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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
The most recent cutoff of session was Monday, Feb. 26, when most bills needed to pass from fiscal committees in the opposite chamber to continue advancing... Read More >>
