WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1602: Patient safety act

Enacting the Washington state patient safety act requiring hospital staffing plans for nursing services and establishing recordkeeping and reporting requirements.

Summary

  • Requires hospitals to develop and implement a staffing plan for nursing services that address personnel issues for each patient care unit.
  • Requires hospitals to maintain records regarding patients and nursing care personnel.
  • Authorizes the Department of Health to investigate complaints of violations of staffing plan requirements and to conduct audits.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1602), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2003
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Dawn Morrell (D-25)
Introduced
January 31, 2003 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2004
Companion bill
SB 5598
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the Washington state patient safety act;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Dawn Morrell (D-25)

3 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Tom Campbell R-2Jeanne Edwards D-1Geoff Simpson D-47

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 1602 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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