CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1407
Chapter 207, Laws of 2023
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICES—ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS—AGE
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 2023
Passed by the House February 28, 2023 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 97 Nays 0
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
LAURIE JINKINS State of Washington, do hereby
Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is HOUSE
Representatives BILL 1407 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the Senate April 12, 2023
Yeas 49 Nays 0 BERNARD DEAN
Chief Clerk
DENNY HECK
President of the Senate
Approved May 1, 2023 3:03 PM FILED
May 2, 2023
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
 HOUSE BILL 1407
Passed Legislature - 2023 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session
By Representatives Taylor, Senn, Simmons, Stonier, Jacobsen, Bateman,
Lekanoff, Peterson, Ramel, Macri, Pollet, Reed, and Doglio
Read first time 01/18/23. Referred to Committee on Human Services,
Youth, & Early Learning.
1 AN ACT Relating to maintaining eligibility for developmental
2 disability services; and amending RCW 71A.16.040.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
4 Sec. 1. RCW 71A.16.040 and 1989 c 175 s 141 are each amended to
5 read as follows:
6 (1) On receipt of an application for services submitted under RCW
7 71A.16.030, the secretary in a timely manner shall make a written
8 determination as to whether the applicant is eligible for services
9 provided under this title for persons with developmental
10 disabilities.
11 (2) The secretary shall give notice of the secretary's
12 determination on eligibility to the person who submitted the
13 application and to the applicant, if the applicant is a person other
14 than the person who submitted the application for services. The
15 notice shall also include a statement advising the recipient of the
16 right to an adjudicative proceeding under RCW 71A.10.050 and the
17 right to judicial review of the secretary's final decision.
18 (3) The secretary may establish rules for redetermination of
19 eligibility for services under this title; however, the rules may not
20 terminate or require redetermination of eligibility for a child under
21 the age of 18 based solely on the child's age if the child has been
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1 determined to be eligible for services on or after the child's third
2 birthday.
Passed by the House February 28, 2023.
Passed by the Senate April 12, 2023.
Approved by the Governor May 1, 2023.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 2, 2023.
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Statutes affected:
Original Bill: 71A.16.040
Bill as Passed Legislature: 71A.16.040
Session Law: 71A.16.040