Hospital Action Required To: Psychiatric Hospital and Inpatient Behavioral Health Executives and Administrators, Legal Counsel, Risk Management, and Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact: Cara Helmer, RN, JD, Policy Director, Legal... Read More >>

New Law: Action Required To: Rural Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Human Resources, Legal, Quality and Risk, and Government Affairs Staff. Please forward to clinic managers... Read More >>

  To: Rural Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Leaders Please forward to risk and compliance staff Staff Contact: Katerina LaMarche, JD,... Read More >>

Emergency Rule: Clean Building Law Exemption Application Period Extension To:   Rural Hospital CEOs, Hospital CFOs, Hospital COOs, Facilities Leads, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Staff Please forward to facilities... Read More >>

Change of Law: Hospital Action Required   To:                                   Chief Executive Officers, Chief Medical Officers,... Read More >>

  To:                                CEOs, CFOs, CNOs, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact:     ... Read More >>

  To:  Hospital CEOs, Chief Medical Officers, Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal   Staff Contact:     Cara Helmer, JD, RN, Policy Director, Legal Affairs carah@wsha.org | (206) 577-1827 Subject:... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals of changes made by Substitute House Bill 1893 which allows emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to practice outside of emergency settings...... Read More >>

The purpose of this bulletin is to inform hospitals of newly adopted rules around patient demographic data required to be reported to the Department of Health (DOH) via the Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System (CHARS) under chapter 246-455 WAC. The new rules also establish a waiver for eligible hospitals. These rules are adopted pursuant to 2021 Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1272 (E2SHB 1272).... Read More >>

To: Hospital Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Medical Officers, Legal Counsel, and Government Affairs Staff Staff Contact: David Streeter, MPA, Policy Director- Government Affairs DavidS@wsha.org | (206) 216-2508... Read More >>