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.

Questions regarding the LTSS Commission meeting schedule? Send us an email or call 1-844-CARE4WA

• Commission Bylaws
• Commission Charter
• LTSS Trust Revised Code of Washington (RCW)
• 2023 LTSS Trust Commission Recommendations Report

Commission Members

(Listed alphabetical by last name)

2022 Meeting Schedule & Documents

Meeting Information		Topics	Documents
April 5 at 2:30 p.m.  – 4:00 p.m.		Investment Strategy Subcommittee Meeting	LTSS Trust Commission Investment Strategy Subcommittee Charter LTSS Trust Commission ISS Agenda LTSS Trust Commission ISS Presentation Meeting Minutes
April 18 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.		Trust Commission Meeting	Agenda Minutes Trust Commission Recommendation Topics Trust Commission Presentation
July 26, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.		Trust Commission Meeting	Meeting Agenda Minutes Meeting Presentation Supplemental Private Long-Term Care Insurance Workgroup Report
September 13, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.		Trust Commission Meeting	Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentation Meeting Minutes Supplemental Private Long-Term Care Insurance Workgroup Report Accountability Workgroup Recommendation Private LTC Exemption Recertification Workgroup Recommendation Benefit Workgroup Recommendations Benefit Eligibility Criteria Draft of Activities of Daily Living Portability Workgroup Recommendation Written Correspondence for Public Comment
November 4, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.		Investment Strategy Subcommittee Meeting	Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentation
November 10, 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.		Trust Commission Meeting	Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentation Meeting Minutes DRAFT- LTSS Trust Commission Recommendations Report DRAFT- LTSS Trust Commission Administrative Expense Report October 2022 Actuarial Report Benefit Workgroup Recommendation WA Cares Fund and Other Benefits Grid Written Correspondence for Public Comment
December 9, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.		Trust Commission Meeting	Meeting Agenda Meeting Presentation Meeting Minutes Public Comments LTSS Trust Commission OSA Solvency Report LTSS Trust Commission Recommendations Report
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