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In 2020, the Washington State Legislature passed legislation to modernize the state’s physician assistant (PA) laws.... Read More >>

MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety and Baylor College of Medicine are inviting 20 United States health care organizations to field test a newly developed AHRQ diagnostic safety measurement resource.... Read More >>

Recent member news from the June 17, 2021 edition of the Weekly Report newsletter. ... Read More >>

The Washington State Hospital Association is celebrating the United States Supreme Court’s rejection today of the third major challenge to the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA).... Read More >>

This bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems about Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB) 1109, which provides additional rights to survivors of sexual assault when they present at a hospital seeking services. The rights of survivors of sexual assault are expanded to include: 1. The right to receive written notice about eligibility for benefits under the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, and 2. The right to receive a referral to an accredited community sexual assault program for survivors who are adults or connection to services in accordance with the county child sexual abuse investigation protocol, in the case of a survivor who is a minor. ... Read More >>

This bulletin is to inform acute care hospitals about House Bill 1148, which increases the Washington State Department of Health’s (DOH) oversight and enforcement abilities of acute care hospitals. This is the continuation of the legislature’s efforts to increase DOH oversight and enforcement abilities over health care facilities.... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems of new requirements in Senate Bill 5027 regarding activation of closed captioning settings on televisions located in public places of accommodation. The new requirements are effective July 25, 2021. Enforcement and potential penalties for noncompliance begin 90 days from the effective date.... Read More >>

This bulletin is to inform hospitals and health systems about Senate Bill 5377, which makes some key modifications to public option health plans (also known as “Cascade Care Select”). Specific to hospitals is section 5 – mandating hospital participation in at least one public option plan upon receiving an offer to contract from a public option health plan. This provision is effective if in 2022 or any subsequent year, there are any counties that a public option health plan is not available to consumers (bare counties).... Read More >>

Cities and states across the country are taking the month of June to celebrate Pride for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and other gender and sexual identities. WSHA wanted to take this opportunity to recognize several of our members who are providing exception care for LGBTQIA+ Washingtonians.... Read More >>

In 2020 the Washington State Legislature passed legislation to modernize the state’s physician assistant (PA) laws.... Read More >>