BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5681: Medical assistance

Exempting recipients of medical assistance under Title 74 RCW from independent review determinations.

Summary

Managed care plans under the state Medicaid program are exempt from the independent review process established under the Patient Bill of Rights. A person may not sue his or her carrier under the Patient Bill of Rights unless they first seek relief from an independent review organization or, in the case of Medicaid enrollees, from the Medicaid fair hearing process.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5681), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor

AN ACT Relating to exempting recipients of medical assistance under Title 74 RCW from independent review determinations;

No recorded floor votes.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5681 (2025–26) DDA employment services age · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5681 (2023–24) Senior property tax/medicare · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5681 (2021–22) COVID-19 antibody tests · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5681 (2019–20) Domestic violence · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5681 (2017–18) Background checks/athletics · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5681 (2015–16) State lottery accounts · Enacted · Chapter 31, Laws of 2015, 3rd Special Session
SB 5681 (2013–14) Co-occurring disorders · Enacted · Chapter 303, Laws of 2013
SB 5681 (2011–12) Peer counselor backgrnd chks · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor