WA People
BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1534: Psychiatric payments/rural

Concerning psychiatric payments under medical assistance programs for certain rural hospitals that are not designated as critical access hospitals, do not participate in the certified public expenditure program, have less than fifty acute care beds, and have combined medicare and medicaid inpatient days greater than fifty percent of total days.

Summary

  • Requires the Health Care Authority to increase psychiatric per diem payments for hospitals that meet certain criteria.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 116, Laws of 2019
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Out of committeeFeb 19, 2019
  3. Passed HouseMar 1, 2019
  4. Passed SenateApr 11, 2019
  5. GovernorApr 24, 2019
  6. LawApr 24, 2019
Prime sponsor
Jeremie Dufault (R-15)
Introduced
January 23, 2019 in the House
Last action
April 24, 2019
Session law
Chapter 116, Laws of 2019
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to psychiatric payments under medical assistance programs for certain rural hospitals that are not designated as critical access hospitals, do not participate in the certified public expenditure program, have less than fifty acute care beds, and have combined medicare and medicaid inpatient days greater than fifty percent of total days;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeremie Dufault (R-15)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Eileen Cody D-34Bruce Chandler R-15Gina Mosbrucker R-14Mike Chapman D-24Chris Corry R-14Mari Leavitt D-28Mike Steele R-12

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 1, 2019
Version voted on: HB 1534
94 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat55002
Republican39002
How each member voted

Yea (94)

Excused (4)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed April 11, 2019
Version voted on: HB 1534
45 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 4 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat26003
Republican19001
How each member voted

Excused (4)

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History

  1. Effective date 4/24/2019.
  2. Chapter 116, 2019 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. Delivered to Governor.
  5. President signed.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  11. WM - Majority; do pass.
  12. Referred to Ways & Means.
  13. And refer to Ways & Means.
  14. BH - Majority; do pass.
  15. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
  16. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  21. APP - Majority; do pass.
  22. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 1534 in other sessions

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