Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 18.52C · 7 active provisions
The legislature intends to protect the public's right to high quality health care by assuring that nursing pools employ, procure or refer competent and qualified health care or long-term care personnel, and that such personnel are provided to health care facilities, agencies, or individuals in a way to meet the needs o…
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Adult family home" means a residential home licensed pursuant to chapter 70.128 RCW.(2) "Assisted living facility" means an assisted living facility licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW.(3) "Enhanced services f…
(1) A person who operates a nursing pool shall register the pool with the secretary. Each separate location of the business of a nursing pool shall have a separate registration.(2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section, a person who operates a nursing pool that employs, procures, or refers h…
(1) The nursing pool shall document that each health care or long-term care personnel provided or referred to health care facilities currently meets the applicable minimum state credentialing requirements including, but not limited to: Licensure, certification, training, health requirements, and continuing education st…
No state agency shall allow reimbursement for the use of temporary health care personnel from nursing pools that are not registered pursuant to this chapter: PROVIDED, That individuals directly retained by a health care facility without intermediaries may be reimbursed.
(1) Nursing pools operating in Washington state shall report to the secretary annually the following information, at a minimum, by county in which the health care or long-term care personnel performed the work and by type of hospital, nursing home, assisted living facility, enhanced services facility, or adult family h…
(1) Beginning September 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, individuals that hold a multistate nurse license issued by a state other than Washington and are employed by a nursing pool shall complete any demographic data surveys required by the board of nursing in rule as a condition of employment.(2) Individuals that hol…