A House bill allows for managed health care systems to access records of jailed individuals.

HB 2545, sponsored by Rep. Lauren Davis (D–Shoreline), expands access to jail records by managed health care systems, allowing the systems to determine jailed individual's eligibility for services, including:

• Mental health treatment
• Medical treatment
• Chemical dependency treatment
• Veteran benefits

Managed health care systems accessing records are held to all relevant state and federal privacy statutes.

Dates to remember

HB 2545 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Public Safety Committee at 1:30 pm on Monday, January 27. The bill is scheduled for executive session in the same committee at 8 am on Thursday, January 30.