BILL REQ. #:  S-0945.1 

Read first time 01/27/11.   Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

     AN ACT Relating to continuation of the joint legislative select committee on health reform implementation; creating a new section; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The joint legislative select committee on health reform implementation established in section 954, chapter 37, Laws of 2010 is reauthorized. The reauthorized joint legislative select committee on health reform implementation shall be cochaired by the chairs of the health committees of the senate and the house of representatives, and leadership of the two largest caucuses in the senate and the house of representatives shall each appoint two additional legislators to serve on the committee. In addition, the governor shall appoint one person to serve on the committee.
     (2) The cochairs may direct the continuation of existing advisory groups and the addition of new groups to focus on specific topic areas, such as insurance regulation, access to and expansion of public and private programs, cost containment, and workforce issues. The committee may invite interested stakeholders and additional experts to advise the committee.
     This section expires June 30, 2012.