Health Care Entity Registry

During the 2025 legislative session, the Washington State Legislature directed the Department of Health to develop a plan and recommendations on creating a complete and interactive registry to monitor and measure changes in Washington’s health care landscape.

Legal Authority

This work is directed by Section 1(1), Chapter 142, Laws of 2025 (ESSB 1686) (PDF). The law provides:

• (1) The department, in consultation with the health care authority, the office of the insurance commissioner, the office of the governor, and the office of financial management, and with input from stakeholders [,] shall develop a plan and provide recommendations to the legislature as to how to create a complete and interactive registry of the health care landscape in Washington. The plan and recommendations must identify:
  • (a) The health care entities, including but not limited to licensed and unlicensed facilities, providers, provider groups, systems, carriers, and health care benefit managers, that must report;
  • (b) The information that each entity must report; and
  • (c) The fee to be charged to the registering entities, which may be tiered, to support the registration process and creation of the registry.

Listening Sessions

Listening sessions have been scheduled for the following dates. You may register to attend below.