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HCA outlines work groups, timelines for House Bill 1813 crisis services; state and regions flag funding and rural access concerns
Summary
The Washington Health Care Authority outlined work groups and timelines to implement House Bill 1813, which requires MCOs to expand delegated crisis services to BHASOs by July 1, 2026, while state and regional officials flagged funding and rural access as major implementation risks.
Health Care Authority officials described a multistage implementation process for House Bill 1813 that will expand crisis services delegated to Behavioral Health Administrative Service Organizations (BHASOs) and set a July 1, 2026 deadline for Managed Care Organizations to include crisis stabilization facilities and crisis relief centers in delegated services.
"By 07/01/2026, Managed Care Organizations will expand the current crisis allegation services, which currently are phone, mobile crisis and in home crisis stabilization services. So expand what they currently have to the BHASOs to include crisis stabilization facilities and crisis relief centers," said Martha (HCA), who is leading the HB 1813 implementation work.
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