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BILL · 2017–18 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6573

SB 6573: Managed care/psyc. treatment

Establishing the capacity to purchase community long-term involuntary psychiatric treatment services through managed care.

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 to move the cost of state hospital civil treatment into managed care by December 30, 2019.
  • Requires HCA to develop a psychiatric managed care capitation risk model and submit a final draft by May 15, 2021.
  • 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 Senate Bill Report (SB 6573), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 29, 2018
  2. Out of committeeFeb 6, 2018
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 29, 2018 in the Senate
Last action
February 22, 2018
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 6573, SSB 6573

AN ACT Relating to establishing the capacity to purchase community long-term involuntary psychiatric treatment services through managed care;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve O'Ban (R-28)

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 6573)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file.
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 6573)
  4. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  5. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6573)
  6. Minority; without recommendation. (SSB 6573)
  7. Minority; do not pass. (SSB 6573)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 6573)
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. Minority; do not pass.
  11. Minority; without recommendation.
  12. WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. Referred to Ways & Means.
  14. And refer to Ways & Means.
  15. HSC - Majority; do pass.
  16. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections.

SB 6573 in other sessions

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