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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6724

SB 6724: Workers' compensation

Including mental health professionals under industrial insurance.

Summary

  • All mental health professionals licensed by the Department of Health are allowed to treat injured workers upon referral by the workers' attending physicians. These professionals include: licensed advanced social workers, licensed independent clinical social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed psychologists.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6724), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2002
  2. Out of committeeFeb 8, 2002
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 29, 2002 in the Senate
Last action
March 1, 2002
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6724, SSB 6724

AN ACT Relating to mental health professionals under industrial insurance;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

5 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Jeanine Long R-44Pat Thibaudeau D-43Margarita Prentice D-11Pam Roach R-31Jeanne Kohl-Welles D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6724)
  2. Referred to Rules. (SSB 6724)
  3. Referred to Rules.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file.
  5. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6724)
  6. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  7. Made eligible to be placed on second reading. (SSB 6724)
  8. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6724)
  10. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6724)
  11. LCF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6724)
  12. LCF - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  15. First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Financial Institutions.

SB 6724 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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