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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 726

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Relating to: limitation of estate recovery for the cost of long-term Medical Assistance to only a recipient's probate estate. (FE)

Estate of deceased person Health services department of — Administration Medical assistance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Health Services is required to seek

repayment for the cost of certain long-term care services paid for on behalf of

recipients of Medical Assistance. Recovery is currently made from the estates of

decedent recipients, from the estates of their surviving spouses, and from certain

other nonprobate property, subject to certain limitations. This bill limits the

property that DHS may seek repayment from to only property in the recipient's

probate estate that is required to be pursued under federal law. The Medical

Assistance program is a joint state and federal program that provides health services

to individuals who have limited financial resources.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Roys (D)

6 cosponsors

Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Neubauer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 30, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Johnson, Roys and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, Neubauer, Cabrera, Stubbs, Spreitzer and Sinicki

  2. Nov 30, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 1, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1