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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 1722: Nursing home safety net

Creating a nursing home safety net assessment.

Summary

  • Makes various revisions to nursing home payments.
  • Eliminates the 1 percent funding structure for the pay-for-performance rate add-on.
  • Replaces the variable return component with the disproportionate Medicaid share component.
  • Lowers minimum occupancy for all provider types to 85 percent in the rate components of direct care, therapy care, support services, operations, property, and financing allowance.
  • Replaces the economic trends and conditions factor identified in the operating budget by the Legislature with an annual inflationary adjustment tied to the skilled nursing facility market basket index.
  • Creates a property and business tax add-on rate in the property component.

From the House Bill Analysis 2011 (HB 1722), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 1, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tami Green (D-28)
Introduced
February 1, 2011 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Companion bill
SB 5581
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to a nursing home safety net assessment for increased nursing home payments to improve health care access for the citizens of Washington;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tami Green (D-28)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Bill Hinkle R-13Eric Pettigrew D-37Mike Armstrong R-12Bruce Chandler R-15Kevin Van De Wege D-24Marko Liias D-21Paul Harris R-17

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. Referred to Ways & Means.
  7. Committee relieved of further consideration.
  8. First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight.

HB 1722 in other sessions

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