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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4216

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Granlund and Kreidler

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to dentistry; and adding a new section to chapter 18.32 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 18.32 RCW to read as follows:

          It is unprofessional conduct under this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW for a dentist to abrogate the copayment provisions of a contract by accepting the payment received from a third party payer as full payment.