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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2752: Nursing facility payment

Restoring some of the nursing facility payment methodology changes made during 2011.

Summary

  • Lowers the minimum occupancy requirements in the operations, property, and finance components of nursing home rates to 92 percent for large facilities, 90 percent for small facilities, and 85 percent for essential community providers.
  • Increases the allowable median cost lids to 112 percent in the direct care component and 110 percent in the support services component.
  • Increases the rate of return within the finance rate component to 8.5 percent for all tangible assets.
  • Eliminates the Department of Social and Health Services' authority to adjust rates for the 10 lowest acuity client groups.

From the House Bill Analysis 2012 (HB 2752), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2012
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeannie Darneille (D-27)
Introduced
January 31, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to restoring some of the nursing facility payment methodology changes made during 2011;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeannie Darneille (D-27)

3 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Bob Hasegawa D-11Eric Pettigrew D-37Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37

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. First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight.

HB 2752 in other sessions

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