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. (1) Are unavailable due to provider shortages;
2. (2) Need time off from practice to attend continuing education and other training programs; and
3. (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.