CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 6356

Chapter 163, Laws of 2004

58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session



INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE CLAIM PROCESSING BY PHYSICIANS' ASSISTANTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/1/04

Passed by the Senate March 10, 2004
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 3, 2004
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6356 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

MILTON H. DOUMIT JR.
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Secretary
Approved March 26, 2004.








GARY F. LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 26, 2004 - 3:34 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 6356
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2004 Regular Session

By Senators Honeyford and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/19/2004.   Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.



     AN ACT Relating to physician assistants executing a certain certificate for labor and industries; adding a new section to chapter 51.28 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 51.28 RCW to read as follows:
     Physician assistants practicing with physician supervision as required by chapters 18.57A and 18.71A RCW may assist workers who suffer simple industrial injuries in making application for compensation under this title as specified in RCW 51.28.020. Physician assistants may not rate a worker's permanent partial disability under RCW 51.32.055, or determine a worker's entitlement to benefits under chapter 51.32 RCW. The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules identifying simple industrial injuries using diagnosis codes and other relevant criteria.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   By December 1, 2006, the department of labor and industries shall report to the senate committee on commerce and trade and the house committee on commerce and labor, or successor committees, on the implementation of this act, including but not limited to the effects of this act on injured worker outcomes, claim costs, and disputed claims.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   This act takes effect July 1, 2004.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   Sections 1 and 2 of this act expire July 1, 2007.


         Passed by the Senate March 10, 2004.
         Passed by the House March 3, 2004.
         Approved by the Governor March 26, 2004.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 26, 2004.