Committee weighs limits on non‑clinician control of medical practices; providers split A second substitute to SSB 5,387 would tighten rules defining corporate practice of medicine and restrict non‑licensed control over clinical decisions. The Department of Health flagged enforcement costs; physician groups and patient advocates support protections for clinical autonomy while many provider groups and management‑service organizations warn the bill could force practice closures or consolidation.

A heated debate is unfolding over proposed legislation that could redefine who controls medical practices in Washington, pitting patient advocates against providers.

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Committee advances surgical-smoke bill after debate over evidence and rural costs SB 162, requiring hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies using smoke-evacuation systems for procedures likely to generate surgical smoke, was reported favorably after senators pressed sponsors for evidence, enforcement details and assurances about rural hospitals' cost burden.

Senator Davis is pushing for a game-changing bill that would mandate smoke-evacuation systems in hospitals, citing the need for better workplace and patient safety amid ongoing debates about costs and evidence.

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