Bills by Topic Results
Bills that have passed the Legislature are shown in bold text with an * preceding them.
HEALTH AND SAFETY, PUBLIC
   (See also ABORTION; ANDY HILL CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT (CARE) FUND; COVID-19 AND CORONAVIRUS; DRUGS; EMERGENCY, STATE OF; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY; FIRE PROTECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND PROVIDERS; HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL; HEALTH DISTRICTS, LOCAL; HEALTH, BOARDS OF, LOCAL; HEALTH, DEPARTMENT; LABOR; LABOR AND INDUSTRIES, DEPARTMENT; MINORITIES; SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS; SOLID WASTE; SPORTS AND RECREATION; WATER) |
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AIDS, Mrs. Phyllis Little-Epamynondas and her work with People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN), honoring:
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SR 8647 (2022) |
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Alzheimer's disease/dementia, dementia action collaborative, establishing:
HB 1646,
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SHB 1646, CH 120 (2022) |
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Blood donation, including via apheresis, by persons age 16 or 17:
SB 5179,
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SSB 5179, CH 16 (2021) |
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Bone marrow donation, awareness of, public school instruction in:
SB 5594, SSB 5594 |
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Breast implant surgery, informing patient and receiving informed consent for, physician requirements:
SB 5441, 2ESSB 5441 |
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Breast milk, donor human milk for inpatient use, coverage for:
SSB 5702,
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E2SSB 5702, CH 236 (2022) |
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Breast milk, donor, for inpatient use, coverage for:
SB 5702 |
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Breast pumps/repair/parts/supplies, sales and use tax exemptions:
HB 1535 |
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Cancer, biomarker testing prior authorization exemption for patients with, when:
HB 1689,
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ESHB 1689, CH 123 (2022) |
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Cancer, breast, high risk for, contralateral prophylactic mastectomies when, health plan coverage for:
SB 5906 |
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Cancer, breast, magnetic resonance imaging screening for, as adjunct to mammography, coverage for:
SB 5716 |
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Cancer, comprehensive private nonprofit center, public-private collaboration with higher education institution:
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EHB 1744, CH 71 (2022) |
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Cancer, lung cancer, urging residents to learn about risks of and be screened for:
SR 8616 |
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Cancer, positive colorectal screening test for, colonoscopy due to, prohibiting insurance cost sharing for:
HB 1939 |
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Cancer, research concerning, appropriation to Andy Hill cancer research endowment (CARE) fund for:
SB 5809 |
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Cancer, research concerning, increasing funding with modified vapor products excise tax structure:
HB 1676 |
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Cancer, terminal, extraordinary medical placements for offenders in dept. of corrections custody with, when:
SB 5684 |
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Cardiac and stroke emergencies, current system response for, evaluating:
HB 1995, SB 5821,
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SSB 5821, CH 58 (2022) |
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Cognitive impairment, person with, when lacking capacity to provide informed consent for health care treatment:
SB 5185,
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SSB 5185, CH 270 (2021) |
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Contraception, immediate postpartum, health insurers to pay separately for:
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HB 1651, CH 122 (2022) |
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Cosmetic products, marketed to women of color and with potentially harmful ingredients, plan for testing:
HB 1853, SB 5480, SB 5703, SSB 5703, 2SSB 5703 |
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Cosmetic products, toxic chemicals in, prohibitions:
SSB 5703, 2SSB 5703 |
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Cosmetic products, toxic chemicals in, prohibitions, and manufacturer information disclosure requirements:
HB 1853, SB 5480, SB 5703 |
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COVID-19 pandemic, creating COVID-19 public health response account for statewide response to:
HB 1334, HB 1368,
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ESHB 1368, CH 3 (2021), SB 5344 |
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COVID-19 pandemic, reenacting COVID-19 public health response account for statewide response to:
SB 5616, SSB 5616,
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2SSB 5616, CH 157 (2022) |
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COVID-19, acquired immunities to, DOT hiring or rehiring of maintenance/preservation employees with:
HB 1963 |
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COVID-19, health care provider use of "known" drug/biological product/mineral/vitamin remedies to prevent/treat/cure:
HB 2065 |
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COVID-19, spread of, via fur farming and fur products manufacturing/production, prohibitions to reduce:
HB 1375 |
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COVID-19, spread of, via fur farming, fur products sale/trade/distribution prohibitions to reduce:
SB 5708, SB 5973 |
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Crab, biotoxin contamination regulation of, department of health authority for:
HB 1508, SHB 1508 |
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Dementia, dementia action collaborative, establishing:
HB 1646,
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SHB 1646, CH 120 (2022) |
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Diabetes, insulin drugs, maximum insurance coverage enrollee payment for 30-day supply, reducing:
SB 5546 |
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Diabetes, insulin, maximum insurance enrollee 30-day supply cost, reducing:
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SSB 5546, CH 10 (2022) |
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Diabetes, insulin, once-yearly emergency 30-day supply of, strategies for providing:
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SHB 1728, CH 205 (2022), SB 5546 |
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Diabetes, insulin, total cost of insulin work group, expanding duties and extending expiration of:
SB 5546 |
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Diabetes, insulin, total cost of insulin work group, extending deadlines/expiration of:
HB 1728,
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SHB 1728, CH 205 (2022) |
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Dialysis device/dialysate manufacturers dispensing directly to patients, certain exemptions:
HB 1675,
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SHB 1675, CH 23 (2022), SB 5507 |
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Diapers, adult and baby, sales and use tax exemptions:
ESB 5309, SB 5915 |
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Diapers/diaper services, infant/toddler/child, sales and use tax exemptions:
HB 1535 |
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Diapers/other necessities, for child under 3 years, monthly TANF payments to families for:
HB 1947, SHB 1947, SB 5838,
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SSB 5838, CH 100 (2022) |
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Disease/notifiable condition/public health threat information, personal identifying, disclosure exemption:
HB 1328 |
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Diseases, contagious/infectious, involuntary quarantine/isolation/detention to control, prohibiting:
HB 2030 |
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Diseases, rare, advisory council on, establishment and duties of:
SB 5886, SSB 5886 |
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Drowning, cold-water shock, due to jumping into waterways, preventing:
HB 1595, SHB 1595, SB 5673, SSB 5673 |
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Epidemics/pandemics, local preparedness and response plans for, local health jurisdictions to develop/implement:
HB 1442 |
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Epidemics/pandemics, viral infections/severe disease prevention, health professionals committee, convening:
HB 1442 |
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Epilepsy/seizure disorders, students with, health plans and parent-designated adults for:
HB 1085,
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SHB 1085, CH 29 (2021) |
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Fertility services, health plan coverage for:
HB 1730, SB 5647 |
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Fireworks, consumer, city or county limits or prohibition:
HB 1059, SHB 1059, HB 1638, SHB 1638 |
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Fluoridation of drinking water, in public water systems, requirements:
HB 1684, SHB 1684, SB 5587 |
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Health care, selected laws/regulations, automatic waiver or suspension during state of emergency of:
SB 5178 |
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Health care, selected laws/regulations, timely consideration of waiver or suspension of, when:
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ESSB 5178, CH 268 (2021) |
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Health education, in schools, public health education advisory committee, convening:
HB 1149 |
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Health education, in schools, public health knowledge/skills needed by students in grades 9-12:
HB 1149 |
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Health equity account, creating for statewide sweetened beverage excise tax revenue:
SB 5371 |
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Health equity account, sweetened beverage tax revenues in, community advisory board for use of, creating:
SB 5371 |
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Health equity zones, identifying and creating:
SB 5052, SSB 5052,
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E2SSB 5052, CH 262 (2021) |
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Health equity, in communities of color, Mrs. Phyllis Little-Epamynondas and her rich legacy for, honoring:
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SR 8647 (2022) |
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Health-related measures, right to decline, despite laws/rules/order/directives addressing emergencies/diseases:
HB 1305, HB 1317 |
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HIV, antiviral drugs for, medicaid coverage when FDA-approved:
HB 2079, SB 5551 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccination documents, forged/falsified, possession/use of, misdemeanor/felony:
SB 5667 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccination proof for access to public places, prohibiting government from requiring:
HB 1570 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, employees terminated or who left work due to mandate, unemployment compensation:
SB 5864 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, employees terminated or who resigned due to declining, restoring to employment:
SB 5680 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, equitable dose allocation before reverting county to more restrictive Roadmap phase:
HB 1580, SB 5484 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, exemption for employees with positive antibody test:
SB 5681 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, freedom to choose whether to receive:
SB 5682 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, if added to list of school-required vaccines, exempting child using DOH form:
SB 5682 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, if added to school-required vaccines, nonbinding without district adoption:
SB 5777 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, immune protection from recovery from COVID-19 as at least as protective as:
HB 1680 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, natural immunity verified by antibody test as alternative to proof of:
SB 5681 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, planning/preparing/deploying using freed-up federal coronavirus funds:
HB 1368,
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ESHB 1368, CH 3 (2021), SB 5344 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, prioritizing school teachers and classified/private school staff for receipt of:
HB 1420 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccine, provider to inform patient of potential adverse reactions before administration:
SB 5836 |
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Immunization, COVID-19 vaccines, limiting new hospital information reporting duties to COVID patient care and:
SB 5420 |
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Immunization, law/rule/order requiring receipt of, exemption when medical/philosophical/religious objection:
HB 1065 |
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Immunization, law/rule/order requiring receipt of, prohibiting unless conditions met:
HB 1065 |
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Immunization, of school-age children, program for, modifying provisions:
HB 1968 |
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Immunization, right to decline, despite laws/rules/orders/directives addressing emergencies/diseases:
HB 1305, HB 1317 |
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Immunization, right to decline, religious/philosophical/personal objections:
HB 1006 |
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Immunization, role of emergency medical technicians via collaborative care with public health agencies:
HB 1893,
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SHB 1893, CH 136 (2022), SB 5754 |
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Immunization, rule/ordinance/order/policy requiring receipt for COVID of, prohibiting:
HB 1720, SB 5144 |
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Immunization, vaccination proof for access to public places, prohibiting government from requiring:
SB 5683 |
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Immunization, vaccine in limited supply, health care entity providing privileged access to, prohibiting:
SB 5418 |
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Immunization/antibody status, legislators, segregation of/discrimination against/privileged status for, prohibiting:
HB 1695 |
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Immunizations, minimum required for schools/day care centers, prohibiting board of health from establishing:
HB 1968 |
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Insulin, purchase and distribution of, health care authority partnerships for:
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ESSB 5203, CH 274 (2021) |
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Kratom, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, as controlled substances, designating:
SB 5743 |
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Kratom, processor prohibitions, Washington kratom consumer protection act:
SB 5941 |
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Lacks, Henrietta, honoring, and recognizing her contribution to modern medicine:
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SR 8604 (2021) |
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Latex gloves, in handling/preparation of food for sale, prohibiting use of:
HB 1698 |
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Lead, in school drinking water, sampling/testing at outlets, requirements:
HB 1139, SHB 1139,
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E2SHB 1139, CH 154 (2021) |
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Mammography, supplement magnetic resonance imaging breast cancer screening as adjunct to:
SB 5716 |
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Medical status, legislators, segregation of/discrimination against/privileged status for, prohibiting:
HB 1695 |
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Milk banks, donor breast milk from, for inpatient use, coverage for:
SB 5702 |
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Milk banks, donor human milk from, for inpatient use, coverage for:
SSB 5702,
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E2SSB 5702, CH 236 (2022) |
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Milk, donor breast milk for inpatient use, coverage for:
SB 5702 |
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Milk, donor human milk for inpatient use, coverage for:
SSB 5702,
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E2SSB 5702, CH 236 (2022) |
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Multiple system atrophy (MSA), observing March as multiple system atrophy awareness month:
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SR 8618 (2021) |
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Musculoskeletal injuries, home office working practices related to, regulation of, prohibiting:
EHB 1837 |
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Musculoskeletal injuries, working practices related to, prohibition on regulating, repealing:
EHB 1837 |
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Newborn infants, screening test panel for, adding new disorder to, when:
HB 1749 |
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Oral health, fluoridation and unmet needs, oral health equity assessment in relation to, conducting:
HB 1684, SHB 1684, SB 5587 |
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Organ donation, national donate life month, recognizing April as:
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HR 4647 (2022),
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SR 8621 (2021),
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SR 8646 (2022) |
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Organ donation, remembering donors and celebrating the lives of recipients:
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HR 4647 (2022),
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SR 8621 (2021),
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SR 8646 (2022) |
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Organ donors, living donor act, insurance coverage protections via:
SB 5003,
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SSB 5003, CH 172 (2021) |
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Organ transport vehicles, for time urgent organs, definition and requirements:
SB 5724 |
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Osteoporosis, national osteoporosis month, recognizing and appreciating:
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HR 4615 (2021) |
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PANDAS and PANS, patients with, and their families and health care practitioners, recognizing and honoring:
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HR 4653 (2022) |
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Pandemics, statewide pandemic preparation and response task force, establishing, and creating account for:
HB 1340 |
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Pandemics, statewide pandemic response and recovery task force for after-action review, establishing:
SHB 1340 |
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Pandemics/epidemics, local preparedness and response plans for, local health jurisdictions to develop/implement:
HB 1442 |
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Pandemics/epidemics, viral infections/severe disease prevention, health professionals committee, convening:
HB 1442 |
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Parentage, assisted reproduction, false representation in, by provider, unprofessional conduct:
SSB 5348 |
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Pathogens of epidemiological concern, each hospital to adopt policy regarding:
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HB 1739, CH 207 (2022) |
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Pathogens, gain-of-function research aiming to increase transmissibility/virulence of, prohibiting:
SB 5804 |
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Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromes (PANS), patients/their families/health care practitioners, honoring:
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HR 4653 (2022) |
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Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infection (PANDAS), patients with, honoring:
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HR 4653 (2022) |
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Personal protective equipment, vendors of, database of, developing:
SB 5302, SSB 5302 |
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Personal protective equipment, Washington producers of, website of/report about/tax exemptions for:
HB 1489 |
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Pregnancy, complications of, health care entity care prohibitions, prohibiting:
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SSB 5140, CH 235 (2021) |
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Pregnancy, ectopic, treatment for/miscarriage management, health care entity care prohibitions, prohibiting:
SB 5140,
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SSB 5140, CH 235 (2021) |
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Public health agencies, emergency medical technicians providing collaborative care with:
HB 1893,
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SHB 1893, CH 136 (2022), SB 5754 |
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Public health measures, when infringing on any constitutional rights, prohibiting enforcement of:
HB 1442 |
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Public health services, foundational, account for, deposit of sweetened beverage excise tax revenues in:
SB 5371 |
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Public health services, foundational, comprehensive health services districts for, establishing and forming:
SHB 1152 |
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Public health services, foundational, comprehensive public health districts for, creating:
HB 1152, SB 5173 |
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Public health services, foundational, covered lives assessment funds to be used for:
HB 1201, SB 5149, SSB 5149 |
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Public health services, foundational, developing/recommending system for, work group for, creating:
HB 1152, SHB 1152, SB 5173 |
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Public health services, foundational, health districts for, and public health advisory, local, and community health advisory boards:
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E2SHB 1152, CH 205 (2021) |
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Public health system and services, local boards of health and community health advisory boards, establishing:
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E2SHB 1152, CH 205 (2021) |
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Public health system and services, public health advisory board, establishing:
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E2SHB 1152, CH 205 (2021) |
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Public health, comprehensive health services districts for foundational services, establishing and forming:
SHB 1152 |
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Public health, comprehensive health services districts, advisory committees for district health boards, establishing:
SHB 1152 |
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Public health, comprehensive public health districts for foundational services, creating:
HB 1152, SB 5173 |
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Public health, comprehensive public health districts, advisory committees for district health boards, establishing:
HB 1152, SB 5173 |
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Quarantine, housing/rental assistance for persons in, revenue use for:
HB 1069, SHB 1069,
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E2SHB 1069, CH 296 (2021) PV |
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Quarantine, involuntary detention or isolation or, to control contagious/infectious disease, prohibiting:
HB 2030 |
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Reproduction, assisted, false representation in, by persons/health care providers/entities, class C felony:
HB 1848 |
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Reproduction, assisted, false representation in, by provider, class C felony:
SB 5348 |
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Reproduction, assisted, false representation in, by provider, conceived child cause of civil action for:
SB 5348 |
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Reproductive freedom, pregnant individual's right to choose or refuse to have abortion, provisions:
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EHB 1851, CH 65 (2022), SB 5766 |
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Reproductive health care, access to, provider organization acquisition impact on:
SB 5335 |
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Reproductive health care, access to, when health entity material change transactions occur, requirements:
HB 1809, SB 5688 |
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Reproductive material/gametes, provider implanting theirs into patient without consent, 3rd degree assault, class C felony:
HB 1848 |
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Respiratory conditions, in children/teenagers, statewide home air quality improvement program, establishing:
HB 1291 |
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Scanners, body, at certain correctional facilities, pilot program:
SB 5695, SSB 5695,
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2SSB 5695, CH 160 (2022) |
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Scanners, full body, at each correctional facility, requirements:
SB 5646 |
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Seizure disorders, students with, health plans and parent-designated adults for:
HB 1085,
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SHB 1085, CH 29 (2021) |
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Seizures/neurological symptoms/etc., children 18 or younger with, diagnostic services/genetic testing for:
HB 1346 |
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Sexual health education, comprehensive, sex trafficking, teaching how to prevent and avoid being recruited into:
HB 2016 |
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Sexual health education, comprehensive, student participation in, written parental/guardian approval before:
SB 5805 |
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Sexual health education, in schools, comprehensive, compliance dates for, delaying:
HB 1422 |
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Sexually transmitted diseases, furnishing of care for, raising age for consent of minor to 16 years of age for:
HB 2041 |
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Sickle cell trait and disease, sickle cell awareness week, celebrating:
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SR 8632 (2022) |
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Stress, secondary traumatic, in K-12 workforce, model policy/procedure to prevent/address:
HB 1363,
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SHB 1363, CH 129 (2021) |
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Stroke and cardiac emergencies, current system response for, evaluating:
HB 1995, SB 5821,
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SSB 5821, CH 58 (2022) |
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Surgical smoke evacuation account, creating:
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SHB 1779, CH 129 (2022) |
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Surgical smoke, smoke evacuation systems for, using:
HB 1779,
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SHB 1779, CH 129 (2022) |
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Tardive dyskinesia and its causes, encouraging awareness and seeking better understanding of:
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HR 4646 (2022) |
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Terminal illness, extraordinary medical placements for offenders in dept. of corrections custody with, when:
SB 5684 |
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Terminally ill patients, in health care facilities, right to have visitors:
HB 2117 |
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Thyroid eye disease (TED), TED awareness week, third week of November 2022 as, recognizing:
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HR 4640 (2022) |
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Traumatic brain injuries, head injury prevention program, reporting requirements:
HB 1039 |
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Traumatic brain injuries, incarcerated individuals, educational accommodation:
HB 1044, SHB 1044,
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2SHB 1044, CH 200 (2021) |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccination documents, forged/falsified, possession/use of, misdemeanor/felony:
SB 5667 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccination proof for access to public places, prohibiting government from requiring:
HB 1570 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employees terminated or who left work due to mandate, unemployment compensation:
SB 5864 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, employees terminated or who resigned due to declining, restoring to employment:
SB 5680 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, equitable dose allocation before reverting county to more restrictive Roadmap phase:
HB 1580, SB 5484 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, exemption for employees with positive antibody test:
SB 5681 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, freedom to choose whether to receive:
SB 5682 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, if added to list of school-required vaccines, exempting child using DOH form:
SB 5682 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, if added to school-required vaccines, nonbinding without district adoption:
SB 5777 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, immune protection from recovery from COVID-19 as at least as protective as:
HB 1680 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, natural immunity verified by antibody test as alternative to proof of:
SB 5681 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, planning/preparing/deploying using freed-up federal coronavirus funds:
HB 1368,
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ESHB 1368, CH 3 (2021), SB 5344 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, prioritizing school teachers and classified/private school staff for receipt of:
HB 1420 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccine, provider to inform patient of potential adverse reactions before administration:
SB 5836 |
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Vaccination, COVID-19 vaccines, limiting new hospital information reporting duties to COVID patient care and:
SB 5420 |
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Vaccination, immunization program for school-age children, modifying provisions:
HB 1968 |
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Vaccination, law/rule/order requiring receipt of, exemption when medical/philosophical/religious objection:
HB 1065 |
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Vaccination, law/rule/order requiring receipt of, prohibiting unless conditions met:
HB 1065 |
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Vaccination, minimum required for schools/day care centers, prohibiting board of health from establishing:
HB 1968 |
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Vaccination, right to decline, despite laws/rules/orders/directives addressing emergencies/diseases:
HB 1305, HB 1317 |
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Vaccination, right to decline, religious/philosophical/personal objections:
HB 1006 |
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Vaccination, role of emergency medical technicians via collaborative care with public health agencies:
HB 1893,
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SHB 1893, CH 136 (2022), SB 5754 |
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Vaccination, rule/ordinance/order/policy requiring receipt for COVID of, prohibiting:
HB 1720, SB 5144 |
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Vaccination, vaccination proof for access to public places, prohibiting government from requiring:
SB 5683 |
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Vaccination, vaccine in limited supply, health care entity providing privileged access to, prohibiting:
SB 5418 |
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Vaccination/antibody status, legislators, segregation of/discrimination against/privileged status for, prohibiting:
HB 1695 |
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Vital statistics, birth resulting in stillbirth, certificate of, issuance, when:
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HB 1031, CH 55 (2021), SB 5072 |