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BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 6194: Medicaid payment/nursing

Simplifying medicaid payment for nursing facilities.

Summary

  • Senate Bill 6194 (SB 6194) would shorten and update the current statutory sections (RCW 74.46) that deal with calculating nursing home Medicaid rates. Specifically, the bill would: add one new section specifying 11 broad principles – all consistent with the existing payment system – to guide in the implementation of a payment methodology in rule.

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Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2010
  2. Out of committeeFeb 1, 2010
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 11, 2010 in the Senate
Last action
March 15, 2010
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 2898
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to maintaining the current medicaid nursing facility payment methodology through simplification of the nursing facility medicaid payment system statute;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Joseph Zarelli R-18Linda Evans Parlette R-12Paull Shin D-21

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  5. WM - Majority; do pass.
  6. Minority; without recommendation.
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. HEA - Majority; without recommendation.
  9. Referred to Ways & Means.
  10. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  11. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 6194 in other sessions

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