Improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services.

 H-1470.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1432

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Simmons, Eslick, Rule, Davis, Macri, Stearns, Reed, Goodman, Salahuddin, Pollet, Timmons, and Santos)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to improving access to appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services by updating Washington's mental health parity law and ensuring coverage of medically necessary care; amending RCW 48.43.016 , 48.43.410 , 48.43.520 , 48.43.530 , 48.43.535 , 48.43.600 , 48.43.761 , and 48.43.830 ; adding a new section to chapter 48.43 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 48.20.580 , 48.21.241 , 48.41.220 , 48.44.341 , and 48.46.291 ; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:

(a) Access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment is critical to the health and well-being of individuals with these conditions and that access to appropriate care is important to reducing preventable emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and physical health care costs associated with significant comorbidities;