Updating cardiac care certificate of need requirements.

 H-1339.1

HOUSE BILL 1979

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Bronoske, Schmick, Timmons, Reed, and Obras

Read first time 02/14/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

AN ACT Relating to updating certificate of need requirements to promote the stability, efficiency, and equitableness of Washington's cardiac care delivery system; amending RCW 70.38.128 ; and reenacting and amending RCW 70.38.111 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 70.38.128 and 2007 c 440 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) To promote the stability , efficiency, and equitableness of Washington's cardiac care delivery system, (( by July 1, 2008, )) the department of health shall adopt rules establishing criteria for the issuance of a certificate of need under this chapter for the performance of elective percutaneous coronary interventions (( at hospitals that do not otherwise provide on-site cardiac surgery.