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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5924: Medical & behavioral health

Concerning costs related to managed health care systems providing integrated medical and behavioral health services in a regional service area.

Summary

  • Requires the research and data division of the department of social and health services, if a managed health care system contracts to provide integrated medical and behavioral health services in a regional service area, to determine semiannually whether costs in the regional service area related to criminal justice, juvenile justice, and child abuse and neglect have risen relative to increases experienced in other…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jim Hargrove (D-24)
Introduced
February 11, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016

AN ACT Relating to protecting county authorities from cost increases for criminal justice, juvenile justice, and child welfare and neglect following the takeover of high intensity behavioral health service contracts by a managed health care system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jim Hargrove (D-24)

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 Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.

SB 5924 in other sessions

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