ESHB 3079 -
By Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
ADOPTED AS AMENDED 03/02/2006
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 70.47 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The health care authority, in coordination with the department
of social and health services, shall by November 15th of each year
report to the legislature:
(a) The number of basic health plan enrollees who: (i) Upon
enrollment or recertification had reported being employed, and the
month and year they reported being hired; (ii) upon enrollment or
recertification had reported being the dependent of someone who was
employed, and the month and year they reported the employed person was
hired; and (iii) the total cost to the state for these enrollees. The
information shall be reported by employer for employers having more
than fifty employees as enrollees or with dependents as enrollees.
This information shall be provided for the preceding January and June
of that year.
(b) The following aggregated information: (i) The number of
employees who are enrollees or with dependents as enrollees by private
and governmental employers; (ii) the number of employees who are
enrollees or with dependents as enrollees by employer size for
employers with fifty or fewer employees, fifty-one to one hundred
employees, one hundred one to one thousand employees, one thousand one
to five thousand employees and more than five thousand employees; and
(iii) the number of employees who are enrollees or with dependents as
enrollees by industry type.
For each aggregated classification, the report will include the
number of hours worked and total cost to the state for these enrollees.
This information shall be for each quarter of the preceding year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The department of social and health services, in coordination
with the health care authority, shall by November 15th of each year
report to the legislature:
(a) The number of medical assistance recipients who: (i) Upon
enrollment or recertification had reported being employed, and the
month and year they reported being hired; or (ii) upon enrollment or
recertification had reported being the dependent of someone who was
employed, and the month and year they reported the employed person was
hired. For recipients identified under (a)(i) and (ii) of this
subsection, the department shall report the basis for their medical
assistance eligibility, including but not limited to family medical
coverage, transitional medical assistance, children's medical or aged
or disabled coverage; member months; and the total cost to the state
for these recipients, expressed as general fund-state, health services
account and general fund-federal dollars. The information shall be
reported by employer for employers having more than fifty employees as
recipients or with dependents as recipients. This information shall be
provided for the preceding January and June of that year.
(b) The following aggregated information: (i) The number of
employees who are recipients or with dependents as recipients by
private and governmental employers; (ii) The number of employees who
are recipients or with dependents as recipients by employer size for
employers with fifty or fewer employees, fifty-one to one hundred
employees, one hundred one to one thousand employees, one thousand one
to five thousand employees and more than five thousand employees; and
(iii) the number of employees who are recipients or with dependents as
recipients by industry type.
For each aggregated classification, the report will include the
number of hours worked, the number of department of social and health
services covered lives, and the total cost to the state for these
recipients. This information shall be for each quarter of the
preceding year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 If specific funding for the purpose of this
act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by
June 30, 2006, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and
void."
ESHB 3079 -
By Committee on Health & Long-Term Care
ADOPTED AS AMENDED 03/02/2006
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "services;" strike all material through "section." on line 3 and insert "adding a new section to chapter 70.47 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW; and creating a new section."