insurance program written statements which describe:(a) Insurance coverages or benefits currently provided by the program, including any applicable restrictions, limitations, and exclusions;(b) …

(1) Program terminations. All joint self-insurance programs shall maintain a written plan that provides for the partial or complete termination of the program and for liquidation of its assets upon termination of the program. The termination procedure shall include, but not be li…

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall maintain a written plan for managing the financial resources of the program. The financial plan shall include:(a) A procedure for accounting for moneys received, payments made and liabilities of the joint program which complies with gen…

Before contracting for third-party administrator professional services, all joint self-insurance programs shall establish and maintain written procedures for contracting with third-party administrators. Entering a contract for services shall not relieve the governing body of the …

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall adopt a written claims administration program which includes, as a minimum, the following procedures:(a) Claims filing procedures and forms.(b) Standards requiring case reserves for each claim be established in the amount of the jury ve…

(1) Every joint property and liability self-insurance program authorized to transact business in the state of Washington shall submit the annual report to the state risk manager.(2) The annual report to the state risk manager shall require the following information to be submitte…

(1) All joint self-insurance programs shall operate in the same form and manner stated in the program's original application approved by the state risk manager. Programs shall submit a written request and receive approval from the state risk manager prior to implementing the foll…

(1) Every joint self-insurance program shall require the claims auditor, the third-party administrator, the actuary, and the broker of record to contract separately with the joint self-insurance program. Each contract shall require that a written statement be submitted to the pro…

(1) The state risk manager shall fix state risk manager fees to cover expenses and operating costs of the state risk manager's office in administering chapter 109, Laws of 2015. Such fees shall be levied against each joint property and liability self-insurance program regulated b…

Nonprofit joint self-insurance programs domiciled in this state and operating in this state and other states must obtain any licenses, permits and permissions to the extent required by a state prior to commencing operations in that state.[Statutory Authority: 2015 c 109. WSR 15-2…

(1) A joint self-insurance program which disagrees with a fee for services issued to it by the state risk manager shall notify the state risk manager in writing within thirty days after receipt of the invoice. The writing shall include the self-insurance program's reasons for cha…

Within ten days after a joint self-insurance program covering property or liability risks has been served with a cease and desist order under section 12(3), chapter 109, Laws of 2015, the entity may request an administrative hearing. The hearing provided may be held in such a pla…

These rules governing self-insurance transactions are adopted by the state risk manager to implement chapter 48.190 RCW relating to the management and operations of joint public benefit hospital entity property and liability self-insurance programs.[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.19…

(1) "Actuary" means any person who is a fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.(2) "Assessment" means the moneys paid by the members to a joint self-insurance program.(3) "Broker of record" means the licensed insurance producer …

The following rules apply exclusively to joint self-insurance programs. Individual entity programs shall be exempt from these requirements.[Statutory Authority: RCW 48.190.040 and 43.19.011. WSR 18-09-086, § 200-160-030, filed 4/17/18, effective 5/18/18.]

Membership in a joint self-insurance program requires the execution of a foundation agreement. Only members may participate in risk sharing. Only members may participate in the self-insured retention layer, and only members may participate in the joint purchase of insurance or re…