| Adopted by the House April 15, 2011 ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Adopted by the Senate April 12, 2011 ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4404 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/16/11.
WHEREAS, The patient protection and affordable care act became law
on March 23, 2010, enacting broad changes to every element of the
nation's health care system over the course of a four-year period; and
WHEREAS, Through 2014, the federal government will be adopting
numerous regulations to implement the patient protection and affordable
care act that state policymakers will need to actively follow so that
the state can develop the most appropriate response to the changes in
the health care system for the people of the state of Washington; and
WHEREAS, The patient protection and affordable care act raises many
policy considerations that states will have to review prior to
implementing the act, including the creation of a health benefit
exchange, the expansion of medicaid, health insurance design, the
development of a dynamic health care workforce, and the role of public
health and prevention efforts; and
WHEREAS, The joint select committee on health reform implementation
was established in 2010 to provide a forum for public comment and
expert advice on the development of Washington's response to the
patient protection and affordable care act; and
WHEREAS, The joint select committee on health reform implementation
expires on July 1, 2011, despite the need to continue to monitor
changes to the health care system and the implementation activities of
the executive branch;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of
the state of Washington, the Senate concurring, That the joint select
committee on health reform implementation continue its work; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the membership of the joint select
committee on health reform implementation shall consist of the
following: (1) The chairs of the health committees of the senate and
the house of representatives, who shall serve as cochairs; (2) four
additional members of the senate, two each appointed by the leadership
of the two largest caucuses in the senate; and (3) four additional
members of the house of representatives, two each appointed by the
leadership of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives.
The governor shall be invited to appoint, as a liaison to the joint
select committee, a person who shall be a nonvoting member; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the cochairs may direct the formation
of advisory committees, if desired, to focus on specific topic areas,
such as insurance regulation, access to and expansion of public and
private programs, cost containment, and workforce issues, and may
invite interested stakeholders and additional experts to advise the
joint select committee on health reform implementation. The joint
select committee shall establish an advisory committee to provide
advice and recommendations to the department of social and health
services and the health care authority in the development of its
implementation plan required by chapter ... (House Bill No. 1738), Laws
of 2011 to coordinate the purchase and delivery of acute care, long-term care, and behavioral health services; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the joint select committee on health
reform implementation expires on or before June 30, 2014.