Hospital staffing committees: Purpose and scope

Washington State’s new hospital staffing law is a commitment to supporting the well-being of both hospital workforces and patients... Read More >>

WSHA evaluating negative trends for hospitals in Washington court decisions

As part of its advocacy for hospitals, WSHA tracks litigation of interest and files friend of the court (amicus) briefs in cases with the potential to have significant impacts on hospitals... Read More >>

Legislature Releases Final 2024 Supplemental Budget

The Washington State Legislature released its final 2024 supplemental budget March 6. This is a supplemental budget year, which means this budget provides updates to the 2023-2025 biennial budget passed... Read More >>

Legislature Passes Health Care Legislation

Friday, March 1 was the last day for the legislature to pass bills from the opposite chamber, except for initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets. Differences between versions... Read More >>

OIC Extends BBPA Dispute Resolution Process

The Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) announced it will be extending the dispute resolution process under the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA) through at least June of 2025.... Read More >>

WSHA news: 3/7/2024

WSHA news from the March 7, 2024, Weekly Report... Read More >>

2024 legislative session concludes

The 2024 state legislative session concludes today, March 7. As the second year in the biennium, this was a “short,” 60-day session, but it was packed with key issues for hospitals and health care. We are particularly excited about two key outcomes. The first is that SB 5940 passed, allowing EMT-basic, EMT-advanced and paramedics to work in hospitals through a new medical assistant credential using their existing training and education... Read More >>

Inside Olympia: Legislature releases final 2024 supplemental budget

The Washington State Legislature released its final 2024 supplemental budget March 6. This is a supplemental budget year, which means this budget provides updates to the 2023-2025 biennial budget passed last session... Read More >>

Inside Olympia: Bills that passed the Legislature

The final cutoff of session was Friday, March 1, when all bills needed to pass the opposite chamber (except for those deemed necessary to implement the budget)... Read More >>

2024 Pharmacy self-inspection worksheets now available

The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) has released updated self-inspection worksheets. State regulation requires that responsible pharmacy managers conduct an annual self-inspection in March and within 30 days of naming a new responsible pharmacy manager.... Read More >>

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