Washington HB 1197: Defining attending provider and clarifying other provider functions for workers' compensation claims, and adding psychologists as attending providers for mental health only claims.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to fiscal matters; amending RCW 28B.76.525, 1
34.12.130, 38.40.200, 38.40.210, 38.40.220, 51.44.170, and 72.09.780; 2
amending 2024 c 376 ss 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 119, 120, 121, 122, 3
125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 139, 141, 142, 144, 146, 149, 150, 4
153, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 5
214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 6
302, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 401, 402, 501, 504, 506, 7
507, 508, 509, 512, 513, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 523, 601, 602, 8
603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 612, 613, 702, 703, 704, 706, 707, 713, 9
717, 801, 802, 803, and 804 (uncodified); amending 2023 c 475 s 712 10
(uncodified); adding new sections to 2024 c 376 (uncodified); making 11
appropriations; and declaring an emergency.12
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:13
PART I14
GENERAL GOVERNMENT15
Sec. 101. 2024 c 376 s 112 (uncodified) is amended to read as 16
follows: 17
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS18
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . . $28,173,00019
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . (($27,771,000))20
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HOUSE BILL 1197
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Ormsby, Gregerson, Macri, and Wylie; by request of
Office of Financial Management
Prefiled 01/08/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Appropriations.
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$28,649,0001
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($55,944,000))2
$56,822,0003
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 4
conditions and limitations: $764,000 of the general fund—state 5
appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and $764,000 of the general fund—6
state appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 7
implementation of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5046 8
(postconviction counsel).9
Sec. 102. 2024 c 376 s 113 (uncodified) is amended to read as 10
follows: 11
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS12
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . $125,457,00013
General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . (($125,109,000))14
$125,701,00015
General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . $2,209,00016
General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $681,00017
Judicial Stabilization Trust Account—State18
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,817,00019
Judicial Information Systems Account—State20
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $79,530,00021
Opioid Abatement Settlement Account—State22
Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,00023
TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . (($456,282,000))24
$456,874,00025
The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 26
conditions and limitations:27
(1) The distributions made under this section and distributions 28
from the county criminal justice assistance account made pursuant to 29
section 801 of this act constitute appropriate reimbursement for 30
costs for any new programs or increased level of service for purposes 31
of RCW 43.135.060.32
(2)(a) $7,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33
fiscal year 2024 and $7,000,000 of the general fund—state 34
appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for 35
distribution to county juvenile court administrators for the costs 36
associated with processing and case management of truancy, children 37
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in need of services, and at-risk youth referrals. The administrator 1
for the courts, in conjunction with the juvenile court 2
administrators, shall develop an equitable funding distribution 3
formula. The formula must neither reward counties with higher than 4
average per-petition/referral processing costs nor shall it penalize 5
counties with lower than average per-petition/referral processing 6
costs.7
(b) Each fiscal year during the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, each 8
county shall report the number of petitions processed and the total 9
actual costs of processing truancy, children in need of services, and 10
at-risk youth petitions. Counties shall submit the reports to the 11
administrator for the courts no later than 45 days after the end of 12
the fiscal year. The administrator for the courts shall 13
electronically transmit this information to the chairs and ranking 14
minority members of the house of representatives and senate fiscal 15
committees no later than 60 days after a fiscal year ends. These 16
reports are informational in nature and are not for the purpose of 17
distributing funds.18
(3) $1,094,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 19
year 2024 and $1,094,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 20
fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the statewide fiscal impact 21
on Thurston county courts. It is the intent of the legislature that 22
this policy will be continued in subsequent fiscal biennia.23
(4) $3,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24
year