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This bill aims to increase access to the provisions of the Washington death with dignity act. The key provisions are: - It expands the types of medical providers who can serve as the attending or consulting provider for a qualified patient, including physician assistants and advanced registered nurse practitioners. - It allows qualified patients to select the attending or consulting provider of their choosing, with some limitations. - It reduces the waiting period between a patient's initial oral request and the writing of a prescription from 15 days to 7 days. - It requires hospitals and hospice agencies to submit and publicly post their policies related to end-of-life care and the death with dignity act. The bill is intended to make the death with dignity act more accessible to qualified patients in Washington state.

Health and Social Services

https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5179&Year=2023&Initiative=false