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SENATE BILL 5014
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State of Washington | 65th Legislature | 2017 Regular Session |
By Senators Pearson, Hobbs, and Chase
Prefiled 01/06/17. Read first time 01/09/17. Referred to Committee on Health Care.
AN ACT Relating to calculating the benchmark rate for certain community residential services; and adding a new section to chapter
71A.12 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 71A.12 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall use the King county classification for the purposes of determining the benchmark rate in Snohomish county for:
(a) Supported living services;
(b) Group homes, which are facilities licensed as either an assisted living facility or adult family home, as both defined in RCW
74.39A.009;
(c) Group training homes as defined in RCW
71A.22.020; or
(d) Licensed staffed residential homes as licensed under chapter
74.15 RCW.
(2) "Benchmark rate" as used in this section means the rate at which direct care staff hours are paid, specific to a county classification.
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