HB 2361-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Prohibits the department of social and health services from paying a home care agency licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW for in-home personal care or respite services provided under chapter 74.39 RCW (long-term care service options), chapter 74.39A RCW (long-term care service options--expansion), or Title 71A RCW (developmental disabilities) if: (1) The care is provided to a client by a family member of the client; and

(2) The home care agency does not verify agency employee hours by electronic time keeping.

Provides that the prohibition in (1) above does not apply if the family member providing care is older than the client.

Requires the department of social and health services to take appropriate enforcement action against a home care agency found to have charged the state for hours of service for which the department is not authorized to pay.