Washington § 49.12.485 - Hospital staffing committee — Oversight.

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§ 49.12.485. Hospital staffing committee — Oversight.

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.
[ 2023 c 114 s 6.]

Notes

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

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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