H-0163.1
HOUSE BILL 1072
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Walen, Leavitt, Reeves, Berg, Ryu, Ramel, Reed, Callan, Goodman, Pollet, Nance, Ormsby, Lekanoff, and Hill
Prefiled 12/16/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.
AN ACT Relating to preserving access to protected health care services by requiring department of health review of certain health care business transactions which could affect access to protected health care services while balancing access to community health services; giving authority to the department of health to approve, approve with conditions or modifications, or deny health care business transactions, and establishing the process and requirements for such determination; giving authority to the attorney general to enjoin qualifying health care business transactions not approved or approved with conditions or modifications by the department of health; and directing the collection of data and provision of information, analysis, and reporting regarding access to protected health care services; amending RCW 43.370.030 ; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and providing effective dates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
PART I
FINDINGS, INTENT, AND DEFINITIONS