1087-S.E AMS KEIS YOWE 003

ESHB 1087 - S AMD TO S COMM AMD (S-2838.3) 375

By Senators Keiser, Becker

ADOPTED 04/18/2011

    On page 68, after line 4, insert the following:

    "(40) The department shall collaborate closely with the Washington state hospital and medical associations in identification of the diagnostic codes and retroactive review procedures that will be used to determine whether an emergency room visit is a non-emergency condition to assure that conditions that require emergency treatment continue to be covered." 

EFFECT:  Directs the medical assistance program to collaborate with the hospital and medical associations to assure that diagnostic codes used to determine whether an emergency room visit is for a non-emergency condition accurately screen for conditions that could in fact require emergency treatment.

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