Title 74 — Title 74 PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
41 chapters · 927 sections in this title.
RCW 74.70.060 Add-on increase—Funding.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2531.SL) ***(1) Beginning July 1, 2021, and for each state fiscal year thereafter, reimbursement for emergency ambulance transports provided by ambulance transport providers shall be increased by application of an add-on to the associated medicaid fee-…
RCW 74.70.070 Rules.
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The authority may adopt rules to implement this chapter.[ 2020 c 354 s 7.]Notes:Contingent expiration date—2020 c 354: See RCW 74.70.100(4)(b).
RCW 74.70.080 Federal approval.
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(1)(a) The authority shall request any approval from the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services it determines are necessary for the use of fees pursuant to this chapter and for the purpose of receiving associated federal matching funds.(b) This chapter shall be implem…
RCW 74.70.090 Delayed implementation—Retroactive fees.
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If there is a delay in the implementation of this chapter for any reason, including a delay in any required approval of the quality assurance fee and reimbursement methodology specified by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services, the following shall apply:(1) An am…
RCW 74.70.100 Operation and termination—Contingent expiration date.
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(1) The assessment, collection, and disbursement of funds under this chapter shall be conditional upon:(a) The federal centers for medicare and medicaid services not determining that the quality assurance fee revenues may not be used for the purposes set forth in this chapter;(b)…
RCW 74.70.900 Effective date—2020 c 354.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 3, 2020].[ 2020 c 354 s 14.]
RCW 74.74.010 Purpose.
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The purpose of this chapter is to establish the scope of refugee and immigrant assistance administered by the office of refugee and immigrant assistance within the department.[ 2024 c 153 s 1.]
RCW 74.74.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of social and health services.(2) "Federal act" means Title IV of the federal immigration and nationality act, 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1521 et s…
RCW 74.74.030 Coordination of statewide efforts.
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The department shall coordinate statewide efforts to support the economic and social integration and basic needs of immigrants and refugees arriving and resettling in Washington. The department shall coordinate with local, state, and federal government agencies and other stakehol…
RCW 74.74.040 Washington state plan for refugee resettlement.
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The department is designated as the lead state agency responsible for the development, review, and administration of the Washington state plan for refugee resettlement. The department shall submit the state plan to and seek approval from the federal office of refugee resettlement…
RCW 74.74.050 Assistance and support services.
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(1) The department shall provide refugee cash assistance, refugee medical assistance, and refugee support services in accordance with the federal act and the state plan.(2) The refugee support services described in this section may include:(a) Employment services;(b) English lang…
RCW 74.74.060 Services for immigrants ineligible for federal services.
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(1) The department may administer services to immigrants who are ineligible for federal services described in RCW 74.74.050.(2) The department may contract with external entities, including community-based organizations, to provide the services authorized under this section. In c…
RCW 74.74.070 Rules.
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The department may adopt rules in order to achieve the purposes of this chapter.[ 2024 c 153 s 7.]
RCW 74.76.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and chapter 48.208 RCW unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority.(2) "Commissioner" means the insurance commissioner or his or her designee.(3) "Cove…
RCW 74.76.020 Waiver requests—Funds.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2385.SL) ***(1) By September 1, 2025, the authority shall submit any state plan amendments or waiver requests to the centers for medicare and medicaid services that are necessary to implement the medicaid access program established in RCW 74.76.050.(2)…
RCW 74.76.030 Covered lives assessment—Notification.
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(1) All health carriers and medicaid managed care organizations shall pay an annual covered lives assessment beginning January 1st of the plan year following the approval in RCW 74.76.020(2)(a) as follows:(a) For assessments due the first plan year:(i) The authority shall assess …
RCW 74.76.040 Medicaid access program account.
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(1) The medicaid access program account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the assessments, interest, and penalties collected by the authority and commissioner under RCW 74.76.030 and 48.208.010 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spe…
RCW 74.76.050 Medicaid access program—Rates—Study.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2385.SL) ***(1) The medicaid access program is hereby created.(2) By January 1st of the second plan year after conditions of RCW 74.76.020 are met, professional services rates for anesthesia, diagnostics, intense outpatient, opioid treatment programs, …
RCW 74.76.060 Medicaid access program—Rules.
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The authority may adopt rules and undertake actions necessary to carry out RCW 74.76.020, 74.76.030, and 74.76.050 including, but not limited to, rules prescribing the medicaid access program plan of operations, measures to enforce reporting of covered lives, audits of covered li…
RCW 74.76.070 Medicaid access program—Liability.
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The medicaid access program, health carriers and medicaid managed care organizations assessed by the program, the authority, and employees of the authority are not civilly or criminally liable and may not have any penalty or cause of action of any nature arise against them for an…
RCW 74.76.900 Construction—2025 c 359.
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Nothing in chapter 359, Laws of 2025 shall be construed to alter the requirements: (1) Under 42 C.F.R. Sec. 438.4 that the rates paid by the state to managed care organizations be actuarially sound; and (2) that the state develop the rates in compliance with standards under 42 C.…
RCW 74.98.010 Continuation of existing law.
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The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.[ 1959 c 26 s 74.98.010.]
RCW 74.98.020 Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
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Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law.[ 1959 c 26 s 74.98.020.]
RCW 74.98.030 Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
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If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.[ 1959 c 26 s 74.98.030.]
RCW 74.98.040 Purpose—1959 c 26.
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It is the purpose and intent of this title to provide for the public welfare by making available, in conjunction with federal matching funds, such public assistance as is necessary to insure to recipients thereof a reasonable subsistence compatible with decency and health.[ 1959 …
RCW 74.98.050 Repeals and saving.
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See 1959 c 26 s 74.98.050.
RCW 74.98.060 Emergency—1959 c 26.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.[ 1959 c 26 s 74.98.060.]