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The Department of Commerce has released a newly updated compliance tool for the Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The tool, Form F: Life Cycle Analysis (LCCA) Tool, assists buildings that are working toward compliance via the investment criteria path.... Read More >>

With a little more than a month left in the 2023 legislative session, bills that passed their chamber of origin have started to receive committee hearings in the opposite chamber... 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 >>

After an intense week of negotiations, WSHA and union representatives reached an agreement on compromise language to amend E2SSB 5236. The new language, which removes mandated nurse-to-patient ratios and replaces it with new requirements for hospital staffing committees, passed out of the Senate ahead of the cut-off.... Read More >>

The Washington state Department of Commerce is hosting a virtual question and answer session on the clean buildings law on March 23 at 11 a.m.... Read More >>

The Washington State Legislature is more than halfway through its 105-day session, and this week marked an important milestone - the cutoff for bills to pass out of their house of origin.... Read More >>

On Friday, Feb. 24, WSHA reached a compromise on SB 5236 that will remove the mandated nurse-to-patient ratios contained in the legislation. The bill passed the Senate Committee on Ways... Read More >>

After weeks of negotiations, we are pleased to report we have reached a compromise on SB 5236 – the staffing bill that would have mandated nurse-to-staff ratios. Most notably, there... Read More >>

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has instructed Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) entities for the federal No Surprises Act to resume arbitration proceedings, but only for payment disputes... Read More >>

On a related note, the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner recently announced that the dispute resolution mechanism under the state’s Balance Billing Protection Act (BBPA) would be extended... Read More >>