CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5681

Chapter 303, Laws of 2013

63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session



MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT--CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS--RULES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/28/13

Passed by the Senate March 1, 2013
  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 17, 2013
  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5681 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

HUNTER G. GOODMAN
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Secretary
Approved May 20, 2013, 2:56 p.m.








JAY INSLEE
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Governor of the State of Washington		 
FILED
May 20, 2013







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5681
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Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Senate Human Services Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Rolfes and Keiser)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/13.   



     AN ACT Relating to facilitating treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders by requiring development of an integrated rule; adding a new section to chapter 70.96A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 71.24 RCW; and providing expiration dates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any licensed mental health agency which has a waiver from the department exempting the agency from compliance with chemical dependency rules for services provided to patients with co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders as of January 1, 2013, may request and must receive a three-year renewal of the waiver exempting the agency from compliance with chemical dependency rules with respect to such patients if a fully integrated rule is not in effect by May 1, 2014.
     (2) This section expires June 30, 2014.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 71.24 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any licensed mental health agency which has a waiver from the department exempting the agency from compliance with chemical dependency rules for services provided to patients with co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency disorders as of January 1, 2013, may request and must receive a three-year renewal of the waiver exempting the agency from compliance with chemical dependency rules with respect to such patients if a fully integrated rule is not in effect by May 1, 2014.
     (2) This section expires June 30, 2014.


         Passed by the Senate March 1, 2013.
         Passed by the House April 17, 2013.
         Approved by the Governor May 20, 2013.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 20, 2013.