2669-S AMH CURT BLAC 158
SHB 2669 - H AMD 741
By Representative Curtis
WITHDRAWN 2/13/2006
On page 4, after line 2, insert the following:
"Sec. 3. 2005 c 39 s 2 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
(1) From January 1, 2005, until July 1, ((2006)) 2007, no specialty hospital in which a physician, or an immediate family member of a physician, has an ownership or investment interest shall be granted a license under chapter 70.41 RCW.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Specialty hospital" means a subclass of hospital that is primarily or exclusively engaged in the care and treatment of one of the following categories: (i) Patients with a cardiac condition; (ii) patients with an orthopedic condition; (iii) patients receiving a surgical procedure; and (iv) any other specialized category of services that the secretary of health and human services designates as a specialty hospital.
(b) An ownership or investment interest in a specialty hospital may be through equity, debt, or other means and includes an interest in an entity that holds an ownership or investment interest in a specialty hospital.
Sec. 4. 2005 c 39 s 3 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
This act expires July 1, ((2006)) 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Section 2 of this act takes effect July 1, 2007."
Correct internal references accordingly.
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Extends the present statewide moratorium on the issuance of licenses to specialty hospitals by four additional years until July 1, 2007. Delays the effective date for new licensing requirements for specialty hospitals until July 1, 2007.