6089 AMS MADS S4388.4

SB 6089 - S AMD TO WM COMM AMD (S-4141.1/92)

By Senators Madsen and Kreidler

                                             1 OF 6 ADOPTED 3/5/92

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    (3) In addition, the health care commission has the duty to examine the following and report to the legislature on recommendations for legislation:

    (a) In order to meet the health needs of the citizenry, it is critical to organize the foundation for financing and providing community-based long-term care and support services through an integrated, comprehensive system that promotes human dignity and recognizes the individuality of all functionally disabled persons.  This system shall be available, accessible, and responsive to all citizens based upon an assessment of their functional disabilities.  The legislature recognizes that families, volunteers, and community organizations are absolutely essential for delivery of effective and efficient community-based, long-term care and support services and that this private and public service infrastructure should be supported and strengthened.  Further, it is important to provide secured benefits assurance in perpetuity without requiring family or program beneficiary impoverishment for service eligibility.

    (b) Recognizing that financial stability is essential to success of a comprehensive long-term care system and that current and future demands are exceeding available financial resources, a dedicated fund comprised of state general funds, matching federal funds, public insurance funds, and sliding fee contributions by program beneficiaries needs be established.

    (c) It is the intent of this chapter that the Washington state legislature develop a program and financial structure for the functionally disabled as suggested in this section and adopt the necessary legislation no later than the adjournment of the 1994 regular session of the legislature"