BILL · 1997–98 SESSION
HB 2482: Specialty health care access
Accessing specialty health care services.
Summary
- The Administrator of public employee benefit plans and the Basic Health Plan and every health carrier that offers or provides coverage for hospital services must permit a doctor of Medicine and Osteopathy who is treating a covered person to timely access consultations from certain teaching and tertiary care hospitals, e.g., University, Haborview, and Children = s in Seattle, and Mary Bridge in Tacoma.. Carriers may…
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 1998
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mark Schoesler (R-9)
- Introduced
- January 14, 1998 in the House
- Last action
- January 14, 1998
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mark Schoesler (R-9)
2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
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HB 2482 in other sessions
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