FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 2318

C 91 L 02

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Allowing a designee to represent the insurance commissioner on the health care facilities authority.

Sponsors:  By Representatives Cody, Campbell, Kenney and Edwards; by request of Insurance Commissioner.

House Committee on Health Care

Senate Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care

Background:

The Washington Health Care Facilities Authority was created to assist and encourage the construction of modern, well-equipped, and reasonably priced health care facilities. The authority is authorized to issue bonds for the construction, purchase, acquisition, rental, or lease of health care facilities by participants.  The authority is made up of the Governor, who serves as chair, the lieutenant governor, the insurance commissioner, the secretary of health, and a member of the public appointed by the Governor.  The Governor is authorized to designate an employee of his office to act on his behalf when the Governor is absent.

Summary:

The insurance commissioner is also authorized to designate an employee to act on his behalf when the insurance commissioner is absent.

Votes on Final Passage:

House970

Senate480

Effective:  June 13, 2002