BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 3204

HB 3204: Home care agency providers

Allowing basic health plan benefits for home care agency providers.

Summary

  • Creates a new category of Basic Health Plan(BHP) enrollee for employees of home care agencies.
  • Home care agencies may purchase BHP coverage for their employees at a cost equal to the cost, plus administrative expenses, that the Health Care Authority is charged by managed care providers for the coverage.
  • Home care agency enrollee premiums equal the lowest currently paid by BHP subsidized enrollees - currently $17 per month.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedFeb 24, 2004
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2004
  3. Passed HouseMar 9, 2004
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Helen Sommers (D-36)
Introduced
February 24, 2004 in the House
Last action
March 11, 2004
Versions
HB 3204, SHB 3204

AN ACT Relating to basic health plan benefits for home care agency providers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Helen Sommers (D-36)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 9, 2004
Version voted on: SHB 3204
95 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50002
Republican45001
How each member voted

Yea (95)

History

  1. Returned to House Rules 3. (SHB 3204)
  2. Third reading, passed; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3. (SHB 3204)
  3. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 3204)
  4. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 3204)
  5. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 3204)
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  8. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 3204)
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 3204)
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  12. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 3204 in other sessions

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