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HOUSE BILL 2574
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1992 Regular Session
By Representatives Jones, G. Cole, Heavey and Fuhrman; by request of Department of Labor & Industries
Read first time 01/22/92. Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to the definition of hospital in regard to self-insurers; and amending RCW 51.14.150;
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 51.14.150 and 1983 c 174 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) For the purposes of this section, "hospital" means a hospital as defined in RCW 70.41.020(2) or a psychiatric hospital regulated under chapter 71.12 RCW, but does not include beds utilized by a comprehensive cancer center for cancer research.
(2)(a)
Any two or more employers which are school districts or educational service
districts, (((2))) or (b) any two or more employers which are
hospitals((, as defined in RCW 70.39.020(3))), and are owned or operated
by a state agency or municipal corporation of this state, or (((3))) (c)
any two or more employers which are hospitals((, as defined in RCW
70.39.020(3))), no one of which is owned or operated by a state agency or
municipal corporation of this state ((or subject to RCW 70.39.150(3))),
may enter into agreements to form self-insurance groups for the purposes of
this chapter((: PROVIDED, That)).
(3)
No more than one group may be formed under subsection (2)(b) of this
section and no more than one group may be formed under subsection (((3)))
(2)(c) of this section.
(4) The self-insurance groups shall be organized and operated under rules promulgated by the director under RCW 51.14.160. Such a self-insurance group shall be deemed an employer for the purposes of this chapter, and may qualify as a self-insurer if it meets all the other requirements of this chapter.