ESSB 5157 -
By Senator Pearson
ADOPTED 06/20/2013
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that child care
providers positively contribute to local communities by offering
important services that support the well-being of children and their
families. The legislature further recognizes that most child care
providers make every effort to ensure that subsidy payments received
are correct and align with agency rules. When a child care provider is
found to have fraudulently accepted subsidy payments, however, it is
the legislature's intent to prohibit such a provider from receiving
future child care subsidy payments.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 43.215 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The department must refer all suspected incidents of child care
subsidy fraud to the department of social and health services office of
fraud and accountability for appropriate investigation and action.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "fraud" has the definition in
RCW 74.04.004.
(3) This section does not limit or preclude the department or the
department of social and health services from establishing and
collecting overpayments consistent with federal regulation or seek
other remedies that may be legally available, including but not limited
to criminal investigation or prosecution."
ESSB 5157 -
By Senator Pearson
ADOPTED 06/20/2013
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "care;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new section to chapter 43.215 RCW; and creating a new section."
EFFECT: Requires the Department of Early Learning to refer all
incidents of suspected child care subsidy fraud to the Department of
Social and Health Services Office of Fraud and Accountability for
appropriate investigation and action.
Establishes that the term "fraud" means an intentional deception or
misrepresentation made by a person with the knowledge that the
deception could result in some unauthorized benefit to himself or
herself or some other person.
Specifies that the Department of Early Learning and the Department
of Social and Health Services may establish and collect overpayments
consistent with federal regulations or seek other remedies that may be
legally available.