BILL REQ. #:  S-4009.1 

Read first time 01/11/2006.   Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

     AN ACT Relating to assisted living facility medicaid minimum occupancy percentage of fifty percent or greater; and adding a new section to chapter 74.39A RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 74.39A RCW to read as follows:
     The department shall establish a capital add-on rate, not less than the July 1, 2005, capital add-on rate established by the department, for those assisted living facilities contracting with the department that have a medicaid minimum occupancy percentage of fifty percent or greater. The medicaid minimum occupancy percentage shall be determined on an annual basis.