BILL · 2015–16 SESSION
SB 5151: Cultural competency/hlthcare
Concerning cultural competency education for health care professionals.
Summary
- Requires a disciplining authority for certain health care professions to adopt rules requiring a person authorized to practice the profession regulated by the disciplining authority to receive cultural competency continuing education training.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Karen Keiser (D-33)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2015 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 10, 2016
AN ACT Relating to continuing education related to cultural competency for health care professionals;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Karen Keiser (D-33)
9 co-sponsors (7 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
SB 5151 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5151 (2025–26) Annual state spending growth
- SB 5151 (2023–24) Secretary of state exec team
- SB 5151 (2021–22) Foster care & child care
- SB 5151 (2019–20) Growth mngmt board/indexing
- SB 5151 (2017–18) Ballot measure committees
- SB 5151 (2013–14) "Guilty & mentally ill" plea
- SB 5151 (2011–12) Companion animal program
- SB 5151 (2009–10) Court commissioners