| Passed by the Senate February 3, 2006 YEAS 47 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House February 28, 2006 YEAS 97 ________________________________________ 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 SENATE BILL 6231 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 | 2006 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/09/2006. Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions, Housing & Consumer Protection.
AN ACT Relating to exempting certain private air ambulance services from licensing under the insurance code; and adding a new section to chapter 48.01 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 48.01 RCW
to read as follows:
A private air ambulance service that solicits membership
subscriptions, accepts membership applications, charges membership
fees, and provides air ambulance services, to subscription members and
designated members of their household is not an insurer under RCW
48.01.050, a health carrier under chapter 48.43 RCW, a health care
services contractor under chapter 48.44 RCW, or a health maintenance
organization under chapter 48.46 RCW if the private air ambulance
service:
(1) Is licensed in accordance with RCW 18.73.130;
(2) Attains and maintains accreditation by the commission on
accreditation of medical transport services or another accrediting
organization approved by the department of health as having equivalent
requirements as the commission for aeromedical transport;
(3) Has been in operation in Washington for at least two years; and
(4) Has submitted evidence of its compliance with this section, the
licensing requirements of RCW 18.73.130, and accreditation from the
commission or another accrediting organization approved by the
department of health as having equivalent requirements as the
commission for aeromedical transport to the commissioner.