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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1741
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Passed
Legislature - 2002 Regular Session
State
of Washington 57th Legislature 2001 Regular Session
By
Read
first time . Referred to Committee on .
Providing a plan of health insurance for blind vendors.
AN
ACT Relating to health care benefits for blind vendors; amending RCW 74.18.230;
and adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 41.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
The board shall offer a plan of health insurance to blind licensees who are
actively operating facilities and participating in the business enterprises
program established in RCW 74.18.200 through 74.18.230, and maintained by the
department of services for the blind. The plan of health insurance benefits
must be the same or substantially similar to the plan of health insurance
benefits offered to state employees under this chapter. Enrollment will be at
the option of each individual licensee or vendor, under rules established by
the board.
(2)
All costs incurred by the state or the board for providing health insurance
coverage to active blind vendors, excluding family participation, under
subsection (1) of this section may be paid for from net proceeds from vending
machine operations in public buildings under RCW 74.18.230.
(3)
Money from the business enterprises program under the federal Randolph-Sheppard
Act may not be used for family participation in the health insurance benefits
provided under this section. Family insurance benefits are the sole
responsibility of the individual blind vendors.
Sec.
2. RCW
74.18.230 and 1993 c 369 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
There is established in the state treasury an account known as the business
enterprises revolving account.
(2)
The net proceeds from any vending machine operation in a public building, other
than an operation managed by a licensee, shall be made payable to the business
enterprises ((revolving fund)) program, which will pay only the blind
vendors' portion, at the subscriber's rate, for the purpose of funding a plan
of health insurance for blind vendors, as provided in section 1 of this act.
Net proceeds, for purposes of this section, means the gross amount received
less the costs of the operation, including a fair minimum return to the vending
machine owner, which return shall not exceed a reasonable amount to be
determined by the department.
(3)
All federal moneys in the business enterprises revolving account shall be
expended only for development and expansion of locations, equipment, management
services, and payments to licensees in the business enterprises program.
(4)
The business enterprises program shall be supported by the business enterprises
revolving account and by income which may accrue to the department pursuant to
the federal Randolph-Sheppard Act.
Passed the House February 17, 2002.
Passed the Senate March 5, 2002.
Approved by the Governor
March 21, 2002.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 21, 2002.
