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                                  HOUSE BILL 2838

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Dyer, Cody, Foreman, McMahan, Goldsmith, Huff, Carlson and Robertson

Read first time 01/22/96.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Limiting mediation of health care injury disputes.

     AN ACT Relating to mediation of health care injury disputes; and amending RCW 7.70.110.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 7.70.110 and 1993 c 492 s 420 are each amended to read as follows:

     The making of a written, good faith request for mediation of a dispute related to damages for injury occurring as a result of health care ((provided)) prior to filing a cause of action under this chapter shall toll the statute of limitations provided in RCW 4.16.350 for six months.

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