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Wash. Rev. Code § 51.28.030 (2026)

Beneficiaries' application for compensation—Notification of rights

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Where death results from injury the parties entitled to compensation under this title, or someone in their behalf, shall make application for the same to the department or self-insurer as the case may be, which application must be accompanied with proof of death and proof of relationship showing the parties to be entitled to compensation under this title, certificates of attending provider, if any, and such proof as required by the rules of the department.
Upon receipt of notice of accident under RCW 51.28.010, the director shall immediately forward to the party or parties required to make application for compensation under this section, notification, in nontechnical language, of their rights under this title.
[ 2023 c 171 s 5; 2004 c 65 s 6; 1972 ex.s. c 43 s 17; 1971 ex.s. c 289 s 6; 1961 c 23 s 51.28.030. Prior: 1927 c 310 s 6, part; 1921 c 182 s 7, part; 1911 c 74 s 12, part; RRS s 7686, part.]

Notes:

Effective date—Retroactive application—2023 c 171: See note following RCW 51.04.050.
Report to legislature—Effective date—Severability—2004 c 65: See notes following RCW 51.04.030.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2021 · leading case: Michael Weaver v. City Of Everett, 421 P.3d 1013 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018).
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Michael Weaver v. City Of Everett, 421 P.3d 1013 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). “18 See also RCW 51.28.030. -26- No. 76324-5-1/27 in a disabling condition.”
Clark v. Pacificorp, 822 P.2d 162 (Wash. 1991). “RCW 51.28.030. A state fund was established as the source for recovery.”
Dep't of Labor & Indus. v. Est. of MacMillan, 814 P.2d 194 (Wash. 1991). “RCW 51.28.030 describes the beneficiary's application for benefits and again requires the Department, upon notice of an industrial accident, to notify the beneficiary of his or her rights under the Act.”
Robbins v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 349 P.3d 59 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “The same is true with RCW 51.28.030, which controls an application for a death claim.”
City Of Seattle. V. Ronald Cordova (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “050, “[n]o application shall be valid or claim thereunder enforceable unless filed within one year after the day upon which the injury occurred or the rights of dependents or beneficiaries accrued.”
Shawn L. Robbins v. Dept. of Labor & Indus. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “The same is true with RCW 51.28.030 which controls an application for a death claim.”
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