By January 1, 2023, the authority shall require that any contract with a managed care organization include a requirement to provide housing-related care coordination services for enrollees who need such services upon being discharged from inpatient behavioral health settings as allowed by the centers for medicare and medicaid services.

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FindingIntent2022 c 215: See note following RCW 70.320.020.

Terms Used In Washington Code 71.24.383

  • Authority: means the Washington state health care authority. See Washington Code 71.24.025
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Managed care organization: means an organization, having a certificate of authority or certificate of registration from the office of the insurance commissioner, that contracts with the authority under a comprehensive risk contract to provide prepaid health care services to enrollees under the authority's managed care programs under chapter 74. See Washington Code 71.24.025