CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1605
Chapter 120, Laws of 2019
66TH LEGISLATURE
2019 REGULAR SESSION
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SCREENINGS--FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 28, 2019
Passed by the House March 5, 2019 Yeas 98 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 12, 2019 Yeas 45 Nays 0 CYRUS HABIB
President of the Senate | CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1605 as passed by House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk Chief Clerk |
Approved April 24, 2019 1:52 PM | FILED April 25, 2019 |
JAY INSLEE
Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1605
Passed Legislature - 2019 Regular Session
State of Washington | 66th Legislature | 2019 Regular Session |
ByHouse Human Services & Early Learning (originally sponsored by Representatives Dent, Peterson, Griffey, Caldier, Goodman, Volz, Stanford, Lovick, Reeves, Klippert, Frame, Schmick, Harris, Appleton, Kretz, DeBolt, Cody, Macri, Orwall, Shea, Blake, Kloba, Doglio, Ortiz-Self, Eslick, Jinkins, Van Werven, Fey, Ormsby, Callan, Bergquist, Tarleton, and Leavitt)
READ FIRST TIME 02/19/19.
AN ACT Relating to requiring traumatic brain injury screenings for children entering the foster care system; adding a new section to chapter
74.13 RCW; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter
74.13 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department, in consultation with the health plan contracted to provide health care coverage to foster youth, shall evaluate:
(a) Traumatic brain injury screening tools that could be used with children entering out-of-home care as defined under RCW
13.34.030 and the evidence base for such tools;
(b) Options to include traumatic brain injury screening tools in existing screens or regular health care appointments for children in out-of-home care as defined under RCW
13.34.030; and
(c) The recommended treatment actions based on health care, behavioral health care, and trauma-related best practices for youth for whom a potential traumatic brain injury is identified using a screening tool.
(2) By December 1, 2019, and in compliance with RCW
43.01.036, the department shall provide a report based on the requirements in this section to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
(3) This section expires July 1, 2020.
Passed by the House March 5, 2019.
Passed by the Senate April 12, 2019.
Approved by the Governor April 24, 2019.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 25, 2019.
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