| Washington State House of Representatives Office of Program Research |
BILL ANALYSIS |
| Health Care & Wellness Committee | |
SSB 6807
This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in
their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a
statement of legislative intent.
Brief Description: Restricting long-term care facilities.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Keiser, Fairley and Kohl-Welles).
Brief Summary of Substitute Bill |
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Hearing Date: 2/25/08
Staff: Dave Knutson (786-7146).
Background:
Federal law provides that a nursing home may not transfer or discharge a resident if they become
eligible for the Medicaid program while residing in the facility and are unable to pay what the
facility charges for a private-pay resident. There is no comparable prohibition related to
boarding homes.
Summary of Bill:
A boarding home's voluntary withdrawal from the Medicaid program is not an acceptable basis
for the transfer or discharge of persons who have been residing in the boarding home and who
were Medicaid eligible on the day before the effective date of the withdrawal. Residents who
enter the boarding home after the effective date of withdrawal from Medicaid must be notified
that they may be transferred or discharged if they become eligible for Medicaid. Notification
must be oral and in writing and acknowledgment of receipt of this notice is required.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.