Washington HB1243 modifies debt collection practices for older adults and adults with disabilities.

Washington HB1243 modifies the Department of Social and Health Services' debt collection practices. It allows the department to accept offers of compromise or grant partial or total write-offs of debts if pursuing them is no longer cost-effective. The bill also waives collection efforts for overpayments to the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program and functionally disabled clients. It extends the time limit for collecting overpayments from six to ten years and from twenty years after a lien is recorded. The changes take effect July 1, 2025.

Washington HB1243 modifies debt collection practices for older adults and adults with disabilities.

Washington HB1243 modifies the Department of Social and Health Services' debt collection practices. It allows the department to accept offers of compromise or grant partial or total write-offs of debts if pursuing them is no longer cost-effective. The bill also waives collection efforts for overpayments to the aged, blind, or disabled assistance program and functionally disabled clients. It extends the time limit for collecting overpayments from six to ten years and from twenty years after a lien is recorded. The changes take effect July 1, 2025.