CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6428

Chapter 259, Laws of 2004

58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session



DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES--HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/10/04

Passed by the Senate March 8, 2004
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 3, 2004
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6428 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

MILTON H. DOUMIT JR.
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Secretary
Approved March 31, 2004.








GARY F. LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 31, 2004 - 3:08 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6428
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2004 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Commerce & Trade (originally sponsored by Senator Honeyford)

READ FIRST TIME 02/05/04.   



     AN ACT Relating to the role of the department of labor and industries in regards to health care providers; and adding a new section to chapter 51.52 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 51.52 RCW to read as follows:
     When a provider files with the board an appeal from an order terminating the provider's authority to provide services related to the treatment of industrially injured workers, the department may petition the board for an order immediately suspending the provider's eligibility to participate as a provider of services to industrially injured workers under this title pending the final disposition of the appeal by the board. The board shall grant the petition if it determines that there is good cause to believe that workers covered under this title may suffer serious physical or mental harm if the petition is not granted. The board shall expedite the hearing of the department's petition under this section.


         Passed by the Senate March 8, 2004.
         Passed by the House March 3, 2004.
         Approved by the Governor March 31, 2004.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 31, 2004.