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                          HOUSE BILL 2526

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

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 01/17/94.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

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:

    The health services that are available to an injured worker under RCW 51.36.010 include chiropractic care in appropriate cases within the scope of practice under chapter 18.25 RCW.  As appropriate, and subject to the requirements for examinations of workers specified in this title, a worker may be required by the department to undergo chiropractic examination by a chiropractor licensed under chapter 18.25 RCW for the purpose of assisting the department in making determinations for the opening, reopening, or closure of a claim, in assessing the necessity and appropriateness of chiropractic care, or in making other determinations within the scope of chiropractic practice related to the worker's industrial injury.  If the worker has been under the care of a chiropractor as the attending physician, a chiropractor shall be included in the examination process for any purpose specified in this section.

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