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Committee reviews technical fixes to WA Cares: pilot program, automatic exemptions and supplemental insurance proposals
Summary
Senate Bill 5291 would implement Long‑Term Services and Supports Trust Commission recommendations for WA Cares, including automatic exemptions for certain nonresident workers, a limited pilot to exercise systems before full launch, simplified vesting rules, and a framework for private supplemental long‑term care policies.
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee considered Senate Bill 5291, a bill that implements several recommendations from the Long‑Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Trust Commission to refine the WA Cares long‑term services and supports program.
Key provisions Staff summarized the major changes: automatic exemptions for active‑duty military members with civilian off‑duty employment and other out‑of‑state participants; an option for exempt employees who previously attested to private long‑term care coverage to rescind that exemption before July 1, 2028; a limited pilot to allow agencies to test benefit payment and provider selection systems before full program launch; and rule and consumer‑protector language to govern supplemental private long‑term care…
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