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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION

SB 5406: DSHS/long-term care settings

Addressing the department of social and health services responses to reports of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect in certain long-term care settings.

Summary

  • Requires the department of social and health services, in the case of a report of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect in an adult family home or assisted living facility, to designate the unit responsible for conducting inspections as the entity to initiate the first response to a report on behalf of the department.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2017
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-2)
Introduced
January 23, 2017 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2018
Companion bill
HB 1354
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to department of social and health services responses to reports of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect in certain long-term care settings;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-2)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Due to Senate committee reorganization, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  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.

SB 5406 in other sessions

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