{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-70.180.020","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 70.180.020","heading":"Health professional temporary substitute resource pool. (Effective until June 30, 2027.)","body":"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 registered nurse practitioner personnel to rural communities where these health care providers:\n(1) Are unavailable due to provider shortages;\n(2) Need time off from practice to attend continuing education and other training programs; and\n(3) Need time off from practice to attend to personal matters or recover from illness.\nThe 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.","path":["Title 70","Chapter 70.180"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=70.180.020","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:54:18Z","sha256":"054c1f286ad52eafed14115d2c1a063ceadfb40f0ff39c9a40db3476ae987817","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-70.180.011","next":"us-wa/rcw-70.180.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}