2SHB 1168 — Providing prevention services, diagnoses, treatment, and support for prenatal substance exposure.

What this bill does

Expands the scope of the Fetal Alcohol Exposure Interagency Agreement (Interagency Agreement) to include exposure to prenatal substances other than alcohol, adds the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) as a party to the agreement, and directs DCYF to contract with a provider with expertise in comprehensive prenatal exposure treatment by January 1, 2024 and at least three providers statewide by January 1, 2025. Requires the Health Care Authority (HCA) to convene meetings with specified stakeholders and submit recommendations to the Legislature on ways to increase access to diagnoses, treatment, services, and supports by June 1, 2024. Requires the HCA in coordination with parties to the Agreement and in collaboration with stakeholders, to submit by July 1, 2025, a strategic plan to increase prevention efforts and expand the availability of treatment, services, and supports for persons impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

From the Washington State Legislature's nonpartisan staff bill analysis. Read the full analysis ↗

Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 7, 2023
  95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 13, 2023
  97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · April 7, 2023
  47 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting

Track 2SHB 1168 on OlympiaTrack

A free account adds a plain-English AI summary, the full hearing and amendment record, who testified, and roll calls by member. Plus email alerts when this bill moves.

Other bills sponsored by Simmons

• SHB 1024 — Concerning labor and income of incarcerated persons.
• HB 1082 — Expanding opportunities for physical therapy and occupational therapy professionals to form professional service corporations.
• ESHB 1169 — Concerning legal financial obligations.
• 2SHB 1229 — Updating processes related to voter registration.
• SHB 1255 — Reducing stigma and incentivizing health care professionals to participate in a substance use disorder monitoring and treatment program.