SB 6494-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Provides that, after December 31, 2005, a health carrier that issues a card identifying a person as an enrollee, and requires the person to present the card to providers for purposes of claims processing, may not display on the card an identification number that includes more than a four-digit portion of the person's complete social security number.

Provides that, any card issued after December 31, 2005, by the department or a managed health care system to a person receiving services under chapter 74.09 RCW, that must be presented to providers for purposes of claims processing, may not display an identification number that includes more than a four-digit portion of the person's complete social security number.