6168-S.E AMH STOK TOUL 212

  

ESSB 6168 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-5169.3/20) 1741

By Representative Stokesbary

ADOPTED 02/28/2020

On page 111, after line 31, insert the following:

"(q) Within the amounts appropriated in this section, the department must develop and submit an annual state hospital performance report for eastern and western state hospitals. Each measure included in the performance report must include baseline performance data, agency performance targets, and performance for the most recent fiscal year. The performance report must include a one page dashboard as well as charts for each fiscal and quality of care measure broken out by hospital and including but not limited to (i) monthly FTE expenditures compared to allotments; (ii) monthly dollar expenditures compared to allotments; (iii) monthly FTE expenditures per ten thousand patient bed days; (iv) monthly dollar expenditures per ten thousand patient bed days; (v) percentage of FTE expenditures for overtime; (vi) average length of stay by category of patient; (vii) average monthly civil wait list; (viii) average monthly forensic wait list; (ix) rate of staff assaults per 10,000 bed days; (x) rate of patient assaults per 10,000 bed days; (xi) average number of days to release after a patient has been determined to be clinically ready for discharge; and (xii) average monthly vacancy rates for key clinical positions. The department must submit the state hospital performance report to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 1, 2020 and provide annual updates thereafter."

EFFECT:  Requires the Department of Social and Health Services Mental Health Program to submit an annual state hospital performance report and specifies measures which must be included in the report.

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels.

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