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Lawmakers hear bill to require JLARC review, public dashboard on safety and stability in residential settings
Summary
House Bill 2200 would direct JLARC to review 2022–2025 safety and stability outcomes across state and contracted residential settings (911 calls, ER boarding, placement terminations, staff retention) and require DSHS to publish a provider dashboard by mid‑2027; sponsors called it a transparency measure, providers urged careful risk-adjustment and context for the data.
House Bill 2200 would require the Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC) to conduct a retrospective review of safety and stability outcomes across Washington’s residential services continuum for people with developmental disabilities and direct the Department of Social and Health Services to publish an annual, public-facing provider safety and stability dashboard by June 1, 2027.
Staff counsel Omera Harrington told the committee the JLARC review must cover residential habilitation centers (RHCs), state-operated living alternatives (SOLAs) and contracted community residential settings for…
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