Randi Becker voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes privatization of Washington's home-care workforce.
Establishes a consumer directed employer program for in home care services (Sec. 1).
Authorizes assisted living service employers to do the following (Sec. 2):
Provide personal care services;
Intermittent nursing services; and
Medication administration services.
Establishes a consumer directed employer as a private entity ( Sec. 2).
Specifies responsibilities of a consumer directed employer such as the following, including, but not limited to (Sec 2):
Coordination with consumer;
Withholding, filing, and paying income and employment taxes;
Verifying individual provider qualifications; and
Providing other administrative and employment-related supports.
Authorizes legal employers and consumer to comemploy individual providers along with responsibility for payment and wage decisions (Sec. 2)
Authorizes a managing employer that as a consumer comemploys one or more individual providers to have responsibilities such as the following, including (sec. 2):
Choosing potential individual providers;
Overseeing day-to-day management and scheduling of individual providers tasks and care; or
Dismissing the individual provider when desired.
Defines “functionally disabled” as being functionally dependent on another individual for completing activities related to daily life (Sec. 2).
Establishes a consumer directed employer program (Sec. 3).
Prohibits any long term care worker hired prior to January 7, 2012 to lose their exemption from certification requirements (Sec. 5).
Authorizes the department to deny payment to individual providers who provide services under a contract with the department if they have been notified they are no longer permitted to due to lack of training requirements set forth by the department (Sec. 7).
Specifies regulations and stipulations behind background checks (Sec. 8).
Title: Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes privatization of Washington's home-care workforce.
Establishes a consumer directed employer program for in home care services (Sec. 1).
Authorizes assisted living service employers to do the following (Sec. 2):
Provide personal care services;
Intermittent nursing services; and
Medication administration services.
Establishes a consumer directed employer as a private entity ( Sec. 2).
Specifies responsibilities of a consumer directed employer such as the following, including, but not limited to (Sec 2):
Coordination with consumer;
Withholding, filing, and paying income and employment taxes;
Verifying individual provider qualifications; and
Providing other administrative and employment-related supports.
Authorizes legal employers and consumer to comemploy individual providers along with responsibility for payment and wage decisions (Sec. 2)
Authorizes a managing employer that as a consumer comemploys one or more individual providers to have responsibilities such as the following, including (sec. 2):
Choosing potential individual providers;
Overseeing day-to-day management and scheduling of individual providers tasks and care; or
Dismissing the individual provider when desired.
Defines “functionally disabled” as being functionally dependent on another individual for completing activities related to daily life (Sec. 2).
Establishes a consumer directed employer program (Sec. 3).
Prohibits any long term care worker hired prior to January 7, 2012 to lose their exemption from certification requirements (Sec. 5).
Authorizes the department to deny payment to individual providers who provide services under a contract with the department if they have been notified they are no longer permitted to due to lack of training requirements set forth by the department (Sec. 7).
Specifies regulations and stipulations behind background checks (Sec. 8).
Title: Authorizes Privatization of Home-Care Workforce