ARNP Hospital Privileging Bill

We are excited to share with you that Substitute House Bill 2264 was unanimously voted out of the House Health Care and Wellness Committe on January 17, 2018. The bill, which includes physician assistants, will do the following according to the bill report from which this is taken.

"Requires hospitals to request certain information from any advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant prior to granting or renewing clinical privileges or association with the hospital, and advanced registered practice nurses or physician assistants must provide that information.

Requires a hospital or facility request certain information from any hospital or facility at which the advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant has or had privileges.

Requires hospitals or facilities to notify the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission or Medical Quality Assurance Commission of any denied privileges."

The bill now moves to the Rules Committee which decides if and when to send it to the full House fora vote. For more information on the bill, go to http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2264&Year=2017 .