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
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2010
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. 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

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 3021 in other sessions

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