HB 1114 — Concerning the respiratory care interstate compact.

CERTIFICATIONH-0282.1 OF ENROLLMENT HOUSE BILL 1114 69thState Legislatureof RegularWashington Session69th PassedLegislature by the House March 4, 2025 CERTIFICATERegular YeasSession 97By Nays 0 I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives ofLeavitt, theYbarra, StateSchmidt, ofRyu, Washington,Reed, doMacri, herebyDoglio, SpeakerSimmons, ofOrmsby, the House of certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1114 as passed by the House of Representatives Representatives and theHill SenatePrefiled on12/23/24. the dates hereon set forth.

Passed by the Senate April 4, 2025 Yeas 49 Nays 0 Chief Clerk President of the Senate Approved FILED Secretary of State State of Washington Governor of the State of Washington HOUSE BILL 1114 Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session By Representatives Leavitt, Ybarra, Schmidt, Ryu, Reed, Macri, Doglio, Simmons, Ormsby, and Hill Prefiled 12/23/24.

1 HB 1114.PL1114 (d) Ease administrative burdens on states by encouraging the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate respiratory therapy practice;

2 HB 1114.PL1114 occurs in the member state where the patient is located at the time of the patient encounter.

3 HB 1114.PL1114 board for respiratory care (or its successor) and holds a license in a state to practice respiratory therapy.

4 HB 1114.PL1114 NEW SECTION.

5 HB 1114.PL1114 for licensure in the remote state in which they are seeking the privilege;

6 HB 1114.PL1114 state respiratory therapy licensing authority or other government agency.

7 HB 1114.PL1114 (4)(a) A remote state shall have the authority to:

8 HB 1114.PL1114 investigations of licensees, provided, however, that a member state receiving such a request has no obligation to respond to any subpoena issued regarding an investigation of conduct or practice that was lawful in a member state at the time it was undertaken.

9 HB 1114.PL1114 (d) The commission may recommend to a member state the removal or suspension of any commissioner from office.

10 HB 1114.PL1114 (m) Accept any and all appropriate gifts, donations, grants of money, other sources of revenue, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and receive, utilize, and dispose of the same, provided that at all times:

11 HB 1114.PL1114 (ii) Recommending to the commission changes to the rules or bylaws, changes to this compact legislation, fees charged to compact member states, fees charged to licensees, and other fees;

12 HB 1114.PL1114 (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this subsection, the commission may convene an emergency public meeting by providing at least 24 hours prior notice on the commission's website, and any other means as provided in the commission's rules, for any of the reasons it may dispense with notice of proposed rule making under section 9(7) of this act.

13 HB 1114.PL1114 (e) If a meeting, or portion of a meeting, is closed, the presiding officer shall state that the meeting will be closed and reference each relevant exempting provision, and such reference shall be recorded in the minutes.

14 HB 1114.PL1114 (b) The member states, commissioners, officers, executive directors, employees, and agents of the commission shall be immune from suit and liability, both personally and in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred, or that the person against whom the claim is made had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of commission employment, duties, or responsibilities;

15 HB 1114.PL1114 Sherman act, Clayton act, or any other state or federal antitrust or anticompetitive law or regulation.

16 HB 1114.PL1114 (5) Significant investigative information pertaining to a licensee in any member state will only be available to other member states.

17 HB 1114.PL1114 (7) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule by the commission, and at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed rule, the commission shall provide a notice of proposed rule making:

18 HB 1114.PL1114 than 30 days after issuing the notice that it adopted or amended the rule.

19 HB 1114.PL1114 NEW SECTION.

20 HB 1114.PL1114 exhausted.

21 HB 1114.PL1114 purposes set forth herein.

22 HB 1114.PL1114 (c) All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or in furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the compact prior to the effective date of the compact or the commission coming into existence shall be considered to be actions of the commission unless specifically repudiated by the commission.

23 HB 1114.PL1114 NEW SECTION.

24 HB 1114.PL1114 NEW SECTION.

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