Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services.

 S-0901.4

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5083

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Robinson, Harris, Liias, Nobles, Salomon, and Valdez; by request of Health Care Authority)

READ FIRST TIME 02/12/25.

AN ACT Relating to ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services; and adding a new section to chapter 41.05 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 41.05 RCW to read as follows:

(1) For purposes of this section, "contractor" means a health carrier that provides medical insurance offered to public employees and their covered dependents under this chapter, or a third-party administrator contracted by the authority to provide medical coverage to public employees under this chapter.