SHB 2404 -
By Senator Jacobsen
Beginning on page 1, after line 2 of the amendment, strike all material through "2008." on page 7, line 27, and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A joint select legislative committee on
retainer health care practices is established to include one member
from each caucus of the legislature. The committee shall study and
provide the opportunity for input from interested parties regarding the
practice of retainer health care in Washington, its prevalence, its
impact on patients and health care and insurance markets, and any
reported or potential consumer protection issues. By December 1, 2006,
the committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the
legislature regarding the appropriate scope and level of regulation of
retainer health care practices in Washington."
SHB 2404 -
By Senator
On page 8, beginning on line 2 of the title amendment, after "insert" strike the remainder of the title amendment and insert "and creating a new section."
EFFECT: Removes the regulation of retainer medicine provisions and retains the study for the need for retainer medicine regulation.