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                                 SENATE BILL 5642

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senators McDonald, Niemi, Craswell and Pelz; by request of Office of Financial Management and Dept. of Social & Health Services.

Read first time February 12, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Ways & Means. Pertaining to Class IV human immunodeficiency virus insurance program.

     AN ACT Relating to class IV human immunodeficiency virus insurance programs; and amending RCW 70.24.440.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 70.24.440 and 1989 c 260 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) "Class IV human immunodeficiency virus insurance program," as used in this section, means the program financed by state funds to assure health insurance coverage for individuals with class IV human immunodeficiency virus infection, as defined by the state board of health, who meet eligibility requirements established by the department.

     (2) The department may pay for health insurance coverage with funds appropriated for this purpose on behalf of persons who are infected with class IV human immunodeficiency virus, meet program eligibility requirements, and are eligible for "continuation coverage" as provided by the federal consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985 or group health insurance policies((:  PROVIDED, That this authorization to pay for health insurance shall cease on June 30, 1991, as to any coverage not initiated prior to that date)).