The following definitions are applicable under this chapter.

(1) "Compensation" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 49.46.300.

(2) "Department" means the employment security department.

(3) "Digital network" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 49.46.300.

(4) "Pilot program" refers to the temporary program providing elective coverage to transportation network company drivers created under chapter 451, Laws of 2023. The pilot program is effective from July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2028.

(5) "Third party" means a designated representative that is authorized to conduct business on behalf of the transportation network company driver. To represent a driver before the department, the driver or third party must submit documentation in a format approved by the department. The driver is responsible for all acts taken or failures to act by the third party on the driver's behalf.

(6) A "transportation network company" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 46.04.652.

(7) A "transportation network company driver" has the same meaning as commercial transportation services provider driver in RCW 48.177.005.