WAC 296-17B-220. Qualifications for new groups

We will enroll a new retrospective rating group only if: (1) We approve the organization sponsoring the group; (2) The members of the group qualify for group membership; (3) The sponsor demonstrates an acceptable workplace safety and accident prevention plan for the group; (4) The sponsor demonstrates an acceptable plan for cooperating with the department's claims management activities; (5) At least half of the proposed members have been dues paying members of the sponsoring organization for at least one year; (6) The standard premiums for the group members for the four quarters prior to enrollment total at least one million five hundred thousand dollars; and (7) Enrolling the group will substantially improve workplace safety and accident prevention for its members.