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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1249

HB 1249: Medicaid nursing payments

Regarding medicaid nursing facility payments.

Summary

  • Postpones rebasing of nursing home rates for one year and moves the cycle for rebasing to every odd-numbered year.
  • Moves the scheduled elimination of the variable return rate component from July 1, 2011, to March 1, 2011.
  • Authorizes the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to adjust the 10 lowest acuity resource utilization group categories.
  • Reduces the rate on return in the finance component for the purchase of tangible assets from the current levels of 10 percent and 8.5 percent (depending on date of acquisition) to 4.0 percent.
  • Authorizes the DSHS to determine the date of transition to the federally required data system upgrade of Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0.
  • Eliminates the look-back and adjustments for client acuity changes that took place during the upgrade period to MDS 3.0.

From the Substitute House Bill Report (SHB 1249), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2011
  2. Out of committeeJan 25, 2011
  3. Passed HouseMar 1, 2011
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
January 18, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5466
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1249, SHB 1249

AN ACT Relating to ensuring efficient and economic medicaid nursing facility payments;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Eric Pettigrew D-37Ross Hunter D-48Jeannie Darneille D-27

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 1, 2011
Version voted on: SHB 1249
56 Yea 42 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55100
Republican14100
How each member voted

Yea (56)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1249)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1249)
  3. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. (SHB 1249)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1249)
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1249)
  6. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1249)
  7. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1249)
  8. Referred to Rules. (SHB 1249)
  9. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (SHB 1249)
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 1249)
  11. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1249)
  12. Minority; without recommendation. (SHB 1249)
  13. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1249)
  14. WM - Majority; do pass. (SHB 1249)
  15. First reading, referred to Ways & Means. (SHB 1249)
  16. Third reading, passed; yeas, 56; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SHB 1249)
  17. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SHB 1249)
  18. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SHB 1249)
  19. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  20. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1249)
  21. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  22. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 1249)
  23. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  24. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1249)
  25. WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1249)
  26. WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  27. Minority; do not pass.
  28. WAYS - Executive action taken by committee.
  29. First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

HB 1249 in other sessions

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