5291-S AMS CONW S2183.1
SSB 5291 - S AMD 165
By Senator Conway
ADOPTED 03/11/2025
On page 4, line 12, after "(s)" strike "Nursing home services" and insert "((Nursing home services))Long-term services and supports provided in nursing homes"
On page 7, line 28, after "Washington;" strike "and" and insert "((and))"
On page 7, line 31, after "program" insert "; and
(l) Establish, by rule, the scope of the long-term services and supports identified in RCW 50B.04.010(2) that may be an approved service and identify the types of goods and services that are and are not covered under each approved service in order to maximize usage of all available public and private benefits for eligible beneficiaries"
On page 33, line 2, after "and the" strike "department of health" and insert "health care authority"
On page 51, line 31, after "through" strike "38" and insert "39"
On page 51, line 33, after "12" strike "and 13" and insert "through 14"
On page 52, beginning on line 1, after "11," strike all material through "39" on line 2 and insert "15, 16, and 40"
EFFECT: Modifies the definition of "approved services" for long-term services and supports trust program to include long-term services and supports provided in nursing homes, rather than nursing home services. Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to establish, by rule, the scope of the long-term services and supports provided in nursing homes that may be an approved service and identify the types of goods and services that are and are not covered under each service in order to maximize usage of all available public and private benefits for eligible beneficiaries.
Includes the Health Care Authority as an agency authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the pilot project for the long-term services and supports trust program, rather than the Department of Health.
Modifies the effective dates.
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