CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        SENATE BILL 6516

                        53rd Legislature

                      1994 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 6, 1994   YEAS 47   NAYS 0 President of the Senate Passed by the House March 1, 1994   YEAS 70   NAYS 27

CERTIFICATE I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6516 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Speaker of the       House of Representatives

Secretary

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                         SENATE BILL 6516

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 1994 Regular Session

State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Senators West, Talmadge, Moyer, Snyder and Anderson

Read first time 01/26/94.  Referred to Committee on Health & Human Services.

Creating the Warren Featherstone Reid award for excellence in health care.

    AN ACT Relating to the award for excellence in health care; and creating new sections.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The legislature recognizes the critical importance of ensuring that all Washington residents have access to quality and affordable health care.  The legislature further recognizes that substantial improvements can be made in health care delivery when providers, including health care facilities, are encouraged to continuously strive for excellence in quality management practices, value, and consumer satisfaction.  The legislature finds that when centers of quality are highlighted and honored publicly they become examples for other health care providers to emulate, thereby further promoting the implementation of improved health care delivery processes.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  There is created an award to honor and recognize cost-effective and quality health care services.  This award shall be known as the "Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Health Care."

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  The governor, in conjunction with the secretary of health, shall identify and honor health care providers and facilities in Washington state who exhibit exceptional quality and value in the delivery of health services.  The award shall be given annually consistent with the availability of qualified nominees.  The secretary may appoint an advisory committee to assist in the selection of nominees, if necessary.

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