5930-S2 AMS PFLU GORR 177

2SSB 5930 - S AMD to S AMD (S2717.2) 162

   By    Senator Pflug

ADOPTED 3/9/2007

   On page 16, line 19, after "coverage." insert "(3) In coordination with the health care authority, the departments shall design and implement a medical home for chronically ill state employees enrolled in the state's self-insured uniform medical plan. Programs must be evidence based, facilitating the use of information technology to improve quality of care and must improve coordination of primary, acute, and long-term care for those enrollees with multiple chronic conditions. The agencies shall consider expansion of existing medical home and chronic care management programs. The agencies shall use best practices in identifying those employees best served under a chronic care management model using predictive modeling through claims or other health risk information."

   Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Expands the requirement for DSHS and DOH to design and implement a chronic care model for the aged, blind and disabled program, and adds coordination with HCA to design and implement chronic care for the UMP.