House Bill 1077 (H-0173.1) creates a new law by adding two new sections to chapter 18.130 RCW. It requires a health care provider subject to that chapter, or the provider's agent or employee, to notify all patients seeking intrauterine device (IUD) placement or removal of the types of pain control options available. That notification must occur prior to or at the time of scheduling the appointment. The bill includes legislative findings about increased IUD use, documented pain with placement (especially for people who have not given birth), prior limited pain-management guidance, and a cited August 2024 CDC update about counseling and person-centered pain management planning. The text uses the term "Intrauterine devices, commonly known as IUDs," mentions Planned Parenthood clinics as examples of providers beginning to offer sedation, and identifies health care providers subject to chapter 18.130 RCW and patients seeking IUD services as affected. The bill was prefiled 12/16/24, read first time 01/13/25, and referred to the Committee on Health Care & Wellness. The bill text does not specify which providers are covered under chapter 18.130 RCW, what formats or content constitute adequate "notification," any enforcement mechanisms or penalties for noncompliance, an effective date, or a defined list of "types of pain control options."

If enacted, the bill would require health care providers who fall under chapter 18.130 RCW (and their agents or employees) to tell any patient seeking IUD placement or removal about the kinds of pain control options available before or when the appointment is scheduled. In practice that will put a new, time-sensitive communication duty on those providers and make patients more likely to learn about and consider pain management choices before their procedure; the bill cites an August 2024 CDC update and notes some clinics, like Planned Parenthood, are already offering sedation. The people most directly affected are the covered providers and their staff, who will need to add this notification step to scheduling processes and may face increased demand for pain management services, with potential added costs for staff time, training, or offering sedation where it’s not currently available. Important implementation details are missing from the text provided: it doesn’t say exactly which providers are covered, what form the notification must take, what specific pain options must be listed, whether there are penalties for noncompliance, or when the requirement would take effect, so those uncertainties would shape real-world impact.