RCW 70.15.100
Volunteer health practitioners—Workers' compensation coverage—Rules.
(1) A volunteer health practitioner who dies or is injured as the result of providing health or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter is deemed to be an employee of this state for the purpose of receiving benefits for the death or injury under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, if:
(a) The practitioner is not otherwise eligible for such benefits for the injury or death under the law of this or another state; and
(b) The practitioner, or in the case of death the practitioner's personal representative, elects coverage under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by making a claim under that law.
(2) The department in consultation with the department of labor and industries shall adopt rules, enter into agreements with other states, or take other measures to facilitate the receipt of benefits for injury or death under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW, by volunteer health practitioners who reside in other states, and may waive or modify requirements for filing, processing, and paying claims that unreasonably burden the practitioners. To promote uniformity of application of this chapter with other states that enact similar legislation, the department shall consult with and consider the practices for filing, processing, and paying claims by agencies with similar authority in other states.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "injury" means a physical or mental injury or disease for which an employee of this state who is injured or contracts the disease in the course of the employee's employment would be entitled to benefits under the workers' compensation law of this state, Title 51 RCW.
[ 2018 c 184 § 11.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.15 - Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.
70.15.020 - Applicability to volunteer health practitioners.
70.15.030 - Regulation of services during emergency by department—Orders—Host entity duties.
70.15.040 - Volunteer health practitioner registration systems—Requirements.
70.15.050 - Recognition of volunteer health practitioners licensed in other states.
70.15.060 - No effect on health facility credentialing and privileging standards.
70.15.090 - Rules—Consultation with state military department and other agencies.
70.15.100 - Volunteer health practitioners—Workers' compensation coverage—Rules.