Before the department or self-insured employer will consider an application for modification, the residence must meet the following criteria:
- (1) The residence must be structurally sound and free of obvious structural defects. The department may request a safety inspection. The department or self-insured employer will not pay for a residence to be brought up to state and local code except as required to complete a necessary and approved modification.
- (2) The residence can be adapted to be suitable for the worker's needs for purposes of daily living.
- (3) In the opinion of the worker's health care providers, the worker can live in the residence after modification.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.010, 51.04.020, 51.32.240, and 2005 c 411. WSR 06-06-065, § 296-14-6206, filed 2/28/06, effective 4/1/06.]