Section 415-104-648. Lungs and chest—Nontuberculous lesions.

The following nontubercular lesions of the lungs and chest are causes for rejection of membership:

(1) Acute mastitis, chronic cystic mastitis, if more than mild;

(2) Bronchial asthma, except for childhood asthma with a trustworthy history of freedom from symptoms since the twelfth birthday;

(3) Bronchitis, chronic with evidence of pulmonary function disturbance;

(4) Bronchiectasis;

(5) Bronchopleura fistula;

(6) Bullous or generalized pulmonary emphysema;

(7) Chronic abscess of lung;

(8) Chronic fibrous pleuritis of sufficient extent to interfere with pulmonary function or obscure the lung field in the roentgenogram;

(9) Chronic mycotic diseases of the lung including coccidioidomycosis; residual cavitation or more than a few small-sized inactive and stable residual modules demonstrated to be due to mycotic disease;

(10) Empyema, residual sacculation or unhealed sinuses of chest wall following operation for empyema;

(11) Extensive pulmonary fibrosis from any cause, producing dyspnea on exertion;

(12) Foreign body of the lung or mediastinum causing symptoms or active inflammatory reaction;

(13) Multiple cystic disease of the lung or solitary cyst which is large and incapacitating;

(14) New growth on breast, history of mastectomy;

(15) Osteomyelitis of rib, sternum, clavicle, scapula, or vertebra;

(16) Pleurisy with effusion of unknown origin within the preceding five years;

(17) Sarcoidosis, see WAC 415-104-710;

(18) Suppurative periostitis of rib, sternum, clavicle, scapula, or vertebra.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 41.50.050(6) and 41.50.090. WSR 78-03-023 (Order IV), § 415-104-648, filed 2/15/78. Formerly WAC 297-50-150.]

RCW 41.50.050(6) and 41.50.090. WSR 78-03-023 (Order IV), § 415-104-648, filed 2/15/78. Formerly WAC 297-50-150.

Rules

415-104-710,