WA People
BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 1753: Community-based nursing care

Concerning nursing practices in community-based and in-home care.

Summary

  • Allows registered nurses in in-home care settings to delegate nursing care tasks, including the administration of medication and tasks requiring substantial skill, to nursing assistants when the individual patient is in stable and predictable condition.
  • Allows registered nurses working for a home health or hospice agency to delegate the application, instillation, or insertion of medications to a nursing assistant under a plan of care.

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Enacted Enacted · Chapter 140, Laws of 2003
  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2003
  2. Out of committeeMar 4, 2003
  3. Passed HouseMar 13, 2003
  4. Passed SenateApr 15, 2003
  5. GovernorMay 7, 2003
  6. LawMay 7, 2003
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
February 7, 2003 in the House
Last action
May 7, 2003
Session law
Chapter 140, Laws of 2003
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5709

AN ACT Relating to nursing practices in community-based and in-home care;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

6 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Cheryl Pflug R-5Mary Skinner R-14Judy Clibborn D-41Dawn Morrell D-25Brad Benson R-6Jeanne Edwards D-1

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed March 13, 2003
Version voted on: HB 1753
90 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 8 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat47005
Republican43003
How each member voted

Yea (90)

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Senate · 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate

Passed April 15, 2003
Version voted on: HB 1753
45 Yea 0 Nay 1 Absent 3 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat22011
Republican23002
How each member voted

Absent (1)

Excused (3)

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House · FP as Amd by the Senate

Passed April 21, 2003
Version voted on: HB 1753
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52000
Republican45001
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

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History

  1. Effective date 5/7/2003.
  2. Chapter 140, 2003 Laws.
  3. Governor signed.
  4. President signed.
  5. Delivered to Governor.
  6. Speaker signed.
  7. Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
  8. House concurred in Senate amendments.
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 45; nays, 0; absent, 1; excused, 3.
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  11. Committee amendment adopted with no other amendments.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  13. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  14. HEA - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  16. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.
  17. Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 8.
  18. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
  19. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  20. Made eligible to be placed on second reading.
  21. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  22. HC - Executive action taken by committee.
  23. HC - Majority; do pass.
  24. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 1753 in other sessions

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