Addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services.

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SENATE BILL 5079

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators Muzzall, Christian, Dozier, Frame, Krishnadasan, Liias, and Trudeau; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Prefiled 12/19/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Human Services.

AN ACT Relating to addressing the burden of unintentional overpayments on older adults and adults with disabilities served by the department of social and health services; amending RCW 43.20B.030 ; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 43.20B.030 and 2012 c 258 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, including subsection (2) of this section, there will be no collection of overpayments and other debts due the department after the expiration of six years from the date of notice of such overpayment or other debt unless the department has commenced recovery action in a court of law or unless an administrative remedy authorized by statute is in place. However, any amount due in a case thus extended shall cease to be a debt due the department at the expiration of (( ten )) 10 years from the date of the notice of the overpayment or other debt unless a court-ordered remedy would be in effect for a longer period.