| Passed by the Senate March 8, 2004 YEAS 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 3, 2004 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Milton H. Doumit, Jr., Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6428 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. MILTON H. DOUMIT JR. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 31, 2004. GARY F. LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 31, 2004 - 3:08 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2004 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/05/04.
AN ACT Relating to the role of the department of labor and industries in regards to health care providers; and adding a new section to chapter 51.52 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 51.52 RCW
to read as follows:
When a provider files with the board an appeal from an order
terminating the provider's authority to provide services related to the
treatment of industrially injured workers, the department may petition
the board for an order immediately suspending the provider's
eligibility to participate as a provider of services to industrially
injured workers under this title pending the final disposition of the
appeal by the board. The board shall grant the petition if it
determines that there is good cause to believe that workers covered
under this title may suffer serious physical or mental harm if the
petition is not granted. The board shall expedite the hearing of the
department's petition under this section.