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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 158

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Patrick, Wang and Ballard

Read first time 1/19/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to industrial insurance; and amending RCW 51.32.100.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 51.32.100, chapter 23, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 49, chapter 350, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 51.32.100 are each amended to read as follows:

          If it is determined that an injured worker had, at the time of his or her occupational disease or industrial injury, ((a)) any preexisting disease or condition and that such disease or condition delays or prevents complete recovery from such occupational disease or industrial injury, it shall be ascertained, as nearly as possible, the period over which the occupational disease or industrial injury would have caused disability were it not for the preexisting disease((d)) or condition and the extent of temporary and permanent ((partial)) disability which the occupational disease or industrial injury would have caused were it not for the preexisting disease or condition, and compensation shall be awarded only therefor.