Governor Inslee’s Complex Discharge Task Force Submits Interim Report

Pursuant to a budget provision approved during the 2023 Washington State legislative session, the Complex Discharge Task Force was established to oversee a pilot program and to make recommendations to the Governor and appropriate committees of the Legislature about how to address systemic, statewide challenges with discharging patients from acute care to post-acute care and community settings.

The Task Force submitted Washington Complex Discharge Task Force and Pilot: Interim Recommendations (attached). This report serves as the Task Force’s second report and fulfills the requirements due July 1, 2024, as set forth by Senate Bill 5187 (2023). A final report will be provided by July 1, 2025. If you have questions, please reach out to Elena Madrid as the post-acute association representative on the task force.