S-0633.1
SENATE BILL 5602
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Riccelli, Hasegawa, Liias, Nobles, Saldaña, and Valdez
Read first time 01/30/25. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.
AN ACT Relating to improving cardiac and stroke outcomes through data-driven continuous quality and system improvement; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and recodifying RCW 70.168.150 .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature intends to implement the recommendations of the emergency cardiac and stroke system assessment directed by chapter 58, Laws of 2022 to support efforts to improve emergency cardiac and stroke care in Washington and reduce death and disability resulting from cardiac and stroke events. This includes developing an inclusive system of optimal cardiac and stroke care throughout the continuum of care delivery. Coordinated health care delivery systems require ongoing levels of oversight, evidence-based inputs, coordination, and evaluation of performance. Accordingly, the legislature intends that the department has the responsibility for oversight and coordination of the statewide cardiac and stroke system of care.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.