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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1393

HB 1393: Behavioral health, integrate

Concerning fully implementing behavioral health integration for January 1, 2020, by removing behavioral health organizations from law; clarifying the roles and responsibilities among the health care authority, department of social and health services, and department of health, and the roles and responsibilities of behavioral health administrative services organizations and medicaid managed care organizations; and making technical corrections related to the behavioral health system.

Summary

  • Eliminates behavioral health organizations and divides their responsibilities between behavioral health administrative service organizations to administer crisis services and non-Medicaid services, and managed care organizations to provide behavioral health services to Medicaid enrollees.
  • Establishes a work group to determine how to manage access to adult long-term inpatient involuntary care in the community and in state hospitals.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1393), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2019
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2019
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
January 21, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2020
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
SB 5432
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 1393, SHB 1393

AN ACT Relating to fully implementing behavioral health integration for January 1, 2020, by removing behavioral health organizations from law;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

10 co-sponsors (9 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Laurie Jinkins D-27Nicole Macri D-43Paul Harris R-17June Robinson D-38Roger Goodman D-45Steve Tharinger D-24Vandana Slatter D-48Javier Valdez D-46Gerry Pollet D-46Lillian Ortiz-Self D-21

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1393)
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1393)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1393)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1393)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1393)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1393)
  12. APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  14. Referred to Appropriations.
  15. Minority; do not pass.
  16. HCW - Majority; do pass.
  17. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

HB 1393 in other sessions

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

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