Washington § 49.12.485 Hospital staffing committee—Oversight.

Washington Statutes

§ 49.12.485 — Hospital staffing committee—Oversight.

Washington § 49.12.485

Title 49LABOR REGULATIONS

Ch. 49.12INDUSTRIAL WELFARE

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Wash. Rev. Code § 49.12.485 (2026).

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By July 1, 2024, the department and the department of health must jointly establish a formal agreement that identifies the roles of each of the two agencies with respect to the oversight and enforcement of RCW 70.41.420 (7) and 70.41.425 (1) and (5)(b), as follows:

(1)To the extent feasible, provide for oversight and enforcement actions by a single agency, and must include measures to avoid multiple citations for the same violation; and

(2)Include provisions that allow for data sharing, including hospital staffing plans, reports submitted under RCW 70.41.420 (7), and hospital staffing committee complaints submitted to the department of health. Effective date — 2023 c 114: See note following RCW 70.41.410 .

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By July 1, 2024, the department and the department of health must jointly establish a formal agreement that identifies the roles of each of the two agencies with respect to the oversight and enforcement of RCW 70.41.420 (7) and 70.41.425 (1) and (5)(b), as follows:

(1) To the extent feasible, provide for oversight and enforcement actions by a single agency, and must include measures to avoid multiple citations for the same violation; and

(2) Include provisions that allow for data sharing, including hospital staffing plans, reports submitted under RCW 70.41.420 (7), and hospital staffing committee complaints submitted to the department of health.

Effective date — 2023 c 114: See note following RCW 70.41.410 .