Directs the speaker of the house of representatives and the majority leader of the senate to convene a work group to analyze and identify nationally accepted best practice guidelines or protocols applicable to advanced diagnostic imaging services and any decision and support tools available to implement the guidelines or protocols. Requires the Washington state health care authority, no later than January 1, 2010, to implement for all state purchased health care programs the nationally accepted best practice guidelines or protocols applicable to advanced diagnostic imaging services, and the decision and support tools to implement the guidelines or protocols.   Official Text and Analysis.

To require the Department of Labor and Industries, not the Legislature, to convene the work group. The Legislature will not staff or financially support the work group. The evidence guidelines or protocols will be used by state-purchased health care programs for those health care services purchased directly by the state. The work group will complete its work by July 1, 2009, instead of November 15, 2009.

To clarify that the Health Care Authority rather than the Department of Labor and Industries will convene the work group on advanced diagnostic imaging. A representative from the department of social and health services, the department of health, the department of labor and industries, the health care authority, and the Washington state health insurance pool will serve on the work group. The work group will cease to exist on July 1, 2010.

To remove the emergency clause.

Creates a work group to establish guidelines or protocols for the use of diagnostic imaging. Clarifies that the Health Care Authority rather than the Department of Labor and Industries will convene the work group on advanced diagnostic imaging.