1109-S AMH SHMK TOUL 180

  

SHB 1109 - H AMD 487

By Representative Schmick

NOT ADOPTED 03/29/2019

On page 54, line 13, reduce the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 by $20,000,000

On page 54, line 14, reduce the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 by $27,754,000

On page 54, line 19, correct the total.

On page 58, line 13, after "(k)" strike "$77,463,000" and insert "$57,463,000"

On page 58, line 14, after "2020 and" strike "$77,463,000" and insert "$49,709,000"

On page 59, after line 37, insert the following:

"(v) By July 1, 2020, the department must close one civil ward at western state hospital."

On page 100, line 25, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 by $20,000,000

On page 100, line 26, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 by $27,454,000

On page 100, line 38, correct the total.

On page 113, after line 28, insert the following:

"(40) $20,000,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and $27,454,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 are provided solely for the capital costs of community providers developing programs to serve long-term involuntary patients as an alternative to placement in the state hospitals."

EFFECT:  Reduces funding at the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) State Hospitals for implementation of an acuity based staffing tool and hospital staffing plan and requires the closure of one ward at Western State Hospital by July 1, 2020. Increases funding for the Health Care Authority to provide for the capital costs of community providers developing programs to serve long-term involuntary patients as an alternative to placement in the state hospitals.

FISCAL IMPACT: No net change to appropriated levels. General fund-state appropriations for the DSHS State Hospitals are reduced by $20 million in FY 2021 and $27.5 million in FY 2021. The general fund-state appropriations for the Health Care Authority are increased by an equal amount.

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