House2025-26 sessionFiscal note

SHB 1720 — Expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings.

Signed into law — Chapter 26, Laws of 2025

Sponsor
Schmick
Introduced
February 12, 2025
Status
C 26 L 25
Last action
Effective date 7/27/2025. (April 7, 2025)

What this bill does

Expands the authority for persons who are not practitioners to assist persons with prefilled insulin syringes to apply to setting up diabetic devices for self-administration and handing injectable medications to the person for self-administration.

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Floor votes

  • House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 20, 2025
    97 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting
  • Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 26, 2025
    49 yea · 0 nay

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