E2SHB 1267 -
By Senators Swecker, Benton
OUT OF ORDER 04/12/2011
Beginning on page 38, line 35, after "with" strike all material through "child" on page 39, line 5 and insert "minimum benefits of at least twenty thousand dollars per year for the life of the woman acting as a surrogate for any physician ordered pregnancy related disability"
EFFECT: Provides that the long-term disability insurance for the woman acting as a surrogate must have minimum benefits of at least 20,000 dollars per year for her lifetime (rather than weekly benefits equal to at least 150 percent of the state minimum wage multiplied by 40 hours per week). Removes the provision allowing the intended parent or parents to pay weekly benefits to the woman acting as a surrogate, in the event of a pregnancy related disability, if she is unable to obtain long-term disability insurance.