HB 2229-S - DIGEST |
(DIGEST AS ENACTED) |
Authorizes a health care service contractor licensed under chapter 48.44 RCW and organized as a nonprofit integrated care delivery system to: (1) Contract for the services of a licensed dentist; or |
(2) Employ or contract for the services of licensed dental hygienists, licensed expanded function dental auxiliaries, certified dental anesthesia assistants, and registered dental assistants. |
States that nothing in chapter 18.32 RCW, relating to dentistry, shall prohibit a health carrier, while acting in its capacity as a health carrier and in no other capacity, from entering into provider contracts or provider compensation agreements with a dentist or dental practice. |