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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 6600: Licensure of state hospitals

Requiring licensure of state hospitals.

Summary

  • Requires all state hospitals to be licensed in the same manner as private psychiatric hospitals by June 30, 2021.
  • Allows a state hospital to be deemed to meet licensure standards by achieving accreditation by the federal Medicare program or a national accreditation agency.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 6600), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve O'Ban (R-28)
Introduced
January 24, 2020 in the Senate
Last action
January 24, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to requiring state hospitals to undergo the same licensure and inspection by the department of health as private psychiatric hospitals;

Sponsors

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

5 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Senator R-2Senator R-18Maureen Walsh R-16Hans Zeiger R-25Doug Ericksen R-42

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care.
  2. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 6600 in other sessions

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

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