6067-S AMS KOHL SEIB 028

SSB 6067 - S AMD - 485

    By Senators Kohl-Welles, Patterson, Franklin, Costa, Fairley and Brown

                                               NOT ADOPTED 4/24/99

    On page 19, line 35, after "coverage." insert "Treatment of a  non-life threatening viral or bacterial infection which occurs in a person on a periodic, limited basis and has been treated with antiviral or antibiotic medications shall not be subject to any preexisting condition waiting period."

    On page 31, after line 14, insert the following:

    "(5) In no event shall treatment of a non-life threatening viral or bacterial infection which occurs on a periodic, limited basis and which has been treated with antiviral or antibiotic medications be subject to any preexisting condition waiting period in an individual health benefit plan."

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EFFECT: Excludes certain infections from being subject to preexisting condition waiting periods in the Washington State Health Insurance Pool or in individual health benefit plans.