WA SB5557

Hospitals must provide treatment to pregnant patients with emergency medical conditions consistent with the applicable standard of care, including pregnancy termination if medically indicated, or transfer patients to capable facilities with informed consent

Neither continuation of pregnancy nor embryo/fetus health may be used as a basis for withholding care or prioritized over the pregnant patient's health or safety without the patient's informed consent

Defines "emergency medical condition" to explicitly include ectopic pregnancy, emergent pregnancy complications, previable preterm premature rupture of membranes, emergent placental abnormalities, and emergent hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia

Hospitals with emergency departments cannot transfer patients with emergency medical conditions or in active labor unless requested by the patient or due to limited medical resources at the transferring facility

Effective immediately (April 29, 2025) as emergency legislation, codifying state-level protections in response to federal uncertainty regarding pregnant patients' access to emergency care