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18.71.210 | Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Liability. | (1) No act or omission of any physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic, as defined in RCW 18.71.200 , or any emergency medical technician or first responder, as defined in RCW 18.73.030 , done or omitted in good faith while rendering emergency medical service under the responsible supervi... |
18.71.212 | Medical program directors—Certification. | The secretary of the department of health, in conjunction with the state emergency medical services and trauma care committee, shall evaluate, certify and terminate certification of medical program directors, and prescribe minimum standards defining duties and responsibilities and performance of duties and responsibili... |
18.71.213 | Medical program directors—Termination—Temporary delegation of authority. | If a medical program director terminates certification, that medical program director's authority may be delegated by the department to any other licensed physician for a period of thirty days, or until a new medical program director is certified, whichever comes first.
[ 1986 c 68 s 3 .] |
18.71.215 | Medical program directors—Liability for acts or omissions of others. | The department of health shall defend and hold harmless approved medical program directors, delegates, or agents, including but not limited to hospitals and hospital personnel in their capacity of training emergency service medical personnel for certification or recertification pursuant to this chapter at the request o... |
18.71.220 | Rendering emergency care—Immunity of physician or hospital from civil liability. | No physician or hospital licensed in this state shall be subject to civil liability, based solely upon failure to obtain consent in rendering emergency medical, surgical, hospital, or health services to any individual regardless of age where its patient is unable to give his or her consent for any reason and there is n... |
18.71.230 | Disciplinary action against persons exempt from licensure. | A right to practice medicine and surgery by an individual in this state pursuant to *RCW 18.71.030 (5) through (12) shall be subject to discipline by order of the commission upon a finding by the commission of an act of unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.130.180 or that the individual is unable to practice wit... |
18.71.240 | Abortion—Right to medical treatment of infant born alive. | The right of medical treatment of an infant born alive in the course of an abortion procedure shall be the same as the right of an infant born prematurely of equal gestational age.
[ 1981 c 328 s 1 .] |
18.71.250 | Down syndrome—Parent information. | A physician licensed under this chapter who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the physician provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
[ 2016 c 70 s 5 .] |
18.71.300 | Physician health program—Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 18.71.310 through 18.71.340 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Entity" means a nonprofit corporation formed by physicians who have expertise in substance use disorders, mental illness, and other potentially impairing health conditions and who broadly... |
18.71.310 | Physician health program—License surcharge—Payment of funds. | (1) The commission shall enter into a contract with the entity to implement a physician health program. The commission may enter into a contract with the entity for up to six years in length. The physician health program may include any or all of the following: (a) Entering into relationships supportive of the physicia... |
18.71.315 | Impaired physician account—Created. | The impaired physician account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from RCW 18.71.310 from license surcharges on physicians and physician assistants shall be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the physician health program under this chapter. Only th... |
18.71.320 | Physician health program—Procedures. | The entity shall develop procedures in consultation with the commission for: (1) Periodic reporting of statistical information regarding physician health program participant activity; (2) Periodic disclosure and joint review of such information as the commission may deem appropriate regarding reports received, contacts... |
18.71.330 | Impaired physician program—Evaluation of physician. | If the commission has reasonable cause to believe that a physician is impaired, the commission shall cause an evaluation of such physician to be conducted by the entity or the entity's designee or the commission's designee for the purpose of determining if there is an impairment. The entity or appropriate designee shal... |
18.71.340 | Impaired physician program—Entity records protected. | All entity records are not subject to disclosure pursuant to chapter 42.56 RCW.
[ 2005 c 274 s 228 ; 1998 c 132 s 7 ; 1987 c 416 s 6 . Formerly RCW 18.72.321 .]
Finding — Intent — Severability — 1998 c 132: See notes following RCW 18.71.0195 .
Effective date — 1987 c 416: See note following RCW 18.71.300 . |
18.71.350 | Report of malpractice payments by insurers. | (1) Every institution or organization providing professional liability insurance to physicians shall send a complete report to the commission of all malpractice settlements, awards, or payments in excess of twenty thousand dollars as a result of a claim or action for damages alleged to have been caused by an insured ph... |
18.71.360 | Driving records. | To assist in identifying impairment related to alcohol abuse, the commission may obtain a copy of the driving record of a physician or a physician assistant maintained by the department of licensing.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 334 ; 1991 c 215 s 2 . Formerly RCW 18.72.345 .]
Severability — Headings and captions not law — Effec... |
18.71.401 | Funds collected—Where deposited. | All assessments, fines, and other funds collected or received under this chapter must be deposited in the health professions account and used solely to administer and implement this chapter.
[ 1997 c 79 s 1 .]
Effective date — 1997 c 79: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health,... |
18.71.420 | Allocation of all appropriated funds. | The secretary of health shall allocate all appropriated funds to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
[ 1991 c 3 s 171 ; 1983 c 71 s 3 . Formerly RCW 18.72.400 .] |
18.71.430 | Secretary and commission relationship. | (1) The secretary shall employ an executive director that is: (a) Hired by and serves at the pleasure of the commission; (b) Exempt from the provisions of the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW and whose salary is established by the commission in accordance with RCW 43.03.028 ; and (c) Responsible for performing all ... |
18.71.440 | Commission to consider amending rules—Retired active physicians. | (1) The commission shall consider amending its rules on retired active physicians in a manner that improves access to health care services for the citizens of this state without compromising public safety. When considering whether to amend its rules, the commission shall, at a minimum, consider the following: (a) Wheth... |
18.71.450 | Pain management rules—Repeal—Adoption of new rules. | (1) By June 30, 2011, the commission shall repeal its rules on pain management, WAC 246-919-800 through 246-919-830. (2) By June 30, 2011, the commission shall adopt new rules on chronic, noncancer pain management that contain the following elements: (a)(i) Dosing criteria, including: (A) A dosage amount that must not ... |
18.71.460 | Commission—Information to legislature. | In addition to the authority provided in RCW 42.52.804 , the commission, its members, or staff as directed by the commission, may communicate, present information requested, volunteer information, testify before legislative committees, and educate the legislature, as the commission may from time to time see fit.
[ 2013... |
18.71.472 | International medical graduates—Clinical assessment. | Based on recommendations from the international medical graduate implementation work group, the commission shall adopt a clinical assessment to determine the readiness of international medical graduates to apply and serve in residency programs and adopt a grant award process for distributing funds pursuant to RCW 18.71... |
18.71.475 | International medical graduates—Grant funding. | Subject to appropriation by the legislature and donations received from public and private entities, the department of health shall award grant funding to: (1) Approved entities for career guidance and support services to international medical graduates including, but not limited to, assistance with educational commiss... |
18.71.800 | Opioid drug prescribing rules—Adoption. | (1) By January 1, 2019, the commission must adopt rules establishing requirements for prescribing opioid drugs. The rules may contain exemptions based on education, training, amount of opioids prescribed, patient panel, and practice environment. (2) In developing the rules, the commission must consider the agency medic... |
18.71.810 | Opioid drugs—Right to refuse. | By January 1, 2020, the commission must adopt or amend its rules to require physicians who prescribe opioids to inform patients of their right to refuse an opioid prescription or order for any reason. If a patient indicates a desire to not receive an opioid, the physician must document the patient's request and avoid p... |
18.71.910 | Repeal—1909 c 192. | All acts, or parts of acts, in any wise conflicting with the provisions of this act, are hereby repealed.
[ 1909 c 192 s 22 .] |
18.71.920 | Repeal—1957 c 60. | All acts and parts of acts to the extent that the same are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
[ 1957 c 60 s 6 .] |
18.71A.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Collaboration" means how physician assistants shall interact with, consult with, or refer to a physician or other appropriate member or members of the health care team as indicated by the patient's conditio... |
18.71A.020 | Rules fixing qualifications and restricting practice—Applications—Discipline—Payment of funds. | (1) The commission shall adopt rules fixing the qualifications and the educational and training requirements for licensure as a physician assistant or for those enrolled in any physician assistant training program. The requirements shall include completion of an accredited physician assistant training program approved ... |
18.71A.023 | Practice requirements—Military training or experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the commission determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 32 s 6 .] |
18.71A.025 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | (1) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of licenses and the discipline of licensees under this chapter. (2) The commission shall consult with the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery when investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct against a licensee who is sup... |
18.71A.030 | Limitations on practice—Scope of practice. | (1) A physician assistant may practice medicine in this state to the extent permitted by the collaboration agreement. A physician assistant shall be subject to discipline under chapter 18.130 RCW. (2)(a) A physician assistant who has completed fewer than 4,000 hours of postgraduate clinical practice must work under the... |
18.71A.045 | Eligibility of foreign medical school graduates. | Foreign medical school graduates shall not be eligible for licensing as physician assistants after July 1, 1989.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 322 ; 1988 c 113 s 2 .]
Severability — Headings and captions not law — Effective date — 1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902 . |
18.71A.050 | Physician's and employer's liability, responsibility of physician assistant. | No physician or employer who enters into a collaboration agreement with a licensed physician assistant in accordance with and within the terms of any permission granted by the commission is considered as aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine. The physician assistant shall retain responsibility f... |
18.71A.060 | Limitations on health care services. | No health care services may be performed under this chapter in any of the following areas: (1) The measurement of the powers or range of human vision, or the determination of the accommodation and refractive state of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general, or the fitting or adaptation of lenses or frame... |
18.71A.085 | Acupuncture. | Any physician assistant acupuncturist currently licensed by the commission may continue to perform acupuncture under the physician assistant license as long as he or she maintains licensure as a physician assistant.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 325 ; 1990 c 196 s 10 .]
Severability — Headings and captions not law — Effective dat... |
18.71A.090 | Signing and attesting to required documentation. | (1) A physician assistant may sign and attest to any certificates, cards, forms, or other required documentation that the physician assistant's participating physician or physician group may sign, provided that it is within the physician assistant's scope of practice and is consistent with the terms of the physician as... |
18.71A.100 | Pain management rules—Criteria for new rules. | (1) By June 30, 2011, the commission shall adopt new rules on chronic, noncancer pain management that contain the following elements: (a)(i) Dosing criteria, including: (A) A dosage amount that must not be exceeded unless a physician assistant first consults with a practitioner specializing in pain management; and (B) ... |
18.71A.110 | Down syndrome—Parent information. | A physician assistant who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the physician assistant provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
[ 2016 c 70 s 6 .] |
18.71A.120 | Collaboration agreement—Elements—Amendment—Disciplinary action. | (1)(a) Prior to commencing practice, a physician assistant licensed in Washington state must enter into a collaboration agreement that identifies at least one participating physician and that is signed by one or more participating physicians or the physician assistant's employer. (b) A collaboration agreement must be s... |
18.71A.140 | Licenses issued under chapter18.57ARCW. | (1) On or after July 1, 2021, no new licenses may be issued under *chapter 18.57A RCW. The commission shall license physician assistants licensed under *chapter 18.57A RCW prior to July 1, 2021, as physician assistants under this chapter when they renew their licenses. (2) The board of osteopathic medicine and surgery ... |
18.71A.150 | Rules—Collaboration agreements. | The commission and the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery shall adopt any rules necessary to implement requirements related to collaboration agreements entered into under this chapter.
[ 2024 c 62 s 9 ; 2020 c 80 s 11 .]
Intent — 2024 c 62: See note following RCW 18.71A.020 . |
18.71A.800 | Opioid drug prescribing rules—Adoption. | (1) By January 1, 2019, the commission must adopt rules establishing requirements for prescribing opioid drugs. The rules may contain exemptions based on education, training, amount of opioids prescribed, patient panel, and practice environment. (2) In developing the rules, the commission must consider the agency medic... |
18.71A.810 | Opioid drugs—Right to refuse. | By January 1, 2020, the commission must adopt or amend its rules to require physician assistants who prescribe opioids to inform patients of their right to refuse an opioid prescription or order for any reason. If a patient indicates a desire to not receive an opioid, the physician assistant must document the patient's... |
18.71A.820 | Practice agreements prior to July 1, 2025. | A physician assistant practicing under a practice agreement that was entered into before July 1, 2025, may continue to practice under the practice agreement until the physician assistant enters into a collaboration agreement, as defined in RCW 18.71A.010 . A physician assistant described in this section shall enter int... |
18.71B.010 | Purpose. | In order to strengthen access to health care, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of health care, the member states of the interstate medical licensure compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing licensing and regulatory authority of state medica... |
18.71B.020 | Definitions. | In this compact: (1) "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the interstate commission pursuant to RCW 18.71B.110 for its governance, or for directing and controlling its actions and conduct. (2) "Commissioner" means the voting representative appointed by each member board pursuant to RCW 18.71B.110 . (3) "Convictio... |
18.71B.030 | Eligibility. | (1) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in RCW 18.71B.020 (11) to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the compact. (2) A physician who does not meet the requirements of RCW 18.71B.020 (11) may obtain a license to practice medicine in a member state if the individual ... |
18.71B.040 | Designation of state of principal license. | (1) A physician shall designate a member state as the state of principal license for purposes of registration for expedited licensure through the compact if the physician possesses a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in that state, and the state is: (a) The state of primary residence for the physician;... |
18.71B.050 | Application and issuance of expedited licensure. | (1) A physician seeking licensure through the compact shall file an application for an expedited license with the member board of the state selected by the physician as the state of principal license. (2) Upon receipt of an application for an expedited license, the member board within the state selected as the state of... |
18.71B.060 | Fees for expedited licensure. | (1) A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the compact. (2) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses.
[ 2017 c 195 s 6 .] |
18.71B.070 | Renewal and continued participation. | (1) A physician seeking to renew an expedited license granted in a member state shall complete a renewal process with the interstate commission if the physician: (a) Maintains a full and unrestricted license in a state of principal license; (b) Has not been convicted, received adjudication, deferred adjudication, commu... |
18.71B.080 | Coordinated information system. | (1) The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under RCW 18.71B.050 . (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has appl... |
18.71B.090 | Joint investigations. | (1) Licensure and disciplinary records of physicians are deemed investigative. (2) In addition to the authority granted to a member board by its respective medical practice act or other applicable state law, a member board may participate with other member boards in joint investigations of physicians licensed by the me... |
18.71B.100 | Disciplinary actions. | (1) Any disciplinary action taken by any member board against a physician licensed through the compact shall be deemed unprofessional conduct which may be subject to discipline by other member boards, in addition to any violation of the medical practice act or regulations in that state. (2) If a license granted to a ph... |
18.71B.110 | Interstate medical licensure compact commission. | (1) The member states hereby create the "interstate medical licensure compact commission." (2) The purpose of the interstate commission is the administration of the interstate medical licensure compact, which is a discretionary state function. (3) The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of ... |
18.71B.120 | Interstate commission—Powers and duties. | The interstate commission shall have the duty and power to: (1) Oversee and maintain the administration of the compact; (2) Promulgate rules which shall be binding to the extent and in the manner provided for in the compact; (3) Issue, upon the request of a member state or member board, advisory opinions concerning the... |
18.71B.130 | Interstate commission—Finance powers. | (1) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by othe... |
18.71B.140 | Interstate commission—Organization and operation. | (1) The interstate commission shall, by a majority of commissioners present and voting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact within twelve months of the first interstate commission meeting. (2) The interstate commission shall elect or appoint ann... |
18.71B.150 | Interstate commission—Rule-making functions. | (1) The interstate commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the interstate commission exercises its rule-making authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of the compact, or t... |
18.71B.160 | State enforcement—Judicial notice—Service of process. | (1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce the compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of the compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutor... |
18.71B.170 | Enforcement by interstate commission. | (1) The interstate commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of the compact. (2) The interstate commission may, by majority vote of the commissioners, initiate legal action in the United States district court for the District of Columbia, or, at the discretion of t... |
18.71B.180 | Default. | (1) The grounds for default include, but are not limited to, failure of a member state to perform such obligations or responsibilities imposed upon it by the compact, or the rules and bylaws of the interstate commission promulgated under the compact. (2) If the interstate commission determines that a member state has d... |
18.71B.190 | Dispute resolution. | (1) The interstate commission shall attempt, upon the request of a member state, to resolve disputes which are subject to the compact and which may arise among member states or member boards. (2) The interstate commission shall promulgate rules providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution as appropriate.... |
18.71B.200 | Withdrawal. | (1) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute which enacted the compact into law. (2) Withdrawal from the compact shall be by the enactment of a statute repeali... |
18.71B.210 | Dissolution. | (1) The compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one member state. (2) Upon the dissolution of the compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of ... |
18.71B.900 | Member states, effective date, and amendment. | (1) Any state is eligible to become a member state of the compact. (2) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than seven states. Thereafter, it shall become effective and binding on a state upon enactment of the compact into law by that state. (3) Th... |
18.71B.901 | Severability—Construction. | (1) The provisions of the compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. (2) The provisions of the compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (3) Nothing in the compact shall be co... |
18.71B.902 | Binding effect of compact and other laws. | (1) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the compact. (2) All laws in a member state in conflict with the compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (3) All lawful actions of the interstate commission, including all rules and bylaws promulga... |
18.71C.005 | Purpose. | In order to strengthen access to medical services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of medical services, the participating states of the physician assistant licensure compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that complements the existing authority of state licensing boa... |
18.71C.010 | Definitions. | In this compact: (1) "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a physician assistant license or license application or compact privilege such as license denial, censure, revocation, suspens... |
18.71C.020 | State participation in compact. | (1) To participate in this compact, a participating state shall: (a) License physician assistants; (b) Participate in the compact commission's data system; (c) Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against licensees and license applicants; (d) Notify the commission, in compliance with the... |
18.71C.030 | Compact privilege. | (1) To exercise the compact privilege, a licensee must: (a) Have graduated from a physician assistant program accredited by the accreditation review commission on education for the physician assistant, inc. or other programs authorized by commission rule; (b) Hold current national commission on certification of physici... |
18.71C.040 | Designation of state for compact privilege. | Upon a licensee's application for a compact privilege, the licensee shall identify to the commission the participating state from which the licensee is applying, in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the commission, and subject to the following requirements: (1) When applying for a compact privilege, the licen... |
18.71C.050 | Adverse actions. | (1) A participating state in which a licensee is licensed shall have exclusive power to impose adverse action against the qualifying license issued by that participating state. (2)(a) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due p... |
18.71C.060 | Compact commission—Establishment—Organization—Powers and duties—Liability. | (1) The participating states hereby create and establish a joint government agency and national administrative body known as the physician assistant licensure compact commission. The commission is an instrumentality of the compact states acting jointly and not an instrumentality of any one state. The commission shall c... |
18.71C.070 | Data system. | (1) The commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data and reporting system containing licensure, adverse action, and the reporting of the existence of significant investigative information on all licensed physician assistants and applicants denied a license ... |
18.71C.080 | Rule making. | (1) The commission shall exercise its rule-making powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Commission rules shall become binding as of the date specified by the commission for each rule. (2) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and e... |
18.71C.090 | Oversight—Dispute resolution—Enforcement. | (1) Oversight. (a) The executive and judicial branches of state government in each participating state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the compact. (b) Venue is proper and judicial proceedings by or against the commission shall be brought solely and exclusively in ... |
18.71C.900 | Effective date. | (1) This compact shall come into effect on the date on which this compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh participating state. (a) On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the states that enacted the compact prior to the commission conven... |
18.71C.901 | Construction—Severability. | (1) This compact and the commission's rule-making authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the compact. Provisions of the compact expressly authorizing or requiring the promulgation of rules shall not be construed to limit the commission's rul... |
18.71C.902 | Binding effect of compact. | (1) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a participating state that is not inconsistent with this compact. (2) Any laws in a participating state in conflict with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (3) All agreements between the commission and the participating states are b... |
18.71D.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Anesthesiologist" means an actively practicing, board-eligible physician licensed under chapter 18.71 , 18.71B, or 18.57 RCW who has completed a residency or equivalent training in anesthesiology. (2) "Anes... |
18.71D.020 | Rules fixing qualifications—Applications—Discipline. | (1) The commission shall adopt rules fixing the qualifications and the educational and training requirements for licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant. The requirements shall include completion of an anesthesiologist assistant program accredited by the commission on accreditation of allied health education program... |
18.71D.030 | Rules establishing scope of practice—Supervision. | (1) The commission shall adopt rules establishing the requirements and limitations on the practice by and supervision of anesthesiologist assistants, including the number of anesthesiologist assistants an anesthesiologist may supervise concurrently. Unless approved by the commission, an anesthesiologist may not concurr... |
18.71D.040 | Permitted duties to be delegated. | (1) An anesthesiologist assistant may not exceed the scope of their supervising anesthesiologist's practice and may assist with those duties and responsibilities delegated to them by the supervising anesthesiologist, and for which they are competent to assist with based on their education, training, and experience. Dut... |
18.71D.050 | Anesthesiologist's liability, responsibility. | No anesthesiologist who supervises a licensed anesthesiologist assistant in accordance with and within the terms of any permission granted by the commission is considered as aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine. The supervising anesthesiologist and anesthesiologist assistant shall retain profes... |
18.71D.060 | Signing and attesting to required documentation. | An anesthesiologist assistant may sign and attest to any certificates, cards, forms, or other required documentation that the anesthesiologist assistant's supervising anesthesiologist may sign, provided that it is within the anesthesiologist assistant's scope of practice.
[ 2024 c 362 s 6 .] |
18.71D.070 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | (1) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of licenses and the discipline of licensees under this chapter. (2) The commission shall consult with the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery when investigating allegations of unprofessional conduct against a licensee who has a ... |
18.73.010 | Legislative finding. | The legislature finds that a statewide program of emergency medical care is necessary to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state. The intent of the legislature is to assure minimum standards and training for first responders and emergency medical technicians, and minimum standards for ambu... |
18.73.020 | Supersession of local regulation. | The legislature further declares its intention to supersede all ordinances, regulations, and requirements promulgated by counties, cities and other political subdivisions of the state of Washington, insofar as they may provide for the regulation of emergency medical care, first aid, and ambulance services which do not ... |
18.73.030 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advanced life support" means invasive emergency medical services requiring advanced medical treatment skills as defined by chapter 18.71 RCW. (2) "Aid service" means an organization that operates one or mor... |
18.73.081 | Duties of secretary—Minimum requirements to be prescribed. | In addition to other duties prescribed by law, the secretary shall: (1) Prescribe minimum requirements for: (a) Ambulance, air ambulance, organ transport vehicles, and aid vehicles and equipment; (b) Ambulance and aid services; and (c) Minimum emergency communication equipment; (2) Adopt procedures for services that fa... |
18.73.101 | Variance from requirements. | The secretary may grant a variance from a provision of this chapter and RCW 18.71.200 through 18.71.220 if no detriment to health and safety would result from the variance and compliance is expected to cause reduction or loss of existing emergency medical services. Variances may be granted for a period of no more than ... |
18.73.120 | Certificate of advanced first aid qualification. | The secretary shall recognize a current certificate of advanced first aid qualification for those who provide proof of advanced Red Cross training or its equivalent.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 261 s 12 ; 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 12 .] |
18.73.130 | Ambulance services and aid services—Licensing. | An ambulance service or aid service may not operate in the state of Washington without holding a license for such operation, issued by the secretary when such operation is consistent with the statewide and regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans established pursuant to chapter 70.168 RCW, indicating t... |
18.73.140 | Ambulance, organ transport vehicle, and aid vehicles—Licenses. | The secretary shall issue an ambulance, organ transport vehicle, or aid vehicle license for each vehicle so designated. The license shall be for a period of two years and may be reissued on expiration if the vehicle and its equipment meet requirements in force at the time of expiration of the license period. The licens... |
18.73.145 | Ambulance and aid vehicles—Self-inspection program. | The secretary shall adopt a self-inspection program to assure compliance with minimum standards for vehicles and for medical equipment and personnel on all licensed vehicles. The self-inspection shall coincide with the vehicle licensing cycle and shall be recorded on forms provided by the department. The department may... |
18.73.150 | Ambulance personnel requirements. | (1)(a) Any ambulance operated as such shall operate with sufficient personnel for adequate patient care, at least one of whom shall be an emergency medical technician under standards promulgated by the secretary. The emergency medical technician shall have responsibility for its operation and for the care of patients b... |
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