RCW 51.48.050
Liability for illegal collections for medical aid.
It shall be unlawful for any employer to directly or indirectly demand or collect from any of his or her workers any sum of money whatsoever for or on account of medical, surgical, hospital, or other treatment or transportation of injured workers, other than as specified in RCW 51.16.140, and any employer who directly or indirectly violates the foregoing provisions of this section shall be liable to the state for the benefit of the medical aid fund in ten times the amount so demanded or collected, and such employer and every officer, agent, or servant of such employer knowingly participating therein shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 1980 c 14 § 13. Prior: 1977 ex.s. c 350 § 70; 1977 ex.s. c 323 § 23; 1961 c 23 § 51.48.050; prior: 1917 c 28 § 17; RRS § 7726.]
NOTES:
Severability—Effective date—1977 ex.s. c 323: See notes following RCW 51.04.040.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 51 - Industrial Insurance
51.48.017 - Self-insurer delaying or refusing to pay benefits.
51.48.022 - Failure to secure payment of compensation—Stop work order—Penalty—Rules.
51.48.025 - Retaliation by employer prohibited—Investigation—Remedies.
51.48.030 - Failure to keep records and make reports.
51.48.040 - Inspection of employer's records.
51.48.050 - Liability for illegal collections for medical aid.
51.48.075 - Information and training on premium liability.
51.48.080 - Violation of rules.
51.48.095 - Adjustment for inflation.
51.48.100 - Waiver—Penalty-free periods.
51.48.103 - Engaging in business without certificate of coverage—Unlawful actions—Penalties.
51.48.105 - Failure to apply for coverage of employees—Not applicable, when.
51.48.110 - Decedent having no beneficiaries—Payment into supplemental pension fund.
51.48.120 - Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer—Issuance—Service—Contents.
51.48.131 - Notice of assessment for default in payments by employer—Appeal.
51.48.160 - Revocation of certificate of coverage for failure to pay warrants or taxes.
51.48.170 - Emergency assessment and collection of taxes.
51.48.180 - Emergency assessment and collection of taxes—Distraint and sale of property.
51.48.190 - Emergency assessment and collection of taxes—Conduct of sale.
51.48.220 - Order of execution upon property—Procedure—Sale.
51.48.230 - Order of execution upon property—Enforcement.
51.48.240 - Agents and employees of department not personally liable—Conditions.
51.48.250 - Liability of persons wilfully obtaining erroneous payments—Civil penalties.
51.48.260 - Liability of persons unintentionally obtaining erroneous payments.
51.48.270 - Criminal liability of persons making false statements or concealing information.
51.48.280 - Kickbacks, bribes, and rebates—Representation fees—Criminal liability—Exceptions.
51.48.290 - Written verification by health services providers.