WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 1217: Hospital licensing info

Concerning the public disclosure of department of health information received through the hospital licensing process.

Summary

  • Information received by the Department of Health about a hospital will be made available to the public under the Public Disclosure Act, the law that applies to the disclosure of information held by state agencies. Information pertaining to site visits and complaint investigations may be disclosed three days after notification of the hospital of the results of the inspection or investigation.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1217), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 19, 1999
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tom Campbell (R-2)
Introduced
January 19, 1999 in the House
Last action
January 10, 2000
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5540
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tom Campbell (R-2)

3 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 2 Republicans)

Eileen Cody D-11Marc Boldt R-17Linda Evans Parlette R-12

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 1217 in other sessions

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