E2SSB 5337: Creating a certification for memory care services.
Signed into law: Chapter 187, Laws of 2025
- Sponsor
- Orwall
- Introduced
- January 17, 2025
- Status
- C 187 L 25
- Last action
- Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 30, 2025)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires entities operating a memory care facility or memory care unit to become certified by the Department of Social and Health Services by meeting standards specific to the needs of residents with dementia regarding the physical building, staffing, policies and procedures, and resident care and environment.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 14, 202592 yea · 4 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 202549 yea · 0 nay
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