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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5526

SB 5526: Nursing facility rates

Concerning nursing facility rates.

Summary

  • Requires annual rebasing and an annual inflationary adjustment for the direct and indirect care components of the rates beginning in fiscal year 2024.
  • Requires a certain percentage of a facility's rate increase over the previous fiscal year be allocated for low-wage direct and indirect care workers, and for Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to establish a verification and recovery process for use of those funds.
  • Directs DSHS to convene a stakeholder workgroup, and submit a report by December 1, 2025, containing results from a study of the impacts of the low-wage funding on recruitment and retention.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5526), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2023
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Kevin Van De Wege (D-24)
Introduced
January 23, 2023 in the Senate
Last action
January 8, 2024
Companion bill
HB 1571
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5526, SSB 5526

AN ACT Relating to nursing facility rates;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Kevin Van De Wege (D-24)

10 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Ron Muzzall R-10Annette Cleveland D-49Senator D-22Karen Keiser D-33Marko Liias D-21Jamie Pedersen D-43Jesse Salomon D-32Sharon Shewmake D-42Javier Valdez D-46Judy Warnick R-13

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5526)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5526)
  4. Referred to Ways & Means.
  5. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5526)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5526)
  7. And refer to Ways & Means.
  8. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  9. First reading, referred to Health & Long Term Care.

SB 5526 in other sessions

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

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