( David Streeter) ESSB 5190: Providing health care workers with presumptive benefits during a public health emergency It passed the House 94-3 and passed the Senate Committee on Health & Long Term Care, and the Senate Committee on Ways & Means will hold a public hearing on the bill on Wednesday, March 31. The bill removes hospitals from the list of facilities eligible to charge a facility fee when the patient is in the hospital and connecting with a provider through audio services. WSHA strongly supports ESHB 1196, which adds audio-only visits to the definition of telemedicine for payment purposes. The following bills have been heard or will have hearings this week: ESHB 1196: Concerning audio-only telemedicine Also, if you missed it last week, see our full detailed budget comparison for the House and Senate. Friday, April 2, marks the cutoff for fiscal committees in the opposite chamber, and floor action in the opposite chamber will follow. Friday, March 26, marked the next cutoff of session, when all bills were required to pass through committees in the opposite chamber, with the exception of fiscal committees.
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