CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5406



59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 9, 2005
  YEAS 46   NAYS 0


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 5, 2005
  YEAS 94   NAYS 0


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

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.


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Secretary
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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 SENATE BILL 5406
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Parlette and Keiser)

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.

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