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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5504

SB 5504: Complex care serv./children

Supporting caregivers who provide complex care services to children with heightened medical needs.

Summary

  • Directs the Health Care Authority (HCA), beginning September 1, 2026, to require or provide payment to a home health agency for complex care services as a private duty nursing benefit component when those services are provided to a Medicaid enrollee under the age of 18, if certain requirements are met.
  • Directs HCA to seek a state plan amendment or waiver, as applicable, from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement this payment as a part of the private duty nursing benefit.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5504), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 27, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mike Chapman (D-24)
Introduced
January 27, 2025 in the Senate
Last action
January 12, 2026
Companion bill
HB 1521
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
SB 5504, SSB 5504

AN ACT Relating to supporting caregivers who provide complex care services to children with heightened medical needs;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mike Chapman (D-24)

5 co-sponsors (4 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Paul Harris R-17Adrian Cortes D-18Rebecca Saldaña D-37Yasmin Trudeau D-27Javier Valdez D-46

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SSB 5504)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Ways & Means. (SSB 5504)
  4. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 5504)
  5. And refer to Ways & Means. (SSB 5504)
  6. And refer to Ways & Means.
  7. HLTC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  8. Referred to Ways & Means.
  9. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5504 in other sessions

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

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