BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6384: Hospital administrative days

Establishing a statewide tracking system for difficult to discharge patients.

Summary

  • Directs the Health Care Authority to create a claims code for hospitals and data suppliers to use for patients that stay in the hospital without a medical need.
  • Requires data suppliers to submit the claims code to the all-payer health care claims database.
  • Requires the all-payer health care claims database's lead organization to annually report to the Legislature certain information about the claims for patient stays without a medical need.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6384), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-2)
Introduced
January 15, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
January 15, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to establishing a statewide tracking system for difficult to discharge patients;

Sponsors

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6384 in other sessions

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

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