WA People
BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 1504: Hospital charity care

Standardizing hospital charity care determinations.

Summary

  • Requires hospitals to use a standardized charity care application form developed by the Department of Health and notify people who may be eligible for charity care at the time of the first visit or admission, discharge, and the first billing.
  • Permits a person to apply for charity care at any time.

From the House Bill Analysis 2015 (HB 1504), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Laurie Jinkins (D-27)
Introduced
January 21, 2015 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to standardizing hospital charity care determinations by requiring the development of a standardized application form, specifying when patients must be notified regarding the availability of charity care, and clarifying that a person may apply for charity care at any time;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Laurie Jinkins (D-27)

17 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Norm Johnson R-14Paul Harris R-17Michelle Valdez R-26June Robinson D-38Steve Tharinger D-24Marcus Riccelli D-3Roger Goodman D-45Eileen Cody D-34Maureen Walsh R-16David Sawyer D-29Gael Tarleton D-36Gerry Pollet D-46Tana Senn D-41Chris Kilduff D-28Jim Moeller D-49Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Joan McBride D-48

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. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1504 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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