BILL REQ. #:  Z-0616.2 



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HOUSE BILL 2647
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State of Washington63rd Legislature2014 Regular Session

By Representatives Jinkins, Harris, Tharinger, Cody, Morrell, and Freeman; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Read first time 01/23/14.   Referred to Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services.



     AN ACT Relating to electronic timekeeping for in-home personal care or respite services; and amending RCW 74.39A.325.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 74.39A.325 and 2009 c 571 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((Beginning July 1, 2010,)) The department shall not pay a home care agency licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW for in-home personal care or respite services provided under this chapter, Title 71A RCW, or chapter 74.39 RCW if the home care agency does not verify agency employee hours by electronic timekeeping except in circumstances where electronic verification is not possible and another method of verification is documented.
     (2) For purposes of this section, "electronic timekeeping" means an electronic, verifiable method of recording an employee's presence ((in)) with the client(('s home)) at the beginning and end of the employee's client visit ((workday)) shift.

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