2026-03-11                     House Journal                      Page 1819
HB 362                                                                                                                        
The Labor & Commerce Committee considered:                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 362                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to the practice of respiratory care; relating to the                                                       
    duties of the Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                                        
    Economic Development; relating to telehealth provided by                                                                    
    respiratory care practitioners; relating to medical malpractice                                                             
    liability of respiratory care practitioners; relating to immunity                                                           
    from civil liability for a respiratory care practitioner providing free                                                     
    health care services; relating to respiratory care practitioners                                                            
    providing documentation and treatment plans for public school                                                               
    students with asthma or anaphylaxis; prohibiting unfair                                                                     
    discrimination under group health insurance against respiratory                                                             
    care practitioners; and providing for an effective date."                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Hall and Fields, Co-chairs,                                                            
with the following individual recommendations:                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Coulombe, Carrick, Saddler, D. Nelson, Hall, Fields                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic                                                                             
 Development                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB 362 was referred to the Health & Social Services Committee.