CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2838
Chapter
270, Laws of 1996
54th
Legislature
1996
Regular Session
HEALTH
INJURY DISPUTES--MEDIATION
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/6/96
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Passed by the House February 9, 1996
Yeas 97 Nays 0
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker
of the
House
of Representatives
Passed by
the Senate February 29, 1996
Yeas 49 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Timothy
A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL
2838 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the
dates hereon set forth.
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JOEL
PRITCHARD
President
of the Senate
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 TIMOTHY
A. MARTIN
Chief
Clerk
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Approved
March 29, 1996 Place Style On Codes above, and
Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March
29, 1996 - 4:53 p.m.
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MIKE
LOWRY
Governor
of the State of Washington
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Secretary
of State
State
of Washington
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL 2838
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Passed Legislature -
1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By
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 one year.
Passed
the House February 9, 1996.
Passed
the Senate February 29, 1996.
Approved by the Governor March 29, 1996.
Filed in
Office of Secretary of State March 29, 1996.