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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 752

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative Brekke

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Social & Health Services.

AN ACT Relating to medical assistance; and amending RCW 74.09.520.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 5, chapter 30, Laws of 1967 ex. sess. as last amended by section 4, chapter 19, Laws of 1982 1st ex. sess. and RCW 74.09.520 are each amended to read as follows:

          The term "medical assistance" may include the following care and services:  (1) Inpatient hospital services; (2) outpatient hospital services; (3) other laboratory and x-ray services; (4) skilled nursing home services; (5) physicians' services, which shall include prescribed medication and instruction on birth control devices; (6) medical care, or any other type of remedial care as may be established by the secretary; (7) home health care services; (8) private duty nursing services; (9) dental services; (10) physical therapy and related services; (11) prescribed drugs, dentures, and prosthetic devices; and eyeglasses prescribed by a physician skilled in diseases of the eye or by an optometrist, whichever the individual may select; (12) other diagnostic, screening, preventive, and rehabilitative services:  PROVIDED, That the department may not cut off any prescription medications, oxygen supplies, respiratory services, or other life-sustaining medical services or supplies.

          "Medical assistance," notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall not include routine foot care((, or dental services)) delivered by any health care provider((,)) that ((are)) is not mandated by Title XIX of the social security act.