H-2553.1
HOUSE BILL 2243
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Representatives Bronoske, Simmons, Berry, Richards, Reed, Kloba, Thomas, Stonier, Goodman, Thai, Macri, Fosse, Hill, Parshley, Pollet, Salahuddin, and Zahn
Prefiled 01/02/26. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.
AN ACT Relating to including physical and occupational therapists as attending providers for workers' compensation; amending RCW 51.08.200 , 51.28.010 , 51.28.010 , 51.28.020 , 51.28.020 , 51.36.010 , and 51.36.010 ; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 51.08.200 and 2023 c 171 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
"Attending provider" means a person who is a member of the health care provider network established under RCW 51.36.010 , is treating injured workers within the person's scope of practice, and is licensed under Title 18 RCW in one of the following professions: Physicians, chapter 18.71 RCW; osteopathy, chapter 18.57 RCW; chiropractic, chapter 18.25 RCW; naturopathy, chapter 18.36A RCW; podiatric medicine and surgery, chapter 18.22 RCW; dentistry, chapter 18.32 RCW; optometry, chapter 18.53 RCW; occupational therapy, chapter 18.59 RCW; physical therapy, chapter 18.74 RCW; in the case of claims solely for mental health conditions, psychology, chapter 18.83 RCW; physician assistants, chapter 18.71A RCW; and licensed advanced registered nurse practitioners, chapter 18.79 RCW.