RCW 38.52.370
Medical, surgical or hospital treatment—Reimbursement.
If, in addition to monetary assistance, benefits, or other temporary or permanent relief, the United States or any agent thereof, will reimburse an emergency worker or his or her dependents for medical, surgical or hospital treatment, or any combination thereof, furnished to the injured emergency worker, the emergency worker has no right to receive similar medical, surgical or hospital treatment as provided in this chapter, but the department, may furnish a medical, surgical or hospital treatment as part of the compensation provided under the provisions of this chapter and apply to the United States or its agent for the reimbursement which will be made to the emergency worker or his or her dependents. As a condition to the furnishing of such medical, surgical or hospital treatment, the department shall require the emergency worker and his dependents to assign to the state of Washington, for the purpose of reimbursing for any medical, surgical or hospital treatment furnished or to be furnished by the state, any claim or right such emergency worker or his or her dependents may have to reimbursement from the United States or any agent thereof.
[ 1986 c 266 § 41; 1984 c 38 § 38; 1974 ex.s. c 171 § 39; 1953 c 223 § 21.]
NOTES:
Severability—1986 c 266: See note following RCW 38.52.005.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 38 - Militia and Military Affairs
Chapter 38.52 - Emergency Management.
38.52.020 - Declaration of policy and purpose.
38.52.037 - Comprehensive state mine rescue plan—Submittal to legislature.
38.52.050 - Governor's general powers and duties.
38.52.073 - Communication plan status report—Life safety information communication report.
38.52.080 - Outside aid—Rights and liabilities—Claims.
38.52.091 - Mutual aid and interlocal agreements—Requirements.
38.52.100 - Appropriations—Acceptance of funds, services, etc.
38.52.105 - Disaster response account.
38.52.120 - Political activity prohibited.
38.52.140 - Status of civil service employee preserved.
38.52.150 - Orders, rules, regulations—Enforcement—Availability—Penalty.
38.52.160 - Matching funds from political subdivision may be required.
38.52.170 - Plan for federal area.
38.52.190 - Compensation for injury or death—Chapter exclusive.
38.52.195 - Exemption from liability while providing construction, equipment, or work.
38.52.1951 - Application of exemption from liability for architects and engineers.
38.52.200 - Liability for compensation is in lieu of other liability—Exception.
38.52.205 - Claims arising from emergency management related activities—Filing—Contents.
38.52.210 - Compensation boards—Established.
38.52.220 - Compensation boards—Meetings—Claims not necessitating board meeting.
38.52.230 - Compensation boards—Attendance of witnesses, oaths, rules—Members uncompensated.
38.52.240 - Compensation boards—Duties as to compensation applications.
38.52.250 - Compensation boards—Quorum—Transmittal of minutes, claims—Appeal to department.
38.52.260 - When compensation furnished.
38.52.270 - Minors entitled to benefits.
38.52.280 - Compensation and benefits limited by appropriation.
38.52.290 - Applicability of workers' compensation law.
38.52.300 - Right of action against third party.
38.52.310 - Coverage, classification, registration, of workers.
38.52.320 - Schedule of payments.
38.52.330 - Expenditures authorized—Claims, payment and disposition—Appeals.
38.52.340 - Benefits under other compensation plans.
38.52.350 - Benefits furnished under federal law—Reduction of state benefits.
38.52.360 - Medical, surgical or hospital treatment.
38.52.370 - Medical, surgical or hospital treatment—Reimbursement.
38.52.380 - State compensation denied if payment prevents federal benefits.
38.52.390 - Contracts or work on cost basis for emergency management activities.
38.52.400 - Search and rescue activities—Powers and duties of local officials.
38.52.420 - Model contingency plan for pollution control facilities and hazardous waste management.
38.52.500 - Statewide 911 telephone service—Finding.
38.52.501 - Statewide 911 emergency communications service—Findings.
38.52.505 - Statewide 911 emergency service—Automatic location identification—Rules.
38.52.520 - State 911 coordination office.
38.52.525 - State 911 coordination office—Public education materials.
38.52.531 - 911 advisory committee.
38.52.535 - State 911 coordination office and advisory committee—Uniform national standards.
38.52.545 - Priorities for 911 funding.
38.52.550 - Emergency communications systems and information—Immunity from civil liability.
38.52.920 - Repeal and saving.
38.52.930 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions to state military department.
38.52.940 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.