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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5056: Behav. health/crim. justice

Providing incentives to reduce involvement by persons with behavioral health disorders in the criminal justice system.

Summary

  • Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to amend managed health care contracts by July 1, 2020, to require contractors to implement mandatory performance improvement projects related to reducing client involvement with criminal justice systems where there is an identified behavioral health need.
  • Requires HCA to integrate value-based purchasing terms relating to criminal justice outcomes into managed health care contracts by January 1, 2021.
  • Requires the Performance Measures Coordinating Committee to establish performance measures that track rates of criminal justice system involvement among public health clients.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5056), 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 providing incentives to reduce involvement by persons with behavioral health disorders in the criminal justice system;

Sponsors

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

2 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Hans 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 5056 in other sessions

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