CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1125

                   Chapter 103, Laws of 1991

                        52nd Legislature

                      1991 Regular Session

     PUBLIC ASSISTANCE‑-BILLING PERIOD FOR VENDORS EXTENDED

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/28/91

Passed by the House March 19, 1991

  Yeas 97   Nays 0

              JOE KING             

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 10, 1991

  Yeas 45   Nays 0

           JOEL PRITCHARD          

President of the Senate

Approved May 9, 1991

           BOOTH GARDNER           

Governor of the State of Washington

CERTIFICATE

I, Alan Thompson, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1125 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

            ALAN THOMPSON             Chief Clerk

                                     FILED         

                  May 9, 1991 - 11:42 a.m.

                        Secretary of State   

                       State of Washington  

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                                  HOUSE BILL 1125

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                     Passed Legislature - 1991 Regular Session

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Braddock and Orr; by request of Dept. of Social and Health Services.

Read first time January 21, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Health Care\Appropriations. Changing the billing period to twelve months.

     AN ACT Relating to the billing period for vendors; and amending RCW 74.09.160.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 74.09.160 and 1980 c 32 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

     Each vendor or group who has a contract and is rendering service to eligible persons as defined in this chapter shall submit such charges as agreed upon between the department and the individual or group ((on a monthly basis and shall present their final charges not more)) no later than ((one hundred twenty days after)) twelve months from the ((termination)) date of service.  If the final charges are not presented within the ((one hundred twenty-day)) twelve-month period, they shall not be a charge against the state ((unless previous extension in writing has been given by the department)).  Said ((one hundred twenty-day)) twelve-month period may also be extended by regulation, but only if required by applicable federal law or regulation, and to no more than the extension of time so required.  For services rendered prior to the effective date of this act, final charges shall not be a charge against the state unless they are presented within one hundred twenty days from the date of service.

     Passed the House March 19, 1991.

     Passed the Senate April 10, 1991.

Approved by the Governor May 9, 1991.

     Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 9, 1991.