Washington legislation · 2025-26 Regular Session
Washington HB2385: Medicaid access program
Status: Signed into law, March 23, 2026
Concerning the medicaid access program.
What the bill says
An act Relating to the medicaid access program; amending RCW 74.76.020 and 74.76.050; and amending 2025 c 359 s 18 (uncodified).
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT Relating to the medicaid access program; amending RCW 74.76.020 and 74.76.050; and amending 2025 c 359 s 18 (uncodified). Sec. 1. RCW 74.76.020 and 2025 c 359 s 2 are each amended to read as follows: (1) By September 1, ((2025))2030, the authority shall submit any state plan amendments or waiver requests to the centers for medicare and medicaid services that are necessary to implement the medicaid access program established in RCW 74.76.050. (2) The assessment, collection, and disbursement of funds for this program shall be conditional (b) To the extent necessary, amendment of contracts between the authority and managed care organizations to implement this chapter; and (c) Certification by the office of financial management that appropriations have been adopted that fully support the rates established in RCW 74.76.030 for the upcoming fiscal year. Sec. 2. RCW 74.76.050 and 2025 c 359 s 6 are each amended to read as follows: (1) The medicaid access program is hereby created. (2) By January 1st of the second plan year after conditions of RCW 74.76.020 are met, professional services rates for anesthesia, diagnostics, intense outpatient, opioid treatment programs, emergency room, inpatient and outpatient surgery, inpatient visits, low-level behavioral health, maternity services, office and home visits, consults, office administered drugs, vision, and other physician services, for services that are not reimbursed …
Sponsors
- Nicole Macri (D) · primary sponsor
- Julia Reed (D)
- Beth Doglio (D)
- Timm Ormsby (D)
- Osman Salahuddin (D)
- Natasha Hill (D)
- My-Linh Thai (D)
Latest actions
- : Effective date 6/11/2026.
- : Chapter 153, 2026 Laws.
- : Governor signed.
- : Delivered to Governor.
- : President signed.
- : Speaker signed.
- : Third reading, passed; yeas, 30; nays, 18; absent, 0; excused, 1.
- : Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- : Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- : Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Votes
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (March 6, 2026): 30 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Do pass (March 2, 2026): 15 yea, 9 nay, passed
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (February 11, 2026): 57 yea, 38 nay, passed
- House Committee on Appropriations: Do pass (January 28, 2026): 17 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Common questions
- What is HB2385?
- HB2385 is a bill in the Washington Legislature (2025-26 Regular Session): Medicaid access program.
- What does HB2385 do?
- In its own words: An act Relating to the medicaid access program; amending RCW 74.76.020 and 74.76.050; and amending 2025 c 359 s 18 (uncodified).
- What is the status of HB2385?
- Signed into law as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2385?
- Nicole Macri (D), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2385?
- On the Washington Legislature website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2385&Year=2025
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