Section 43.09.480 - Long-term services and supports trust program-Audit-ReportBy December 1, 2032, the state auditor must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the long-term services and supports trust program established in chapter 50B.04 RCW and deliver a report, including a conclusion and recommendations for improvement to the legislature regarding:
(1) Program operations, including the performance of the long-term services and supports trust commission established in RCW 50B.04.030;(2) Program financial status, including solvency, the value of the benefit provided, and the financial balance of program benefits to costs;(3) The overall efficacy of the program, based on the established goals under chapter 363, Laws of 2019 including, but not limited to: (a) Delaying middle class families' need to spend to poverty to receive medicaid-funded long-term care;(b) Strengthening the state economy through improving workforce participation;(c) Reducing the caseload and expenditures of the state medicaid program on long-term care; and(d) Obtaining shared savings through a medicaid demonstration waiver.