Washington state lawmakers are sending the governor a bill that would create a presumption covering health care workers sickened by infectious diseases that are the subjects of a public health emergency.
The Senate on Monday signed off on amendments made to SB 5190 while the measure was in the House of Representatives. The House on April 8 voted 84-14 to pass an amended version of the bill that the Senate voted 34-15 to pass on Feb. 25.
The bill, by Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Spokane, would create a presumption for health care employees that any infectious or contagious disease that is the ...
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