The health care authority shall explore the feasibility of obtaining a medicaid state plan amendment to allow the state to receive medicaid matching funds for health services provided to medicaid enrolled youth who are temporarily placed in a juvenile detention facility. Temporary placement shall be defined as until adjudication or up to sixty continuous days, whichever occurs first.

Findings—Intent—Effective date—2018 c 201: See notes following RCW 41.05.018.

Captions not law—2007 c 359: See note following RCW 71.36.005.