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• Introduced by Rep. Lynn Kessler, (D-Hoquiam) (D) on January 22, 2009, requires a public hearing before any upward or downward adjustments are made to the daily Medicaid rate with regard to boarding homes who provide assisted living care, adult residential care services or any consumer who is assessed using the comprehensive assessment reporting evaluation tool.
  • Referred to the House Health Care and Wellness Committee on January 22, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on February 26, 2009.
• Passed in the House (97 to 0) on March 3, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 5, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 5, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 24, 2009, to provide that prior to making any upward or downward adjustment to the daily Medicaid payment rate for consumers who are assessed using the CARE evaluation tool and who reside in boarding homes, DSHS must comply with all public notice and hearing requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on March 24, 2009.
    • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 24, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (44 to 0) on April 17, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received to the House on April 23, 2009, House doesn't accept Senate amendments, asks the Senate to reconsider. Passed in the House by voice vote on April 23, 2009.
• Received to the Senate on April 25, 2009, Senate removes amendments. Passed in the Senate (48 to 0) on April 25, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Vetoed by Gov. Christine Gregoire on May 18, 2009, bill is identical to Substitute Senate Bill 5434 signed into law on April 16, 2009.