CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1849

Chapter 384, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS--VOLUNTEERS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the House March 14, 2003 Yeas 94 Nays 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 17, 2003 Yeas 41 Nays 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate		CERTIFICATE I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1849 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. CYNTHIA ZEHNDER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk
Approved May 20, 2003. GARY LOCKE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED May 20, 2003 - 2:57 p.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1849
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Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session

State of Washington

58th Legislature

2003 Regular Session

By House Committee on Health Care (originally sponsored by Representatives Bailey, Cody, Pflug, Morris, Skinner, McDonald, Ruderman, Pearson, Ahern, Schindler, Kagi, Kristiansen, Morrell, Orcutt, Darneille, Benson, Wood, Pettigrew, Newhouse, Clements, O'Brien, Linville, Moeller, Chase, Tom, Alexander, Talcott, Rockefeller, Woods and Anderson)

READ FIRST TIME 03/05/03.

AN ACT Relating to creating a list of health care providers willing to serve as volunteer resources; and adding a new section to chapter 43.70 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 43.70 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The department is authorized to contact persons issued credentials under this title for the purpose of requesting permission to collect his or her name, profession, and contact information as a possible volunteer in the event of a bioterrorism incident, natural disaster, public health emergency, or other emergency or disaster, as defined in RCW 38.52.010, that requires the services of health care providers.
     (2) The department shall maintain a record of all volunteers who provide information under subsection (1) of this section. Upon request, the department shall provide the record of volunteers to:
     (a) Local health departments;
     (b) State agencies engaged in public health emergency planning and response, including the state military department;
     (c) Agencies of other states responsible for public health emergency planning and response; and
     (d) The centers for disease control and prevention.

         Passed by the House March 14, 2003.
         Passed by the Senate April 17, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 20, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 20, 2003.