2072-S AMH WALL LEAT 033

SHB 2072 - H AMD 194

By Representative Wallace

ADOPTED 3/06/2009

    On page 2, after line 32, insert the following:

    "(e) Indian tribes;"

    Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 4, after line 30, insert the following:

    "(4) The work group may also develop an alternative to the community access manager model proposed in the 2009 special needs transportation study recommendations, as described in section 1(1) of this act, as a recommendation to be considered by the joint transportation committee.  Any proposed alternative model must build upon the work conducted in the pilot projects under section 11 of this act and the work completed in the 2009 study, and must be consistent with the goals of the 2009 study.

    (5) Subject to available funds, the work group may consult with other agencies and organizations as needed."   

    Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 13, line 27, after "sharing" insert ", including but not limited to opportunities"

    On page 16, after line 17, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 15.  A new section is added to chapter 43.20A RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The department shall collect and track data related to transportation purchased for all of its clients.  The data must identify the number of trips provided by service provider, number of clients served, cost per trip, and total cost of transportation provided.  For purposes of this subsection, a "trip" means transportation provided from a place of origin to a single point of destination.

    (2) Beginning in September 2009, the department shall provide the agency council on coordinated transportation, as provided under chapter 47.06B RCW, with quarterly reports detailing the data collected under subsection (1) of this section." 

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    Correct the title.

EFFECT:

· Adds a representative of Indian tribes to the work group that is directed to engage federal representatives and agencies in an analysis of various federal requirements. 

· Establishes that the work group directed to consider the 2009 special needs transportation study recommendations may consult with other agencies if funding is available, and may propose alternative coordination models to the Joint Transportation Committee than those recommended in the study.

· Clarifies that the pilot project designed to demonstrate cost sharing opportunities is not limited to opportunities involving public paratransit and Medicaid nonemergency medical trips, but instead may include other opportunities that demonstrate cost sharing opportunities.  

· Directs the Department of Social and Health Services to track transportation purchased for its clients, and to report that data on a quarterly basis to the Agency Council on Coordinated Transportation.

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