Concerning the addition of services for long-term placement of mental health patients in community settings that voluntarily contract to provide the services.
Summary
Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to integrate risk for long-term involuntary civil treatment into managed care contracts by July 1, 2021.
Requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to collaborate with HCA and appropriate stakeholders to develop a detailed transition plan, with a final report due to the Legislature by December 30, 2019.
Requires HCA to develop a psychiatric managed care capitation risk model and submit a final draft by December 1, 2020.
Requires DSHS to purchase a portion of the state's long-term treatment capacity allocated to Behavioral Health Organizations (BHOs) from willing and able community hospitals.
Requires DSHS to enter into performance based contracts with willing and able facilities certified to provide 90 and 180-day involuntary treatment.
Clarifies that 90 and 180-day treatment under the Involuntary Treatment Act (ITA) may be provided at a state hospital or any willing and able community facility certified to provide such care.
From the Second Engrossed Senate Bill Report (2EHB 2107), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
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AN ACT Relating to the addition of services for long-term placement of mental health patients in community settings that voluntarily contract to provide the services;