HB 2748 — Primary care preceptorships

Summary

Using preceptorships to train primary care physicians.

Bill Text

Compared against the Revised Code of Washington as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 70.390.080.

• RCW 70.390.080

  (a) Include annual primary care expenditures for the most recent year for which data is available by insurance carrier, by market or payer, in total and as a percentage of total health care expenditure; (b) Break down annual primary care expenditures by relevant characteristics such as whether expenditures were for physical or behavioral health, by type of provider and by payment mechanism; and (c) If necessary, identify any barriers to the reporting requirements and propose recommendations for how to overcome them. (4) In developing the measures and reporting, the board shall consult with primary care providers and organizations representing primary care providers and review existing work in this and other states regarding primary care, including but not limited to the December 2019 report by the office of financial management, the work of the Bree collaborative, the work of the advancing integrated mental health center and the center for health workforce studies at the University of Washington, the work of the Milbank memorial fund, the work of the national academy of sciences, engineering, and medicine, and the work of the authority to strengthen primary care within state purchased health care. (5) The board shall review the cost of primary care preceptorships for hospitals and other clinical settings to train primary care physicians to address the need for primary care providers in rural and unserved areas in Washington. By December 1, 2027, the board shall submit a report to the governor and relevant committees of the legislature detailing its findings. --- END ---

  amended

Action History

1. March 05, 2026

   First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

Sponsors

• (Dufault) · Primary

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