Legislative mandate
In 2023 the legislature passed E2SSB 5236 (PDF) to replace and expand on previous nurse staffing legislation. The new legislation requires the Department of Health to establish a hospital staffing advisory committee.
- Committee Information
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The committee must include:
- Six members representing hospitals and hospital systems and their alternates, selected from a list of nominees submitted by the Washington State Hospital Association.
- Six members representing frontline hospital patient care staff and their alternates, selected from a list of nominees submitted by collective bargaining representatives of frontline hospital nursing staff
Committee obligations include:
- The advisory committee will meet monthly to advise the department on development of a uniform form or format for hospital staffing plans
- Consider innovative hospital staffing and care delivery models
Review the Washington State Institute for Public Policy report on hospital staffing - Discuss the applicability of certain reporting requirements under the hospital staffing law
- Discuss applicability of requirements that certain hospitals are exempt from
- Advise on development of a hospital uniform form for reporting of missed meal and rest period
- Committee Members and Alternates
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Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA):
- Keri Nasenbeny, MHA, BSN, RN
a. Alternate- Bonnie Fryzlwwicz, DNP, RN
- Jennifer Burkhardt, JD
a. Alternate- Jacqueline Mossakowski, MSN, RN, CEN
- Renee Rassilyer-Bomers, DNP, ARNP, RN
a. Alternate- Dino Johnson, MHA, BSN, RN
- Jason Hotchkiss, CPA
a. Alternate- Tim Bock, DNP, MBA, RN
- Darcy Jaffe, MN, APRN, FACHE
a. Alternate- Michelle Curry, MN, BHA-IS, RN
- Chelene Whiteaker, MHA
a. Alternate- Ashlen Strong, JD, MPH
Union (WSNA, SEIU 119NW, UFCW 3000):
- Duncan Camacho, RN
a. Alternate- Daw Marick, RN
- David Keepnews, PHD, JD, RN, FAAN
a. Alternate- Barbara Friesen, MS, RN
- Kendra Valdez, UFCW 3000
a. Alternate- Anthony Cantu, UFCW 3000
- Tamara Ottenbreit, RN
a. Alternate- Kimberely Vasenda, CAN
- Vanessa Patricelli, SEIU 119NW
a. Alternat- Lindsey Grad, SEIU 119NW
- Cara Alderson, RN
a. Alternate- Saba Tilahun, RN
- Keri Nasenbeny, MHA, BSN, RN
Committee Meeting Information/Zoom Registration
- Meeting Information
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Date and Time Location Online option - Zoom link Agenda September 21, 2023, at 1-3:30 p.m. Labor and Industries
Tumwater Headquarters Room S117
7273 Linderson Way S.W.
Tumwater, WA 98501
*Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
October 24, 2023, at 1-3:30 p.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
Agenda (PDF) November 21, 2023, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
Agenda (PDF) December 20, 2023, 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
January 16, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
February 20, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
March 19, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
April 16, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
May 21, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
June 18, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
July 16, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
August 20, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
September 17, 2024, 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
October 15, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
November 19, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
December 17, 2024, at 9-11:30 a.m. Virtual - Zoom *Registration is required and once completed a Zoom link will be sent to the provided email address.*
Approved Meeting Minutes
- 2023
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- September 21 (PDF)
- October 24 (PDF)
- November 21 (coming soon)
Frequently Asked Questions
- Exempt Hospitals
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Exempt Hospitals E2SSB 5236 (PDF) (pg. 9)
- Hospitals certified as critical access hospitals,
- Hospitals with fewer than 25 acute care licensed beds,
- Hospitals located on an island operating within a public hospital district in Skagit county,
- Hospitals certified by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services as sole community hospitals that are not owned or operated by a health system that owns or operates more than one acute hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW.
Critical Access Hospitals (CAH)
- Arbor Health Morton
- Astria Sunnyside
- Cascade Medical Center
- Columbia County Health System/ Dayton General Hospital
- Columbia Basin Hospital
- Coulee Medical Center
- East Adams Rural Healthcare
- Ferry County Memorial Hospital
- Forks Hospital
- Garfield County Memorial Hospital
- Jefferson Healthcare
- Kittitas Valley Healthcare
- Klickitat Valley Healthcare
- Lake Chelan Community Hospital
- Lincoln Hospital
- Lourdes Hospital
- Mason General Hospital
- Mid-Valley Hospital
- Newport Hospital
- North Valley Hospital
- Ocean Beach Hospital
- Odessa Memorial Healthcare Ctr
Fewer than 25 Acute Care Licensed Beds
- Fred Hutch
Medicare and Medicaid Sole Community Hospitals
- Grays Harbor Community Hospital (Harbor Regional Health)
- Olympic Medical Center (Clallam County Public Hospital District No.2)
- Samaritan Hospital
- Confluence Health in Wenatchee*
On an Island in Skagit County
- Island Hospital in Anacortes**
A. Island Hospital** in Anacortes is exempt as the Hospital is located on an island operating within a public hospital district in Skagit county.
- Island Hospital is located on Fidalgo Island in Skagit County.
B. Confluence Health Hospital** is exempt as they are certified by the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services as sole community hospitals that are not owned or operated by a health system that owns or operates more than one acute hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW.
- Confluence meets this requirement as they have merged their EIN numbers for hospitals Wenatchee Valley Hospital and Central Washington Hospital. Wenatchee Valley is no longer a separate Acute Care Hospital but is a branch site under Central Washington Hospital.
- Central Washington Hospital is now known as Confluence Health Hospital.
- Wenatchee Valley Hospital is now known as Confluence Health Hospital- Mares Campus.
Contact Information
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