Washington Bill Requiring Intrafetal Injection Reporting (HB 1525)

This law was last updated on Jan 24, 2019

State

Washington

Number

HB 1525

Status

Proposed

Jan 23, 2019

Topics

Later Abortion, Reporting Requirements

Full Bill Text

lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov

HB 1525 would require any hospital or health-care facility in which an abortion is performed to report to the department of health whether an intrafetal injection was used in an attempt to induce fetal demise, such as intrafetal potassium chloride or digoxin.

The department of health would be required to adopt standards for hospitals and facilities to report the information in a process that corresponds to other reporting requirements regarding abortions. The department of health would also be required to summarize the information for inclusion in its reports related to abortion.

By January 1, 2020, the department of health would be required to adopt guidelines for hospitals and health-care facilities to use as best practices for the environmentally responsible use and disposal of potassium chloride and digoxin for medical procedures. Such guidelines would need to be made available on its web site.

Related Legislation

Identical to HB 1776, which failed to pass in 2017.

Latest Action

1/23/19 – Introduced; referred to Health Care and Wellness Committee.