WAC 118-04-380. Eligibility requirements and procedures for filing extraordinary expense claims

(1) Tribal or local authorized officials may submit extraordinary expense claims on behalf of emergency workers if the expenses were necessary to directly support emergency worker activity under an emergency management division mission number and the expenses represent extraordinary, expendable obligations such as feeding or lodging of emergency workers. (2) Individual emergency workers submitting claims shall have been a registered emergency worker, activated by an authorized official for an authorized activity under the provisions of chapter 38.52 RCW, and shall have reported to or been in the process of reporting to the authorized on-scene official. (3) The emergency management division shall provide forms (Form EMD-089, extraordinary expense claim) for use by tribal or local authorized officials and emergency workers for reimbursement of extraordinary expenses for missions as authorized by chapter 38.52 RCW. All claims must include receipts and documentation and be submitted through the tribal or local emergency management agency to the emergency management division. (4) All lodging and feeding claims shall be paid in accordance with current state per diem rates. (5) Extraordinary expenses resulting from training events shall not be eligible for reimbursement.