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HB1850 • 2026

Glucose monitor replacement

Facilitating the prompt replacement of defective continuous glucose monitoring equipment.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Graham, Representative Burnett, Representative Griffey, Representative Volz, Representative Eslick, Representative Obras
Last action
2026-01-12
Official status
H HC/Wellness
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Glucose monitor replacement

Glucose monitor replacement

What This Bill Does

  • Glucose monitor replacement

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-12 House

    By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

Official Summary Text

Glucose monitor replacement

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
AN ACT Relating to facilitating the prompt replacement of 1
defective continuous glucose monitoring equipment; and adding a new 2
section to chapter 18.64 RCW. 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:4
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.64 5
RCW to read as follows: 6
(1) A pharmacy in a physical location that dispenses continuous 7
glucose monitoring equipment shall maintain a sufficient supply of 8
monitoring sensors to enable the pharmacy to provide a same-day 9
replacement sensor to a patient who experiences an equipment 10
malfunction or an emergency that necessitates an additional sensor to 11
be dispensed. 12
(2) A mail-order pharmacy that dispenses continuous glucose 13
monitoring equipment shall maintain a sufficient supply of monitoring 14
sensors to enable the pharmacy to promptly provide a replacement 15
sensor to a patient who experiences an equipment malfunction or an 16
emergency that necessitates an additional sensor to be dispensed. For 17
purposes of this subsection, "promptly" means mailing a replacement 18
sensor to the patient no later than the next business day or, if 19
H-0860.1
HOUSE BILL 1850
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Graham, Burnett, Griffey, Volz, Eslick, and Obras
Read first time 02/05/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care &
Wellness.
p. 1 HB 1850
mailing the replacement by the next business day is not possible, as 1
soon as practicable. 2
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p. 2 HB 1850