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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2526

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Heavey, Chandler, Anderson, Wineberry, Campbell, Casada, Chappell, Morris, Kessler, Dorn, King, Carlson, Conway, G. Cole, R. Meyers, Hansen, Pruitt, Bray, J. Kohl, Jones, Leonard, Holm, Moak, Eide, Roland, Scott, Grant, Quall, Kremen, Schoesler, Talcott and Springer)

Read first time 02/04/94.

Including chiropractic care in health services available under industrial insurance.

    AN ACT Relating to chiropractic care for industrial insurance; and adding a new section to chapter 51.36 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 51.36 RCW to read as follows:

    Subject to the other provisions of this title, the health services that are available to an injured worker under RCW 51.36.010 include chiropractic care and evaluation.  For the purposes of assisting the department in making claims determinations, an injured worker may be required by the department to undergo examination by a chiropractor licensed under chapter 18.25 RCW.

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