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Committee considers extending CARES protections and stipend eligibility to nursing assistants

House Health Care and Wellness Committee · January 27, 2026

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Summary

House Bill 23 40 would extend confidentiality protections and stipend eligibility under the CARES substance‑use monitoring program to nursing assistants; sponsor described personal experience with the program and DOH and Board of Nursing witnesses supported the change and cited stipend funding levels.

Olympia — The committee considered House Bill 23 40 on Jan. 27 to apply two prior 2023 provisions—confidentiality for monitoring program participants and a stipend program—to nursing assistants.

Staff explained the bill extends to nursing assistants the CARES (Compassion, Accountability, Recovery, Empowerment, and Safety) program…

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