{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-41.26a.047","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 41.26A.047","heading":"Minimum medial and health standards—Exemptions—Employer may adopt higher standards. (Effective June 30, 2029.)","body":"Nothing in RCW 41.26A.035, 41.26A.045, and 41.26A.046 shall apply to any firefighters or law enforcement officers who are employed as such on or before August 1, 1971, as long as they continue in such employment; nor to promotional appointments after becoming a member in the police or fire department of any employer nor to the reemployment of a law enforcement officer or firefighter by the same or a different employer within six months after the termination of his or her employment, nor to the reinstatement of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who has been on military or disability leave, disability retirement status, or leave of absence status. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent any employer from adopting higher medical and health standards than those which are adopted by the director of retirement systems.","path":["Title 41","Chapter 41.26A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=41.26A.047","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:43:12Z","sha256":"433dd9367fcb2005908992b47085c3f49afddcf02cde0375d87385be9b440fea","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-41.26a.046","next":"us-wa/rcw-41.26a.048"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}