Official Text and Analysis.

Allows for state agencies to develop loss prevention review teams in consultation with and upon the delegation of Department of Enterprise Services (DES). Requires agency loss prevention teams to submit reports to the head of their agency and the director of DES.

Clarifies that agencies required to complete an adverse health event and incident reports under chapter 70.56 RCW are not required to conduct a separate investigation. Clarifies that investigations and reports made under chapter 70.56 RCW are subject to the investigative, reporting, and confidentiality requirements under statute and reports must be provided to the Department of Health.

Makes the following changes to the underlying bill: • Provides that any review conducted by another agency or under other requirements must contain elements required for a review conducted by a loss prevention review team, and is subject to the review team provisions regarding making reports public, public disclosure, discovery, and admissibility to the extent those provisions do not conflict with statutes or laws governing those reviews. • Strikes the specific exception for adverse event reporting for medical facilities. Strikes provisions stating that adverse event investigations continue to be subject to adverse event requirements and that adverse event reports continue to be subject to confidentiality, privileges, and exemptions in relevant laws, and must be provided to the Department of Health. • Strikes the requirements that at least the majority of review team members be from agencies other than the affected agency and have relevant expertise, and that a minority of members may be from the affected agency. Requires instead that no more than half the members may be employees of the affected agency and restores current law that at least one member must have relevant expertise. • Strikes the annual report requirement.

Restores annual reporting requirement in ESSB 5173 as it passed the Senate. Requires the Director of the Department of Enterprise Services to submit an annual report to the Legislature with metrics on the effectiveness and efficiency of loss prevention reviews, and a summary of any trends and innovative approaches to mitigating risks.

Senate concurred in House amendments.