Long-Term Services & Supports (LTSS) Trust Commission
LTSS Trust Act
The Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Act (Trust Act) was enacted in 2019 and created the WA Cares Fund, a long-term care insurance benefit to help Washington employees cover the cost of long-term services and supports both during their careers and after they retire.
The Trust Act also created the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Commission (the Commission), which works on behalf of Washingtonian employees and Long-Term Services & Supports stakeholders to improve, monitor and implement the program. The commission consists of legislators, administering agencies, and stakeholder representatives. The Commission is working on several topics of interest, including:
- criteria for determining who is a qualified individual;
- minimum provider qualifications;
- service payment maximums;
- actions needed to maintain Trust solvency;
- and monitoring of agency expenses.
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Commission Members
![Laura Cepoi headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rectangle%202062.png?h=f373b9a5&itok=ZnhkK5aw)
![Rep Frank Chopp headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rectangle%202062-3.png?h=007271cb&itok=6iUFl6BE)
![Rep Steve Conway headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rectangle%202062-4.png?h=1ba3e517&itok=E-OL2IJ6)
![Ruth Egger headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rectangle%202062-5.png?h=d40b0875&itok=_I0uGgO-)
![Commissioner Cami Feek headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/cami-feek%201.png?h=f857c34a&itok=UvuFALbn)
![John Ficker headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/JohnFickerColor-scaled%201.png?h=1ba3e517&itok=aPxW68Bm)
![Madeline Foutch headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Madeline-Foutch%201.png?h=5632415f&itok=0O7826FG)
![Rep Paul Harris](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rep_Paul_Harris-12-30-21-1%201.png?h=a268a794&itok=_qHox_RK)
![Rep Karen Keiser](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Karen-Keiser-profile%201.png?h=98050a10&itok=3MHan5UH)
![Senator Curtis King headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/curtis-king%201.png?h=7fcab9b6&itok=m_f8P8y4)
![Taylor Linke headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Taylor-Linke%201.png?h=1ba3e517&itok=XwXqTjuq)
![Rep Nicole Macri](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rep_Nicole_Macri_11-4-21%201.png?h=0cfc2cc8&itok=6naD7Nql)
![Jilma Meneses headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Secretary-Jilma-Meneses%201.png?h=fc7d0001&itok=YgJjZl74)
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![Mark Stensager](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-11/Mark%20Stensager.jpg?h=80f38919&itok=BoC18OhS)
![Rep. Bryan Sandlin](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-08/Rep-Sandlin_Bryan-2023_900x1200_0.jpg?h=a2b7f8c1&itok=nYmlrSU8)
![Rachel Smith headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Rachel-Smith-headshot%201.png?h=0368eebf&itok=Mk5DFkQT)
![Laurie St. Ours headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Laurie-St%201.png?h=1ba3e517&itok=L8FubH6h)
![cathleen maccaul headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2024-04/MacCaul%20Photo%20headshot.jpg?h=301af16f&itok=2QeIzEGA)
![Judy Warnick headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/commission_member_desktop_retina/public/2023-04/Sen_Judy_Warnick-12-2-21%201.png?h=0580e579&itok=jc5Kvzwn)
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COMMISSION INFORMATION & REPORTS
Learn more about the commission
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FileLTSS Trust Commission Bylaws.pdf (781.14 KB)
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FileTrust Commission Charter.pdf (578.18 KB)
Each year, the Commission proposes recommendations to the legislature or the appropriate executive agency on specific aspects of the program. Read the recommendations:
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The Commission also reports administrative expenses to the governor and fiscal committees of the legislature each year. Read the reports:
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