CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1910

                   Chapter 120, Laws of 1991

                        52nd Legislature

                      1991 Regular Session

MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE‑-CONFORMANCE TO FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/28/91

Passed by the House March 18, 1991

  Yeas 98   Nays 0

              JOE KING             

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 12, 1991

  Yeas 38   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 1910 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

            ALAN THOMPSON              Chief Clerk

                                     FILED         

                  May 9, 1991 - 11:59 a.m.

                        Secretary of State   

                       State of Washington  

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                                  HOUSE BILL 1910

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                     Passed Legislature - 1991 Regular Session

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.

     Passed the House March 18, 1991.

     Passed the Senate April 12, 1991.

Approved by the Governor May 9, 1991.

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