5386-S AMS QUIG 2367.1

SSB 5386 - S AMD - 088

By Senators Quigley, Fairley, Moyer, Wood Winsley

                                                    ADOPTED 3/9/95

    On page 6, after line 11, insert the following:

    "(16) No later than July 1, 1996, the administrator shall implement procedures whereby hospitals licensed under chapters 70.41 and 71.12 RCW, rural health care facilities regulated under chapter 70.175 RCW, and community and migrant health centers funded under RCW 41.05.220, may, at no remuneration, expeditiously assist patients and their families in applying for basic health plan or medical assistance coverage, and in submitting such applications directly to the health care authority or the department of social and health services.  The health care authority and the department of social and health services shall make every effort to simplify and expedite the application and enrollment process."

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