The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) is conducting rulemaking on prescription label accessibility and has released a survey for licensees to inform its work. Please ensure that your hospital’s pharmacy leaders respond to the survey by at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will host several Certificate of Need (CN) listening sessions in October to solicit from feedback from stakeholders to inform its future rulemaking for the CN program... Read More >>
The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) issued a guidance document regarding prescription drug pick up lockers... Read More >>
Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah issued an authorization for the Prep Act that allows medical assistants (registered and certified) to perform COVID-19 tests and administer COVID-19 vaccines without an on-site supervisor... Read More >>
On Sept. 8, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the upcoming rescission of all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency by Oct. 31... Read More >>
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will hold a Trauma Designation Rules Workshop from 9-11 a.m. Sept. 27 via Microsoft Teams. The workshop is open to anyone interested in providing feedback on DOH’s proposed draft rule language... 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 Washington Health Care Authority has provided a form and billing instructions for hospitals and behavioral health facilities to be reimbursed for opioid reversal medication provided to uninsured patients as a result of Substitute Senate... Read More >>
Comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed outpatient rule are due September 13. WSHA will submit comments by the deadline and has provided a draft of its comments to member... Read More >>
The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) has issued a second prepublication draft of rulemaking to implement E2SHB 1688. The proposal aligns portions of the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act... Read More >>
