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BILL · 2021–22 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5912

SB 5912: Children on medicaid

Improving health outcomes for children on medicaid by ensuring early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Summary

  • Requires the Health Care Authority to align Apple Health's schedule for providing early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment benefits with the Bright Future Guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SSB 5912), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 2022
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2022
  3. Passed SenateFeb 11, 2022
  4. Passed Housestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Senator (R-42)
Introduced
January 19, 2022 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2022
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5912, SSB 5912

AN ACT Relating to improving health outcomes for children on medicaid by ensuring early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Senator (R-42)

8 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

John Braun R-20Phil Fortunato R-31Senator R-15Ron Muzzall R-10Joe Nguyen D-34Emily Randall D-26June Robinson D-38Shelly Short R-7

Votes

Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 11, 2022
Version voted on: SSB 5912
49 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat29000
Republican20000
How each member voted

Yea (49)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading. (SSB 5912)
  2. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. (SSB 5912)
  3. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. (SSB 5912)
  4. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (SSB 5912)
  5. 1st substitute bill substituted. (SSB 5912)
  6. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  7. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SSB 5912)
  8. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  9. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SSB 5912)
  10. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care. (SSB 5912)
  11. WM - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Health & Long Term Care.
  12. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  13. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5912)
  14. Referred to Ways & Means.
  15. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5912)
  16. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5912)
  17. And refer to Ways & Means.
  18. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 5912 in other sessions

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