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                                  HOUSE BILL 1910

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Dellwo, R. Johnson, Paris, Inslee, Brough, Winsley, Wood, Van Luven and Moyer; by request of Insurance Commissioner.

 

Read first time February 14, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.Making medicare supplemental insurance conform to federal law.


     AN ACT Relating to making medicare supplemental insurance conform to federal laws; and adding a new section to chapter 48.66 RCW.

 

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

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 48.66 RCW to read as follows:

     The commissioner may adopt, from time-to-time, such rules as are necessary with respect to medicare supplemental insurance to conform Washington policies, contracts, certificates, standards, and practices to the requirements of federal law, specifically including 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395ss, and federal regulations adopted thereunder.