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BILL · 2013–14 SESSION

SB 5401: Vendor overpayment debts

Concerning the ability of the department of social and health services, the department of early learning, and the health care authority to establish and enforce debts against vendors who attempt to avoid responsibility for satisfying overpayment debts by creating new entities.

Summary

  • When DSHS has established a vendor overpayment as a final debt or establishes a final vendor overpayment debt on behalf of DEL or the Health Care Authority (HCA), DSHS may collect the debt from the vendor or from a successor.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5401), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2013
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Carrell (R-28)
Introduced
January 29, 2013 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2014
Requested by
State agency

AN ACT Relating to empowering the department of social and health services, the department of early learning, and the health care authority to establish and enforce debts against vendors who attempt to avoid their obligation to repay overpayment debts by creating new entities and yet continue to do business with those state agencies;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Carrell (R-28)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Jeannie Darneille D-27

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 Human Services & Corrections.

SB 5401 in other sessions

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