PDFWAC 296-17-31001
Introduction.
Chapter 296-17 WAC, General reporting rules, audit and recordkeeping, rates and rating system for Washington workers' compensation insurance provides rules applicable to workers' compensation insurance coverage (industrial insurance) that employers in the state of Washington must provide for their workers. We refer to these rules (WACs) as sections and they define or explain:
| • | Words and phrases which we use |
| • | Who the workers' compensation system applies to |
| • | How to obtain workers' compensation coverage |
| • | Why a classification system is necessary |
| • | How our classification plan is designed |
| • | How our classification approach compares to other states |
| • | How we assign classifications to your business |
| • | How we classify your business if a specific classification treatment is not referenced in our classification plan |
| • | How employers report and pay premiums to us |
| • | How we compute base rates |
| • | Audit and recordkeeping requirements |
| • | Experience rating plan |
| • | Base rate tables. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.16.035. WSR 19-11-109, § 296-17-31001, filed 5/21/19, effective 7/1/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.06.035, 51.08.010, 51.04.020. WSR 07-12-045, § 296-17-31001, filed 5/31/07, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. WSR 98-18-042, § 296-17-31001, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98.]