| Passed by the Senate March 9, 2005 YEAS 46 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 5, 2005 YEAS 94 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5406 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2005 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/14/05.
AN ACT Relating to making medicare supplemental insurance policies administered under chapter 41.05 RCW conform to federal law; amending RCW 41.05.195 and 41.05.197; and repealing RCW 41.05.190.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 41.05.195 and 1993 c 492 s 222 are each amended to
read as follows:
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ((title)) chapter or
rules or procedures adopted by the authority, the authority shall make
available to retired or disabled employees who are ((eligible for))
enrolled in parts A and B of medicare ((at least two)) one or more
medicare supplemental insurance policies that conform to the
requirements of chapter 48.66 RCW. ((One policy shall include coverage
for prescription drugs.)) The policies shall be chosen in consultation
with the public employees' benefits board. These policies shall be
made available to retired or disabled state employees((, or)); retired
or disabled school district employees; retired employees of county,
municipal, or other political subdivisions eligible for coverage
available under the authority; or surviving spouses of emergency
service personnel killed in the line of duty. ((All offerings shall be
made available not later than January 1, 1994.))
Sec. 2 RCW 41.05.197 and 1993 c 492 s 223 are each amended to
read as follows:
((If a waiver of the medicare statute, Title XVIII of the federal
social security act, sufficient to meet the requirements of chapter
492, Laws of 1993 is not granted on or before January 1, 1995,)) The
medicare supplemental insurance policies authorized under RCW 41.05.195
shall be made available to any resident of the state ((eligible for
medicare benefits. Except for those retired state or school district
employees eligible to purchase medicare supplemental benefits through
the authority, persons)) who:
(1) Is enrolled in parts A and B of medicare; and
(2) Is not eligible to purchase coverage as a retired or disabled
employee under RCW 41.05.195. State residents purchasing a medicare
supplemental insurance policy under this section shall be required to
pay the full cost of any such policy.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 RCW 41.05.190 (Medicare supplemental
insurance plan) and 1998 c 245 s 37 & 1993 c 492 s 221 are each
repealed.