Concerning personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports.



ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2110

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Schmick, Tharinger, Engell, Parshley, Davis, Stuebe, Marshall, Simmons, Barnard, Zahn, Griffey, Graham, and Bernbaum)

READ FIRST TIME 01/27/26.

AN ACT Relating to personnel for ambulance service interfacility specialty care transports; amending RCW 18.73.030 and 18.73.150 ; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that a statewide program of emergency medical care is necessary to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state. The intent of the legislature is to assure minimum standards and training for first responders and emergency medical technicians, and minimum standards for ambulance services, ambulances, aid vehicles, aid services, and emergency medical equipment. It is further the intent of the legislature to improve timely and safe interfacility specialty care transfers of patients to the appropriate level of care when workforce limitations would otherwise inhibit the transport.

Sec. 2. RCW 18.73.030 and 2023 c 290 s 11 are each amended to read as follows: