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. |