Bills that have passed both chambers will next need their final details finalized to account for any differences between the versions that passed the House and Senate, and then they will go the governor for his signature to become law.... Read More >>

You can feel more secure with your purchases of respirators. Two recent NIOSH updates provide information to assure the medical community and others who depend on quality products. ... Read More >>

WSHA highly encourages Washington residents to continue wearing face masks in indoor public settings, even past the end of Washington State’s mask mandate on March 12.... Read More >>

New Washington law 2SSB 5195 went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.... Read More >>

WSHA is pleased that many high-priority bills are still alive after cutoff.... Read More >>

Forks Community Hospital, Harbor Regional Health, Jefferson Healthcare, Olympic Medical Center and Summit Pacific Medical Center believe that rigid hospital staffing legislation (HB 1868) currently under consideration by the Washington State Senate will make permanent the pandemic care delays felt in Clallam, Jefferson and Grays Harbor Counties.... Read More >>

As a result of advocacy by WSHA and hospitals across the state in late 2021 and early 2022, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) is opening several Hospital Capacity Admission Units across the state.... Read More >>

This week, the Washington State House and Senate released their proposed supplemental budgets for the remainder of the 2021-2023 biennium.... Read More >>

The House and Senate on Monday, Feb. 21, released their proposed supplemental operating budgets for the remainder of the 2021-2023 biennium.... Read More >>

A new law, Senate Bill 5377, enacted during the 2021 Washington State legislative session, requires hospitals that receive a valid offer from a public option plan to contract with at least one public option plan for the 2023 plan year. ... Read More >>