Washington 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 4 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 5836 — Concerning inflation adjustments in nursing home payment rate setting.

Last action — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law regarding nursing home payment rates to adjust for inflation and introduces new quality measures for nursing facilities.

  • RCW 74.46.561

    No changes in existing law were detailed for this section. → The percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication must be added as a quality measure.

    This adds a new quality measure focused on antipsychotic medication use among short-stay residents.

  • RCW 74.46.561

    No changes in existing law were detailed for this section. → The percentage of direct care staff turnover must be added as a quality measure.

    This adds a new quality measure focusing on the turnover of direct care staff.

Action History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  2. Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 03:30 PM

  3. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (140)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 5836?
SB 5836 is sponsored by Rivers, Bob Hasegawa (Democrat), Curtis King (Republican), Hobbs, Takko, Marko Liias (Democrat), Steve Conway (Democrat), Kuderer, Palumbo, Victoria Hunt (Democrat), and Van De Wege.
What is the current status of SB 5836?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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