H-3113.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2122
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By House Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Leavitt, Pollet, Parshley, Rule, Bergquist, Taylor, Reeves, Reed, Walen, Stearns, Entenman, Fosse, Paul, Salahuddin, Thai, Doglio, Street, Peterson, Callan, Ramel, Kloba, Goodman, Nance, Stonier, Thomas, Obras, Tharinger, Ryu, Simmons, Zahn, Cortes, Wylie, Scott, Morgan, Gregerson, Berg, Shavers, and Hill)
READ FIRST TIME 01/26/26.
AN ACT Relating to requiring hospitals to offer immunizations for influenza to inpatients 65 years of age or older and inpatients with one or more chronic health conditions; and adding a new section to chapter 70.41 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70.41 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Beginning July 1, 2027, subject to the conditions in subsection (2) of this section, each year beginning on October 1st through March 1st of the following year, every hospital shall offer immunizations for influenza to each inpatient of the hospital who is 65 years of age or older and each inpatient who, regardless of age, has one or more chronic health conditions, unless that immunization for influenza is contraindicated for the inpatient.