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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5041: Community long-term ITA cap.

Concerning development of community long-term involuntary treatment capacity.

Summary

  • Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to assess the capacity of community hospitals and evaluation and treatment facilities to become certified to provide long-term inpatient care to involuntary patients, and purchase such capacity to the extent it is available.
  • Requires HCA and the Department of Health to establish a work group to determine how to appropriately manage access to long-term inpatient care for involuntary patients until such a time as the risk for such care may be transferred into managed care.
  • Requires HCA to review regulations for certification of facilities to provide long-term inpatient care to ensure they are cost effective considering the comparatively lower acuity needs of long-term involuntary patients.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5041), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 14, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to development of community long-term involuntary treatment capacity;

Sponsors

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

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Senator R-2Hans Zeiger R-25Keith Wagoner R-39

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
  3. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.
  4. Prefiled for introduction.

SB 5041 in other sessions

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