SHB 2577: Concerning hospital inspections.
Signed into law: Chapter 35, Laws of 2026
- Sponsor
- Macri
- Introduced
- January 19, 2026
- Status
- C 35 L 26
- Last action
- Effective date 6/11/2026. (March 11, 2026)
- As of
- October 16, 2026, 5:15 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires that acute care hospital inspections take place every 18 months, while allowing an exception during a federal, state, or local emergency. Allows an inspection by a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-accrediting organization to fulfill the inspection requirement once every 36 months.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 12, 202694 yea · 0 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 28, 202649 yea · 0 nay
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