BILL · 2009–10 SESSION
HB 3021: Medicaid nursing facilities
Establishing the medicaid nursing facility quality assurance trust fund.
Summary
- Establishes a quality assurance fee assessment on nursing facilities that will expire on June 30, 2013.
- Establishes a Medicaid quality assurance fund and restricts its expenditures to the use of nursing home payments.
- Defines Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) and high volume Medicaid nursing facilities.
- Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to seek fee exemptions from Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) for CCRCs, nursing facilities with 35 or fewer beds, State or county operated facilities, and hospital-based facilities.
- Establishes a payment structure in which high volume Medicaid nursing facilities will pay a lesser fee amount.
- Specifies the bill is null and void if the waivers or the state plan amendment are not approved by CMS or if any of the expenditure conditions are violated.
From the House Bill Analysis 2010 (HB 3021), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 20, 2010
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Tami Green (D-28)
- Introduced
- January 20, 2010 in the House
- Last action
- March 15, 2010
- Companion bill
- SB 6751
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to establishing the medicaid nursing facility quality assurance trust fund;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Tami Green (D-28)
23 co-sponsors (15 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Doug Ericksen R-42Lynn Kessler D-24Joel Kretz R-7Larry Seaquist D-26Bruce Chandler R-15Kevin Van De Wege D-24Mike Armstrong R-12Pat Sullivan D-47Mark Miloscia D-30Geoff Simpson D-47Brendan Williams D-22Christine Rolfes D-23Barbara Bailey R-10Norm Johnson R-14Bill Hinkle R-13Charles Ross R-14Fred Finn D-35Jim Moeller D-49Marko Liias D-21Sherry Appleton D-23Deb Wallace D-17Steve Conway D-29Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
HB 3021 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 3021 (2007–08) Salary bonuses
- HB 3021 (2005–06) Municipal court judges
- HB 3021 (2003–04) Oil spill prevention
- HB 3021 (2001–02) Ergonomics rules repealed
- HB 3021 (1999–00) Economic dev/growth managmnt
- HB 3021 (1997–98) Unemplymnt comp requirements