WAC 296-17-31001   Introduction.  WAC 296-17-31001 through 296-17-35204 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 the complete body of information as the workers' compensation underwriting manual. The workers' compensation underwriting manual contains sections (WACs) that 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 51.06.035, 51.08.010, 51.04.020. 07-12-045, § 296-17-31001, filed 5/31/07, effective 7/1/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 51.16.035. 98-18-042, § 296-17-31001, filed 8/28/98, effective 10/1/98.]