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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION E2SHB 2786

HB 2786: Patient safety practices

Improving patient safety practices.

Summary

  • Allows coordinated quality improvement programs to share information with other programs while maintaining protections from discovery or admissibility into evidence in a civil action.
  • Provides that evidence of an early offer of settlement by a health care provider is inadmissible and not discoverable in an action for professional negligence.
  • Creates the Patient Safety Account to fund patient safety and medical errors reduction programs through funds raised by a charge to health care providers and facilities and payment of 1 percent of a plaintiff's attorney's contingency fees in actions for injuries resulting from health care.
  • Provides for early offers of settlement, which are not discoverable or admissible in a law suit.

From the Second Substitute House Bill Report (2SHB 2786), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2004
  2. Out of committeeFeb 10, 2004
  3. Passed HouseFeb 16, 2004
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Eileen Cody (D-34)
Introduced
January 20, 2004 in the House
Last action
March 11, 2004
Companion bill
SB 6723
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2786, SHB 2786, E2SHB 2786

AN ACT Relating to improving health care professional and health care facility patient safety practices;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Eileen Cody (D-34)

9 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Tom Campbell R-2Dawn Morrell D-25Shay Schual-Berke D-33Patricia Lantz D-26Judy Clibborn D-41Geoff Simpson D-47Jim Moeller D-49Dave Upthegrove D-33Ruth Kagi D-32

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 16, 2004
Version voted on: E2SHB 2786
78 Yea 20 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat52000
Republican262000
How each member voted

Yea (78)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (E2SHB 2786)
  2. Referred to Ways & Means. (E2SHB 2786)
  3. And refer to Ways & Means. (E2SHB 2786)
  4. HEA - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (E2SHB 2786)
  5. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. (E2SHB 2786)
  6. Third reading, passed; yeas, 78; nays, 20; absent, 0; excused, 0. (E2SHB 2786)
  7. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (E2SHB 2786)
  8. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (E2SHB 2786)
  9. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (E2SHB 2786)
  10. 2nd substitute bill substituted. (SHB 2786)
  11. 2nd substitute bill substituted.
  12. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (E2SHB 2786)
  13. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (SHB 2786)
  14. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  15. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (E2SHB 2786)
  16. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (E2SHB 2786)
  17. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2786)
  18. APP - Executive action taken by committee. (SHB 2786)
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (SHB 2786)
  20. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  21. APP - Executive action taken by committee.
  22. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  23. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2786)
  24. Referred to Appropriations.
  25. HC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2786)
  26. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2786)
  27. Minority; do not pass.
  28. HC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  29. HC - Executive action taken by committee.
  30. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 2786 in other sessions

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