CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1708
Chapter 126, Laws of 2022
67TH LEGISLATURE
2022 REGULAR SESSION
AUDIO-ONLY TELEMEDICINE—FACILITY FEES
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 2022
Passed by the House January 26, 2022 Yeas 97 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 3, 2022 Yeas 47 Nays 0 DENNY HECK
President of the Senate | CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1708 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk Chief Clerk |
Approved March 24, 2022 8:45 AM | FILED March 24, 2022 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1708
Passed Legislature - 2022 Regular Session
State of Washington | 67th Legislature | 2022 Regular Session |
ByHouse Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Cody, Riccelli, Bateman, Macri, Tharinger, and Pollet)
READ FIRST TIME 01/20/22.
AN ACT Relating to facility fees for audio-only telemedicine; and adding a new section to chapter
70.41 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter
70.41 RCW to read as follows:
A hospital that is an originating site or distant site for audio-only telemedicine may not charge a facility fee.
Passed by the House January 26, 2022.
Passed by the Senate March 3, 2022.
Approved by the Governor March 24, 2022.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 24, 2022.
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