Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1986 NO. 11 >
STATE ‑- INSURANCE ‑- MEDICAL BENEFITS ‑- RESTRICTIONS ON MEDICAL COVERAGE BY STATE LICENSED HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS  It is not a violation of RCW 41.05.025(2) for the State Employees' Insurance Board (SEIB) to provide employees covered by SEIB plans the option of coverage by a health
AGO 1986 NO. 12 >
COUNTY ‑- EMPLOYMENT ‑- RETIREMENT ‑- MEDICAL BENEFITS ‑- LIABILITY FOR COSTS OF NURSING HOME CARE FOR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS RCW 41.26.150 makes the counties responsible for the costs of nursing home care for those individuals retired from county employment under the Law
AGO 1986 NO. 13 >
CITIES AND TOWNS--CIVIL SERVICE--POLICE--CITY CHARTER--APPEAL RIGHT OF CITY POLICE EMPLOYEE FOR SUSPENSION OF LESS THAN FIVE DAYS A city civil service system for city police provided by charter does not substantially accomplish the purpose of chapter 41.12 RCW if it does not provide for any appeal
AGO 1986 NO. 14 >
OFFICES AND OFFICERS ‑‑ STATE ‑‑ BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS ‑‑ EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO SUPPORT BOARD FUNCTIONS ‑‑ SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES (1) The Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, not the Director of the Department of
AGO 1986 NO. 15 >
STATE ‑- CONFIDENTIALITY ‑- SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES ‑- LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN ‑- DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITY OF A COMPLAINANT  (1) The long-term care ombudsman, under chapter 43.190 RCW, may not reveal the identity of a person who has filed a complaint with the Ombudsman without having
AGO 1986 NO. 16 >
MEETINGS ‑- PUBLIC ‑- APPLICABILITY OF OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT TO A COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BODY.  (1) The definition of governing body, including any "committee thereof," covers both committees composed of members of the governing body and committees composed of nonmembers appointed by