The secretary of the department of corrections and the director of the health care authority shall adopt rules and develop working agreements which will ensure that offenders identified under RCW 72.09.370(1) will be assisted in making application for medicaid to facilitate a decision regarding their eligibility for such entitlements prior to the end of their term of confinement in a correctional facility.

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

Intent—1999 c 214: See note following RCW 72.09.370.