WashingtonState officials must share residential center compliance findings
State officials must tell people connected to residential habilitation centers and lawmakers about federal compliance findings, correction plans, and later updates.
What it does
When the department receives notice that a residential habilitation center fails federal requirements, state officials must share the findings, correction plan, and later compliance or enforcement updates with people connected to the center and lawmakers.
Argument forResidents and people considering placement could learn about a center’s problems and whether it is fixing them.
Argument againstPosting detailed notices about safety problems could worry residents and visitors while a center works to correct them.
More detail
State officials must share information about a center’s federal compliance problems and later updates. These rules cover residential habilitation centers found out of compliance with federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conditions or requirements. The department’s duty applies after it receives notice that a center does not meet federal participation conditions or requirements. Notices must be shared with residents, visitors, people asking about placement, certain individuals connected to residents, and relevant legislative committees. Posted notices must be in English and any other languages residents have requested; notices to connected individuals must use their preferred language when they have indicated one. Committee notices must be sent within existing resources. Officials must provide notice within 10 days after the department receives notice of noncompliance. They must keep posted notices up until the federal agency is satisfied that the violation is corrected.
Where do you stand?
Choose your position
Tell your reps
Take a position to see your representatives and ways to contact them.
Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 18Effective date 6/11/2026.Latest
- Mar 18Chapter 95, 2026 Laws.Major
- Mar 18Governor Bob Ferguson signed.Became Law
- Mar 12Delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 12President signed.Major
- Mar 11Speaker signed.Passed Senate
- Mar 9Passed final passage; yeas, 95; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 3.Passed House
- Vote recorded Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#12). Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 9House concurred in Senate amendments.
- Feb 28Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate (#29). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 28Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 28Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
- Feb 27Placed on second reading consent calendar.Minor
- Feb 25Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- Feb 24HS - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).Minor
- Feb 24Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 1:30 PM.
- Feb 18Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- Feb 17First reading, referred to Human Services.Minor
- Feb 13Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 4.Minor
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#13). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 13Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.Minor
- Feb 131st substitute bill substituted (ELHS 26).Major
- Feb 11Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.Minor
- Jan 27Referred to Rules 2 Review.Minor
- Jan 23ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.Major
- Jan 23Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
- Jan 16Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
- Jan 12First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.Minor
- Jan 9Prefiled for introduction.Introduced
Disability RightsGovernment & Ethics