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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5709: DSHS provider payment/hrs/wk

Concerning a consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers and the department of social and health services' authority to establish criteria regarding the payment of individual providers.

Summary

  • The statute is amended to give DSHS authority to adopt rules establishing criteria regarding the number of hours per week DSHS may pay any single provider. In addition, the consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers of the consumer's choice must be consistent with the rules and criteria adopted by DSHS.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5709), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Karen Keiser (D-33)
Introduced
January 29, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
HB 1725
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the consumer's right to assign hours to individual providers and the department of social and health services' authority to adopt rules related to payment of individual providers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)

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. Minority; without recommendation.
  8. Minority; do not pass.
  9. And refer to Ways & Means.
  10. HLTH - Majority; do pass.
  11. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5709 in other sessions

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

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