External Workers' Compensation Process for OOS Employees in Washington

Washington

In the event of an on-the-job injury or illness occurring in the State of Washington, please follow the below steps in order.

Step 1: Report the injury or illness to your supervisor immediately. Seek treatment with a medical provider of your choosing for the first care appointment. For the second visit and beyond, you will need to seek medical treatment from a list of providers in Washington state. Please use the Find a doctor tool to select a network provider.

Step 2: When receiving medical treatment at your first appointment please inform your doctor that the injury occurred while working and your doctor will file a Medical Provider’s Report of Accident via FileFast.

Step 3: Document your injury or illness as soon as possible by choosing one of the following options:

If you work for an agency that reports an injury, illness or near miss using the Workday system, logon to Workday. Select Report a Safety Incident within the Workday Safety application.

If your agency has not established an injury, illness or near miss reporting process or you are unaware of the process, please click on this hyperlink. Select Submit a New Risk Management Request, fill-in the fields on the form and select Out-of-State Safety Incident Report under the Type of Request drop down menu, then submit the form.

Step 4: File a claim with the appropriate insurance carrier via FileFast or by calling 1-877-561-File (3453). Your claim will be managed by the state of Washington’s Labor and Industries (L&I). You should expect a call from L&I shortly after the claim is filed. Please work with WA L&I and provide them with any information they need during the life of the claim.

For more information click on this link Injured? What You Need to Know (wa.gov)

For any questions or concerns please reach out to DAS Risk Management

Mailing address:

PO Box 12009

Salem, Oregon 97309

Phone: 503-373-7475

Fax: 503-373-7337