Elder Law Section Bill Referrals - 2005 - Final Status
Washington State Bar Association
Section contact:  Barbara Byrum and Amy Crewdson
Bill Number	Title	Prime	Notes	Position	Status	Comments	$
Bills the Section took position or sponsored:
HB 1773 (SB 5758)	Increasing the personal needs allowance for nursing facility residents.	Morrell		Support	Failed to pass	2/4/05 to Section. 2/14/05 The Elder Law Section of the Washington Bar Association voted today to endorse the House and Senate bills increasing the PNA for NH residents. The relevant bills are HB 1773 and SB 5758. We plan to inform other relevant supporters of our decision no later than noon tomorrow. The Section President will submit a letter supporting the bills to the relevant Committees and it is possible that I will testify in support of the bills. Per Amy Crewdson	f
SB 5758 (HB 1773)	Increasing the personal needs allowance for nursing facility residents.	Thibaudeau		Support	Failed to pass	2/4/05 to Section.  2/14/05 The Elder Law Section of the Washington Bar Association voted today to endorse the House and Senate bills increasing the PNA for NH residents. The relevant bills are HB 1773 and SB 5758.  We plan to inform other relevant supporters of our decision no later than noon tomorrow.  The Section President will submit a letter supporting the bills to the relevant Committees and it is possible that I will testify in support of the bills.  Per Amy Crewdson.
Bills of interest to Section:
HB 1508	Creating a hearsay exception for statements offered against a party that has engaged or acquiesced in wrongdoing.	Lantz			Failed to pass	2/3/05 to Section.
SHB 1545	Regulating adult family home staff.	Curtis			Failed to pass	1/27/05 to Section.
SHB 1569	Regarding quality assurance in boarding homes, nursing homes, hospitals, peer review organizations, and coordinated quality improvement plans.	Morrell			Chapter 33, Laws of 2005.  Effective date 7/24/05.	1/28/05 to Section.
HB 1571 (SB 5569)	Revising the nursing facility payment system.	Fromhold			Failed to pass	1/28/05 to Section. Companion SB 5569.	f
SHB 1591	Concerning assisted care facilities.	Schual-Berke			Chapter 505, Laws of 2005, Partial Veto.  Effective date 7/24/05.	1/28/05 to Section.	f
HB 1617 (SB 5570)	Discontinuing the nursing facility bed tax.	O'Brien			Failed to pass	1/28/05 to Section.  Companion SB 5570.	f
HB 1618 (SB 5571)	Regarding the boarding home business and occupation tax.	Morrell			Failed to pass	1/31/05 to Section.	f
HB 1763	Repealing RCW 68.50.560.	B. Sullivan			Failed to pass	To Section 2/8/05 and to P&T 2/4/05.
SHB 1876	Expanding voting rights of persons under guardianship.	Green			Chapter 236, Laws of 2005.  Effective date 7/24/05 except section 3, which becomes effective 1/1/06.	2/9/05 to Section and P&T.
SHB 1921	Exempting certain nursing homes from the quality maintenance fee.	Schual-Berke			Failed to pass	2/10/05 to Section.
HB 1922 (SB 5812)	Creating the nursing facility medicaid program trust account.	Schual-Berke			Failed to pass	2/10/05 to Section.	f
HB 1960	Allowing arbitration in long-term care facility disputes.	Williams			Failed to pass	2/11/05 to Section, BOG and Dispute Resolution.	f
HB 2098	Regarding sanctions for adult family home providers.	Darneille			Failed to pass	2/17/05 to Section.
HB 2099	Concerning long-term care insurance.	Darneille			Failed to pass	2/17/05 to Section.
HB 2100	Allowing sabbaticals for adult family home operators.	Darneille			Failed to pass	2/17/05 to Section.
HB 2113 (SB 5919)	Regarding mental health service providers under medicaid.	Green			Failed to pass	2/17/05 to Section.
HB 2192	Making technical improvements to the medicaid nursing home rate setting process.	Sommers			Failed to pass	2/22/05 to Section.	f
HB 2252	Modifying bed banking provisions.	Linville			Failed to pass	3/1/05 to Section.	f
HB 2260	Establishing a moratorium on boarding home and adult family home licenses in Yakima county.	Skinner			Failed to pass	3/1/05 to Section.
ESSB 5158	Modifying the uniform health care information act.	Keiser			Chapter 468, Laws of 2005.  Effective date 7/24/05.	1/18/05 to Section and P&T.
SB 5187	Modifying guardianship bonding requirements.	Franklin			Failed to pass	1/17/05 to Section.
SB 5569 (HB 1571)	Revising the nursing facility payment system.	Keiser			Failed to pass	1/28/05 to Section.	f
SB 5570 (HB 1617)	Discontinuing the nursing facility bed tax.	Haugen			Failed to pass	1/28/05 to Section.  Companion HB 1617.	f
SB 5571 (HB 1618)	Regarding the boarding home business and occupation tax.	Benson			Failed to pass	1/28/05 to Section.	f
SSB 5650	Regulating adult family home staff.	Thibaudeau			Failed to pass	2/1/05 to Section.
SSB 5687	Changing the number of residents allowed to reside in an adult family home.	Deccio			Failed to pass	2/2/05 to Section.
SSB 5698	Regarding quality assurance in boarding homes, nursing homes, hospitals, peer review organizations, and coordinated quality improvement plans.	Franklin			Failed to pass	2/2/05 to Section.
SB 5762 (HB 1729)	Adjusting the medicaid reimbursement system.	Thibaudeau			Failed to pass	2/4/05 to Section.	f
SB 5800	Exempting home care workers' personal information from public disclosure.	Regala			Failed to pass	2/7/05 to Section and Labor & Employment.
SB 5801 (HB 1787)	Requiring a vendor rate study of home care agencies.	Poulsen			Failed to pass	2/7/05 to Section.	f
SB 5812 (HB 1922)	Creating the nursing facility medicaid program trust account.	Keiser			Failed to pass	2/8/05 to Section.	f
SB 5813 (SHB 1921)	Exempting certain nursing homes from the quality maintenance fee.	Keiser			Failed to pass	2/8/05 to Section.	f
SB 5815	Requiring disclosure of health care directives information.	Finkbeiner			Failed to pass	2/8/05 to Section and P&T.
SB 6053	Clarifying the distribution of specifically devised property.	Haugen			Failed to pass	2/25/05 to RP, P&T and Elder Law.