BILL REQ. #:  H-5395.1 

Read first time 03/01/10.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

     AN ACT Relating to fees for treatment services and outreach for children with heritable disorders; and amending RCW 70.83.023.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 70.83.023 and 2007 c 259 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department has the authority to collect a fee of ((three)) eight dollars and ((fifty)) forty cents from the parents or other responsible party of each infant screened for congenital disorders as defined by the state board of health under RCW 70.83.020 to fund specialty clinics that provide treatment services for those with the defined disorders. The fee may also be used to support organizations conducting community outreach, education, and adult support related to sickle cell disease. The fee may be collected through the facility where a screening specimen is obtained.