CERTIFICATION
OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2912
Chapter
89, Laws of 2000
56th
Legislature
2000
Regular Session
CHILDREN IN OUT-OF-HOME
CARE--PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS
EFFECTIVE
DATE: 6/8/00
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Passed by the House March 8, 2000
Yeas 98 Nays 0
 CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate March 7, 2000
Yeas 43 Nays 0
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CERTIFICATE
We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the
House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that
the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2912 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
 CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
March 8, 2000 Chief Clerk
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
Chief Clerk
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BRAD OWEN
President of the Senate
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Approved March 24, 2000 Place Style On
Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
March 24, 2000 - 2:40 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 2912
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AS
AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed
Legislature - 2000 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/02/2000. Referred to Committee on .
Requiring a report concerning children in out-of-home care
who received certain medications.
AN
ACT Relating to use of psychiatric medications by children in state custody;
and creating a new section.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. (1)
The department of social and health services shall report to the legislature
the following information regarding children in out-of-home care who remained
in out-of-home care longer than ninety days for at least one placement episode
and received "fee for service" medical assistance during fiscal year
1999:
(a)
The number of children who were prescribed medication during an out‑of‑home
care episode;
(b)
The medical diagnosis for all children on prescribed medications;
(c)
The number, types, and frequency of medications prescribed to children;
(d)
The number of children receiving multiple medications;
(e)
The number of children prescribed Ritalin; and
(f)
The total number of children in out-of-home care episodes exceeding ninety days
during fiscal year 1999, and the number of those children receiving medication.
(2)
For purposes of this section, "medication" means psychotropic
medication or other medication prescribed to address psychiatric or other
behavioral issues.
(3)
The report is due to the legislature on or before December 15, 2000.
Passed the House March 8, 2000.
Passed the Senate March 7, 2000.
Approved by the Governor
March 24, 2000.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 24, 2000.