BILL · 1993–94 SESSION
SB 6154: Workers' comp/physicn contct
Limiting ex parte contact with physicians or medical providers regarding industrial insurance matters.
Summary
- Attorneys for the Department of Labor and Industries, self-insured employers or other employers are prohibited from having contact with the injured worker's treating physician or other physician or medical provider who has consulted on the case at the request of the worker, unless the contact is conducted under the applicable civil rules of discovery.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6154), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 1994
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 14, 1994 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 11, 1994
- Companion bill
- HB 2227
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)
3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 6154 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6154 (2025–26) Culvert replacement permits
- SB 6154 (2023–24) Process service
- SB 6154 (2019–20) Abusive civil actions
- SB 6154 (2017–18) Elephants/traveling act
- SB 6154 (2015–16) Corrections ombuds, creating
- SB 6154 (2013–14) Low-income energy assistance
- SB 6154 (2011–12) Growth mgmt hearings board
- SB 6154 (2009–10) Basic health plan