WSHA strongly supports HB 1196 which adds audio-only telephone visits to the definition of telemedicine for payment purposes. This is to ensure access and equity for patients without broadband access... Read More >>

WSHA opposes House Bill 1160, which places significant restrictions on how hospitals contract with insurance carriers. WSHA testified before the House Health Care and Wellness and Appropriations committees that the bill could... Read More >>

WSHA continues to have concerns with 2SSB 5377, which aims to make numerous changes to the public option health plans, which are offered on the Washington health benefit exchange. In... Read More >>

We are pleased to report that SSB 5271, which provides liability protections for providers responding to COVID-19, has passed the Senate... Read More >>

Monday, Feb. 15 marked the first cutoff of session, when a policy bill must have passed through its committee of origin (except for fiscal committees) to still be considered alive.... Read More >>

We are pleased to report that many important bills are still alive and many harmful bills are no longer moving forward.... Read More >>

CHOICE Regional Health Network will host a free virtual medication assisted treatment waiver training from 9a.m.-1p.m. Feb. 27, 2021.... Read More >>

The first cutoff of session is coming Feb. 15, when most bills must pass out of their chamber of origin.... Read More >>

The Health Care Employees – Meal and Rest Breaks and Mandatory Overtime Act of 2019 (HB 1155) requires uninterrupted breaks for nurses and certain technologists and technicians and makes changes to mandatory overtime and mandatory on-call laws.  ... Read More >>

Bringing you the latest information from the state legislative session... Read More >>