Facilitating the use of a department of labor and industries-approved, application-based, third-party recording platform to record independent medical exams.

 H-2780.1

HOUSE BILL 2336

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Representatives Abbarno, Schmidt, and Graham

Prefiled 01/08/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

AN ACT Relating to facilitating the use of a department of labor and industries-approved, application-based, third-party recording platform to record independent medical exams; reenacting and amending RCW 51.36.070 ; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 51.36.070 and 2023 c 171 s 12 and 2023 c 166 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Whenever the department or the self-insurer deems it necessary in order to (i) make a decision regarding claim allowance or reopening, (ii) resolve a new medical issue, an appeal, or case progress, or (iii) evaluate the worker's permanent disability or work restriction, a worker shall submit to examination by a physician or physicians selected by the department, with the rendition of a report to the person ordering the examination, the attending provider, and the injured worker.