CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1486



59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 18, 2005
  Yeas 95   Nays 0


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 12, 2005
  Yeas 40   Nays 0



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President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1486 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.



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Chief Clerk
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1486
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Wood and Sells)

READ FIRST TIME 02/28/05.   



     AN ACT Relating to health care services; adding a new section to chapter 70.47 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 70.47 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The health care authority, in coordination with the department of social and health services and the employment security department, shall prepare a report on the employment status of basic health plan enrollees under this chapter. The report shall include the following composite information:
     (a) The number of employees by employer;
     (b) The employee size of the employer;
     (c) The number of employees by industry type;
     (d) The number of hours worked by employees;
     (e) The number of employees with multiple employers;
     (f) The number of employees who chose the basic health plan instead of insurance coverage offered by their employer, and why they did so; and
     (g) The number of employees referred to the basic health plan by their employer and the number referred by others, including public agencies, relatives, or friends.
     (2) The report shall be structured so as to identify seasonal variations that may impact the composite information in the report.
     (3) The report shall be delivered electronically to appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives annually, commencing no later than November 15, 2005.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The department of social and health services, in coordination with the health care authority and the employment security department, shall prepare a report on the employment status of recipients of medical assistance under this chapter. The report shall include the following composite information:
     (a) The number of employees by employer;
     (b) The employee size of the employer;
     (c) The number of employees by industry type;
     (d) The number of hours worked by employees;
     (e) The number of employees with multiple employers;
     (f) The number of employees who chose receipt of medical assistance instead of insurance coverage offered by their employer, and why they did so; and
     (g) The number of employees referred to medical assistance by their employer and the number referred by others, including public agencies, relatives, or friends.
     (2) The report shall be structured so as to identify seasonal variations that may impact the composite information in the report.
     (3) The report shall be delivered electronically to appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives annually, commencing no later than November 15, 2005.

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