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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION 2SSB 5431

SB 5431: Behavioral health facilities

Concerning community facilities needed to ensure a continuum of care for behavioral health patients.

Summary

  • Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to assess community capacity to provide long-term inpatient care to involuntary patients and contract for such services to the extent that certified providers are available.
  • Suspends the certificate of need requirement relating to construction of psychiatric beds or expansion of psychiatric bed capacity for an additional two years until June 30, 2021.
  • Requires the Department of Health (DOH) to license and certify intensive behavioral health treatment facilities and mental health peer respite centers and allows an enhanced rate to be paid to nursing homes that convert to assisted living or residential treatment facilities.
  • Requires HCA and DOH to consult with hospitals and evaluation and treatment facilities to review laws and regulations relating to long-term inpatient care provided to involuntary patients and recommend any changes needed to address care delivery and cost effectiveness by December 15, 2019.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5431), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2019
  2. Out of committeeMar 1, 2019
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (D-46)
Introduced
January 21, 2019 in the Senate
Last action
January 13, 2020
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 1394
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5431, SSB 5431, 2SSB 5431

AN ACT Relating to community facilities needed to ensure a continuum of care for behavioral health patients;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (D-46)

14 co-sponsors (10 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Senator R-18Steve O'Ban R-28Manka Dhingra D-45Jeannie Darneille D-27Annette Cleveland D-49Karen Keiser D-33Keith Wagoner R-39Senator D-47Kevin Van De Wege D-24Hans Zeiger R-25Steve Conway D-29Senator D-22Patty Kuderer D-48Joe Nguyen D-34

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (2SSB 5431)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5431)
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. Senate Rules "X" file. (2SSB 5431)
  5. Senate Rules "X" file. (SSB 5431)
  6. Senate Rules "X" file.
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (2SSB 5431)
  8. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5431)
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  10. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (2SSB 5431)
  11. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5431)
  12. WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  13. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5431)
  14. Referred to Ways & Means.
  15. BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5431)
  16. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5431)
  17. And refer to Ways & Means.
  18. BH - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
  20. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 5431 in other sessions

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

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