ESSB 6286 — Addressing the anesthesia workforce shortage by reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of certified registered nurse anesthetists in Washington.
Signed into law — Chapter 363, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Rivers
- Introduced
- February 5, 2024
- Status
- C 363 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 29, 2024)
What this bill does
Establishes a grant program to incentivize certified registered nurse anesthetists to precept nurse anesthesia residents. Directs the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University of Washington to study the workforce shortages in anesthesia care in each facility providing anesthesia services.
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Floor votes
- House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 29, 202496 yea · 0 nay · 2 not voting
- Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 7, 202444 yea · 4 nay · 1 not voting
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