RCW 70.180.020
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The department shall establish or contract for a health professional temporary substitute resource pool. The purpose of the pool is to provide short-term physician, physician assistant, pharmacist, and *advanced registered nurse practitioner personnel to rural communities where these health care providers:
(1)Are unavailable due to provider shortages;
(2)Need time off from practice to attend continuing education and other training programs; and
(3)Need time off from practice to attend to personal matters or recover from illness.
The health professional temporary substitute resource pool is intended to provide short-term assistance and should complement active health provider recruitment efforts by rural communities where shortages exist.
[ 1994 c 103 s 1 ; 1990 c 271 s 2 .]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The term "advanced registered nurse practitioner" was changed to "advanced practice registered nurse" by 2024 c 239 s 1, effective June 30, 2027.
RCW 70.180.020
Health professional temporary substitute resource pool. (Effective June 30, 2027.)
The department shall establish or contract for a health professional temporary substitute resource pool. The purpose of the pool is to provide short-term physician, physician assistant, pharmacist, and advanced practice registered nurse personnel to rural communities where these health care providers:
(1)Are unavailable due to provider shortages;
(2)Need time off from practice to attend continuing education and other training programs; and
(3)Need time off from practice to attend to personal matters or recover from illness.
The health professional temporary substitute resource pool is intended to provide short-term assistance and should complement active health provider recruitment efforts by rural communities where shortages exist.
[ 2025 c 58 s 5142 ; 1994 c 103 s 1 ; 1990 c 271 s 2 .]
Notes:
Effective date — 2025 c 58 ss 5058-5170: See note following RCW 7.68.030 .
Explanatory note — 2025 c 58: See note following RCW 1.16.050 .