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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 1554: DSHS recovery of care costs

Providing for the recovery of the costs of long-term medical care paid by the department of social and health services.

Summary

  • Declares that, by balancing the interests of individuals with immediate and future unmet medical care needs, surviving spouses and dependent children, adult nondependent children, more distant heirs, and the state, the estate recovery provisions of RCW 43.20B.080 and 74.39A.170 provide an equitable and reasonable method of easing the state's financial burden while ensuring the continued viability of the medicaid…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 1997
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Phil Dyer (R-5)
Introduced
January 30, 1997 in the House
Last action
January 12, 1998
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5935
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Phil Dyer (R-5)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Eileen Cody D-11Bill Backlund R-45Mike Sherstad R-1

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

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HB 1554 in other sessions

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