H-0221.1

HOUSE BILL 1049

ByRepresentatives Shavers, Leavitt, Berry, Reed, Doglio, Fosse, Simmons, Goodman, Wylie, Pollet, Duerr, Nance, Davis, Ormsby, Reeves, and Hill

AN ACT Relating to increasing the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners; 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) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall establish a stipend program to defray the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by registered nurses completing the training necessary to become adult/adolescent or pediatric sexual assault nurse examiners.

(2) The total amount of the stipend for any individual nurse may not exceed $2,500.

(3) For purposes of this section, "out-of-pocket expenses" include:

(a) Fees, tuition, educational materials, or other charges imposed by the entity providing training;

(b) Reasonable travel expenses, including air travel, rental car costs, mileage on a personal vehicle, lodging, and meals; and

(c) Any other expenses deemed appropriate by the department.

(4) The department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this section.

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