| Passed by the Senate March 10, 2008 YEAS 49 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 5, 2008 YEAS 67 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6421 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2008 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/16/08. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to providing medical coverage for smoking cessation programs; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW
to read as follows:
The department shall provide coverage under this chapter for
smoking cessation counseling services, as well as prescription and
nonprescription agents when used to promote smoking cessation, so long
as such agents otherwise meet the definition of "covered outpatient
drug" in 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r-8(k). However, the department may
initiate an individualized inquiry and determine and implement by rule
appropriate coverage limitations as may be required to encourage the
use of effective, evidence-based services and prescription and
nonprescription agents. The department shall track per-capita
expenditures for a cohort of clients that receive smoking cessation
benefits, and submit a cost-benefit analysis to the legislature on or
before January 1, 2012.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 If specific funding for the purposes of this
act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by
June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and
void.