| Passed by the Senate April 21, 2009 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 8, 2009 YEAS 97 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6009 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 14, 2009, 11:59 a.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 18, 2009 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2009 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/25/09.
AN ACT Relating to the protection of residents of long-term care facilities; and adding a new section to chapter 70.129 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 70.129 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) A long-term care facility must fully disclose to residents the
facility's policy on accepting medicaid as a payment source. The
policy shall clearly state the circumstances under which the facility
provides care for medicaid eligible residents and for residents who may
later become eligible for medicaid.
(2) The policy under this section must be provided to residents
orally and in writing prior to admission, in a language that the
resident or the resident's representative understands. The written
policy must be in type font no smaller than fourteen point and written
on a page that is separate from other documents. The policy must be
signed and dated by the resident or the resident's representative, if
the resident lacks capacity. The facility must retain a copy of the
disclosure. Current residents must receive a copy of the policy
consistent with this section by the effective date of this act.