Bill > HB1860

This bill aims to prevent homelessness among individuals discharged from inpatient behavioral health settings. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Health Care Authority (HCA) to include housing-related care coordination services in contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations for enrollees discharged from inpatient behavioral health settings. 2. Requiring psychiatric hospitals to notify the Medicaid managed care organization when a patient enrolled in Medicaid is discharged or changes their care plan, and to engage with the managed care organization in discharge planning. 3. Directing the HCA to evaluate incentive approaches and funding options to increase the collection of "Z codes" (social determinants of health codes) on Medicaid claims to improve health outcomes and address health inequities. The bill also amends existing law to add performance measures related to criminal justice involvement and housing stability among Medicaid clients with behavioral health needs, and requires the HCA to report on options for integrating these measures into value-based purchasing arrangements with managed care organizations.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=1860&Year=2021&Initiative=false