HB 2467 — Increasing access to the long-term services and supports trust.

H-3039.1H-2766.2 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2467 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Macri, Chopp, Thai, Bateman, and Pollet)Pollet READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/31/24.01/23/24.

Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

1 SHBHB 2467 against discrimination will ensure that the program is implemented uniformly and that all program participants are equally protected from discrimination regardless of the laws in their home state.

2 SHBHB 2467 for the remainder of the period of coverage.

(b) Collect premiums from out-of-state participants as provided in RCW 50B.04.08050B.04.080, and 50B.04.090, as relevant to out-of-state participants;

(8) An employee or self-employed person who has elected coverage under RCW 50B.04.090 who relocates outside of Washington may elect to opt out of coveragecoverage, by no longer reporting wages to the department, rather than become an out-of-state participant in the program.

(b) Care transition coordination;

3 SHBHB 2467 (b)(c) CareMemory transitioncare; coordination;

(c) Memory care;

(8) "Employer" has the meaning provided in RCW 50A.05.010.

4 SHBHB 2467 (8)(9) "Employer""Employment" has the meaning provided in RCW 50A.05.010.

(9) "Employment" has the meaning provided in RCW 50A.05.010.

5 SHBHB 2467 Sec.

6 SHBHB 2467 (e) Disburse payments of benefits to registered long-term services and supports providers, utilizing and leveraging existing payment systems for the provision of approved services to eligible beneficiaries under RCW 50B.04.070;

((and))and (j) DevelopAdopt criteriarules and procedures necessary to deemimplement aand familyadminister memberthe asactivities qualifiedspecified whenin providingthis approvedsection servicesrelated outsideto ofthe Washington;program.

and (k) Adopt rules and procedures necessary to implement and administer the activities specified in this section related to the program.

(a) Beginning July 1, 2025, and biennially thereafter, perform an actuarial audit and valuation of the long-term services and supports p.trust fund.

7 SHB 2467 trust fund.

(b)p. Make recommendations to the council and the legislature on actions necessary to maintain trust solvency.

7 HB 2467 (b) Make recommendations to the council and the legislature on actions necessary to maintain trust solvency.

A person becoming a qualified individual pursuant to this subsection (2) may receive one-tenth of the maximum number of benefit units available under RCW p.50B.04.060(3)(b) for each year of premium payments.

8In SHBaccordance 2467with 50B.04.060(3)(b)RCW for50B.04.060, eachbenefits yearfor ofeligible premiumbeneficiaries payments.in p.

In8 accordanceHB with2467 RCW 50B.04.060, benefits for eligible beneficiaries in Washington will not be available until July 1, 2026, and benefits for out-of-state participants who become eligible beneficiaries will not be available until July 1, 2030, and nothing in this section requires the department of social and health services to accept applications for determining an individual's status as an eligible beneficiary prior to July 1, 2026.

The eligibility determination must include an evaluation that the individual either (A) is unable to perform, without substantial assistance from another individual, at least two p.of the following activities of daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity:

9Eating, SHBtoileting, 2467p. of the following activities of daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity:

Eating,9 toileting,HB 2467 transferring, bathing, dressing, or continence, or (B) requires substantial supervision to protect such individual from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairments.

(1) Benefits provided under this chapter shall be paid periodically and promptly to ((registered))registered long-term services and supports providers((.

(2) Qualified family members may be paid for approved personal care services in the same way as individual providers, through a licensed home care agency, or through a third option if recommended p.by the commission and adopted by the department of social and health services.

10p. SHB 2467 by the commission and adopted by the department of social and health services.

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p.(1) In carrying out this chapter, discrimination against any person based upon race, gender, age, or preexisting condition is prohibited.

11(2) SHBThe 2467department (1)of Insocial carryingand outhealth thisservices chapter,shall discriminationadopt againstrules anyto personprohibit baseddiscrimination uponpursuant race,to gender,this age,section, orwhich preexistingp. condition is prohibited.

(2)11 TheHB department2467 of social and health services shall adopt rules to prohibit discrimination pursuant to this section, which shall govern all state agencies and all persons and entities involved in implementing this chapter, including but not limited to long-term services and supports providers.

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