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WashingtonHB 17202025-2026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Expanding the types of medication assistance that may be provided to residents of community-based care settings.

Sponsored By: Joe Schmick (Republican)

Became Law

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More caregiver help with medications

Beginning July 27, 2025, caregivers in assisted living, adult family homes, certified residential programs for people with developmental disabilities, and in-home care can help you self-administer prescription drugs, including controlled substances. Help can include reminding you, opening the container, handing you the medicine, using an aid, or placing it in your hand. A practitioner can also allow them to prepare your doses for self-administration if the practitioner says it is necessary and appropriate, told orally or in writing. These rules apply to nonpractitioners who are helping you take your own medicine.

Limits on caregiver help with injections

Beginning July 27, 2025, caregivers in these care settings cannot help with IV medicines or injections. Two exceptions apply. They can set up diabetic devices for you to use yourself. They can hand you an injectable so you can give it to yourself. Otherwise, they cannot assist with IV or injection administration.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Joe Schmick

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Sam Low

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 146 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/26/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 2/20/2025

3rd Reading & Final Passage

Yes: 97 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Effective date 7/27/2025.

    4/7/2025House

  2. Chapter 26, 2025 Laws.

    4/7/2025House

  3. Governor signed.

    4/7/2025legislature

  4. Delivered to Governor.

    4/2/2025legislature

  5. Speaker signed.

    3/31/2025legislature

  6. President signed.

    3/31/2025legislature

  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0.

    3/26/2025House

  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    3/26/2025House

  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    3/21/2025House

  10. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

    3/17/2025House

  11. HLTC - Majority; do pass.

    3/14/2025House

  12. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

    2/21/2025House

  13. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

    2/20/2025House

  14. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.

    2/20/2025House

  15. 1st substitute bill substituted.

    2/20/2025House

  16. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.

    2/18/2025House

  17. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

    2/14/2025House

  18. HCW - Executive action taken by committee.

    2/12/2025House

  19. HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

    2/12/2025House

  20. First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness.

    1/29/2025House

  21. Introduced

    1/29/2025House

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