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18.120.040 | Applicants for regulation—Written reports—Recommendations by state board of health and department of health. | Applicant groups shall submit a written report explaining the factors enumerated in RCW 18.120.030 to the legislative committees of reference, copies of which shall be sent to the state board of health and the department of health for review and comment. The state board of health and the department of health shall make... |
18.120.050 | Continuing education requirements—Legislative proposals—Evidence of effectiveness. | Requirements for licensees to engage in continuing education as a condition of continued licensure has not been proven to be an effective method of guaranteeing or improving the competence of licensees or the quality of care received by the consumer. The legislature has serious reservations concerning the appropriatene... |
18.120.900 | Short title. | This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington regulation of health professions act.
[ 1983 c 168 s 4 .] |
18.120.920 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
18.122.010 | Legislative intent. | The legislature takes note of the burgeoning number of bills proposed to regulate new health and health-related professions and occupations. The legislature further recognizes the number of allied health professions seeking independent practice. Potentially at least one hundred forty-five discrete health professions an... |
18.122.020 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) To "credential" means to license, certify, or register an applicant. (2) "Department" means the department of health. (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee. (4) "Health p... |
18.122.030 | Registration, certification, and licensure. | (1) The three levels of professional credentialing as defined in chapter 18.120 RCW are: (a) Registration, which is the least restrictive, and requires formal notification of the department of health identifying the practitioner, and does not require qualifying examinations; (b) Certification, which is a voluntary proc... |
18.122.040 | Exemptions. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or restrict: (1) The practice by an individual licensed, certified, or registered under the laws of this state and performing services within the authorized scope of practice; (2) The practice by an individual employed by the government of the United States while e... |
18.122.050 | Powers of secretary. | In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to: (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter; (2) Establish all credentialing, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 ; (3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administe... |
18.122.060 | Record of proceedings. | The secretary shall keep an official record of all proceedings. A part of the record shall consist of a register of all applicants for credentialing under this chapter and the results of each application.
[ 1991 c 3 s 261 ; 1987 c 150 s 66 .] |
18.122.070 | Advisory committees. | (1) The secretary has the authority to appoint advisory committees to further the purposes of this chapter. Each such committee shall be composed of five members, one member initially appointed for a term of one year, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of three years. Subsequent appointments shall be for t... |
18.122.080 | Credentialing requirements. | (1) The secretary shall issue a license or certificate, as appropriate, to any applicant who demonstrates to the secretary's satisfaction that the following requirements have been met: (a) Graduation from an educational program approved by the secretary or successful completion of alternate training meeting established... |
18.122.090 | Approval of educational programs. | The secretary shall establish by rule the standards and procedures for approval of educational programs and alternative training. The secretary may utilize or contract with individuals or organizations having expertise in the profession or in education to assist in the evaluations. The secretary shall establish by rule... |
18.122.100 | Examinations. | (1) The date and location of examinations shall be established by the secretary. Applicants shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline. (2) The secretary or the secretary's designees shall examine each a... |
18.122.110 | Applications. | Applications for credentialing shall be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation which reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for credentialing provided for in this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW. Each applica... |
18.122.120 | Waiver of examination for initial applications. | The secretary shall waive the examination and credential a person authorized to practice within the state of Washington if the secretary determines that the person meets commonly accepted standards of education and experience for the profession. This section applies only to those individuals who file an application for... |
18.122.130 | Endorsement. | An applicant holding a credential in another state may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.
[ 1991 c 3 s 266 ; 1987 c 150 s 73 .] |
18.122.140 | Renewals. | The secretary shall establish by rule the procedural requirements and fees for renewal of a credential. Failure to renew shall invalidate the credential and all privileges granted by the credential. If a license or certificate has lapsed for a period longer than three years, the person shall demonstrate competence to t... |
18.122.150 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, shall govern the issuance and denial of credentials, unauthorized practice, and the discipline of persons credentialed under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this chapter.
[ 1991 c 3 s 268 ; 1987 c 150 s 75 .] |
18.122.160 | Application of chapter. | This chapter only applies to a business or profession regulated under the laws of this state if this chapter is specifically referenced in the laws regulating that business or profession.
[ 1987 c 150 s 76 .] |
18.122.165 | Health care administration work groups—Secretary's participation. | Pursuant to RCW 48.165.030 and 48.165.035 , the secretary or his or her designee shall participate in the work groups and, within funds appropriated specifically for this purpose, implement the standards to enable the department to transmit data to and receive data from the uniform process.
[ 2009 c 298 s 7 .] |
18.122.900 | Section captions. | Section captions as used in this chapter do not constitute any part of the law.
[ 1987 c 150 s 77 .] |
18.122.901 | Severability—1987 c 150. | If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
[ 1987 c 150 s 80 .] |
18.130.010 | Intent. | It is the intent of the legislature to strengthen and consolidate disciplinary and licensure procedures for the licensed health and health-related professions and businesses by providing a uniform disciplinary act with standardized procedures for the licensure of health care professionals and the enforcement of laws th... |
18.130.020 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means any of those boards specified in RCW 18.130.040 . (2) "Clinical expertise" means the proficiency or judgment that a license holder in a particular profession acquires through clinical experienc... |
18.130.035 | Background check activities—Fees. | In accordance with RCW 43.135.055 , to implement the background check activities conducted pursuant to RCW 18.130.064 , the department may establish fees as necessary to recover the cost of these activities and, except as precluded by RCW 43.70.110 , the department shall require applicants to submit the required fees a... |
18.130.037 | Application and renewal fees. | In accordance with RCW 43.135.055 , the department may annually increase application and renewal fees as necessary to recover the cost of implementing the administrative and disciplinary provisions of chapter 134, Laws of 2008.
[ 2008 c 285 s 13 .]
Intent — Captions not law — Effective date — 2008 c 285: See notes foll... |
18.130.039 | Licensee not required to participate in third-party reimbursement program. | No licensee subject to this chapter may be required to participate in any public or private third-party reimbursement program or any plans or products offered by a payor as a condition of licensure.
[ 2013 c 293 s 5 .] |
18.130.040 | Application to certain professions—Authority of secretary—Grant or denial of licenses—Procedural rules.(Effective until July 1, 2026.) | (1) This chapter applies only to the secretary and the boards and commissions having jurisdiction in relation to the professions licensed under the chapters specified in this section. This chapter does not apply to any business or profession not licensed under the chapters specified in this section. (2)(a) The secretar... |
18.130.042 | Required licensure information—Sale to third party prohibited—Exemptions. | (1) All applicants who submit applications for licensure on or after January 1, 2025, shall provide the following information with their application: (a) Race; (b) Ethnicity; (c) Gender; (d) Languages spoken; (e) Provider specialty, where applicable; (f) Primary practice location, if known at the time of application; a... |
18.130.045 | Massage therapists—Procedures governing convicted prostitutes. | RCW 18.108.085 shall govern the issuance and revocation of licenses issued or applied for under chapter 18.108 RCW to or by persons convicted of violating RCW 9A.88.030 , 9A.88.070 , 9A.88.080 , or 9A.88.090 or equivalent local ordinances.
[ 1995 c 353 s 3 .] |
18.130.050 | Authority of disciplining authority. | Except as provided in RCW 18.130.062 , the disciplining authority has the following authority: (1) To adopt, amend, and rescind such rules as are deemed necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) To investigate all complaints or reports of unprofessional conduct as defined in this chapter; (3) To hold hearings as provide... |
18.130.055 | Authority of disciplining authority—Denial of applications. | (1) The disciplining authority may deny an application for licensure or grant a license with conditions if the applicant: (a) Has had his or her license to practice any health care profession suspended, revoked, or restricted, by competent authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction, except as provided in ... |
18.130.057 | Disciplining authority—Duties—Documents. | (1) A disciplining authority shall provide a person or entity making a complaint or report under RCW 18.130.080 with a reasonable opportunity to supplement or amend the contents of the complaint or report. The license holder must be provided an opportunity to respond to any supplemental or amended complaint or report. ... |
18.130.060 | Additional authority of secretary. | In addition to the authority specified in RCW 18.130.050 and 18.130.062 , the secretary has the following additional authority: (1) To employ such investigative, administrative, and clerical staff as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. The secretary must, whenever practical, make primary assignments on a lon... |
18.130.062 | Authority of secretary—Disciplinary process—Sexual misconduct—Victim interview training. | (1) With regard to complaints that only allege that a license holder has committed an act or acts of unprofessional conduct involving sexual misconduct, the secretary shall serve as the sole disciplining authority in every aspect of the disciplinary process, including initiating investigations, investigating, determini... |
18.130.063 | Disclosure—Sexual misconduct. | (1) If a license holder subject to this chapter has been sanctioned by a disciplining authority on or after October 1, 2019, for an act or acts of unprofessional conduct involving sexual misconduct, the license holder or his or her designee must provide a disclosure to any patient scheduled for an appointment with the ... |
18.130.064 | Authority and duties—Secretary and disciplining authority—Background checks. | (1)(a) The secretary is authorized to receive criminal history record information that includes nonconviction data for any purpose associated with investigation or licensing and investigate the complete criminal history and pending charges of all applicants and license holders. (b) Dissemination or use of nonconviction... |
18.130.065 | Rules, policies, and orders—Secretary's role. | The secretary of health shall review and coordinate all proposed rules, interpretive statements, policy statements, and declaratory orders, as defined in chapter 34.05 RCW, that are proposed for adoption or issuance by any health profession board or commission vested with rule-making authority identified under RCW 18.1... |
18.130.070 | Rules requiring reports—Court orders—Immunity from liability—Licensees required to report. | (1)(a) The secretary shall adopt rules requiring every license holder to report to the appropriate disciplining authority any conviction, determination, or finding that another license holder has committed an act which constitutes unprofessional conduct, or to report information to the disciplining authority, physician... |
18.130.075 | Temporary practice permits—Penalties. | (1) If an individual licensed in another state that has licensing standards substantially equivalent to Washington applies for a license, the disciplining authority shall issue a temporary practice permit authorizing the applicant to practice the profession pending completion of documentation that the applicant meets t... |
18.130.077 | Licensure requirements waiver for out-of-state and nationally certified applicants. | (1) Disciplining authorities shall waive education, training, experience, and exam requirements for applicants who have been credentialed in another state or states with substantially equivalent standards for at least two years immediately preceding their application with no interruption in licensure last longer than 9... |
18.130.080 | Unprofessional conduct—Complaint—Investigation—Civil penalty. | (1)(a) An individual, an impaired practitioner program, or a voluntary substance abuse monitoring program approved by a disciplining authority, may submit a written complaint to the disciplining authority charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional conduct and specifying the grounds therefor or to report... |
18.130.085 | Communication with complainant. | If the department communicates in writing to a complainant, or his or her representative, regarding his or her complaint, such communication shall not include the address or telephone number of the health care provider against whom he or she has complained. The department shall inform all applicants for a health care p... |
18.130.090 | Statement of charge—Request for hearing. | (1) If the disciplining authority determines, upon investigation, that there is reason to believe a violation of RCW 18.130.180 has occurred, a statement of charge or charges shall be prepared and served upon the license holder or applicant at the earliest practical time. The statement of charge or charges shall be acc... |
18.130.095 | Uniform procedural rules. | (1)(a) The secretary, in consultation with the disciplining authorities, shall develop uniform procedural rules to respond to public inquiries concerning complaints and their disposition, active investigations, statement of charges, findings of fact, and final orders involving a license holder, applicant, or unlicensed... |
18.130.098 | Settlement—Disclosure—Conference. | (1) The settlement process must be substantially uniform for licensees governed by disciplining authorities under this chapter. The disciplinary [disciplining] authorities may also use alternative dispute resolution to resolve complaints during adjudicative proceedings. (2) Disclosure of the identity of reviewing disci... |
18.130.100 | Hearings—Adjudicative proceedings under chapter34.05RCW. | The procedures governing adjudicative proceedings before agencies under chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act, govern all hearings before the disciplining authority. The disciplining authority has, in addition to the powers and duties set forth in this chapter, all of the powers and duties under chapter 3... |
18.130.110 | Findings of fact—Order—Report. | (1) In the event of a finding of unprofessional conduct, the disciplining authority shall prepare and serve findings of fact and an order as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act. If the license holder or applicant is found to have not committed unprofessional conduct, the disciplining authori... |
18.130.120 | Actions against license—Exception. | The department shall not issue any license to any person whose license has been denied, revoked, or suspended by the disciplining authority except in conformity with the terms and conditions of the certificate or order of denial, revocation, or suspension, or in conformity with any order of reinstatement issued by the ... |
18.130.127 | License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The secretary shall immediately suspend the license of any person subject to this chapter who has been certified by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order as provided in RCW 74.20A.320 .
[ 1997 c 58 s 830 .]
*Reviser's... |
18.130.130 | Orders—When effective—Stay. | An order pursuant to proceedings authorized by this chapter, after due notice and findings in accordance with this chapter and chapter 34.05 RCW, or an order of summary suspension entered under this chapter, shall take effect immediately upon its being served. The order, if appealed to the court, shall not be stayed pe... |
18.130.135 | Suspension or restriction orders—Show cause hearing. | (1) Upon an order of a disciplining authority to summarily suspend a license, or restrict or limit a license holder's practice pursuant to RCW 18.130.050 or 18.130.062 , the license holder is entitled to a show cause hearing before a panel or the secretary as identified in subsection (2) of this section within fourteen... |
18.130.140 | Appeal. | An individual who has been disciplined, whose license has been denied, or whose license has been granted with conditions by a disciplining authority may appeal the decision as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 2008 c 134 s 21 ; 1984 c 279 s 14 .]
Finding — Intent — Severability — 2008 c 134: See notes following RCW 18.1... |
18.130.150 | Reinstatement. | A person whose license has been suspended under this chapter may petition the disciplining authority for reinstatement after an interval as determined by the disciplining authority in the order unless the disciplining authority has found, pursuant to RCW 18.130.160 , that the licensee can never be rehabilitated or can ... |
18.130.160 | Finding of unprofessional conduct—Orders—Sanctions—Stay—Costs—Stipulations. | Upon a finding, after hearing, that a license holder has committed unprofessional conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, the disciplining authority shall issue an order including sanctions adopted in accordance with the schedule adopted under RCW 18.130.... |
18.130.165 | Enforcement of fine. | Where an order for payment of a fine is made as a result of a citation under RCW 18.130.230 or a hearing under RCW 18.130.100 or 18.130.190 and timely payment is not made as directed in the final order, the disciplining authority may enforce the order for payment in the superior court in the county in which the hearing... |
18.130.170 | Capacity of license holder to practice—Hearing—Mental or physical examination—Implied consent. | (1) If the disciplining authority believes a license holder may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to consumers by reason of any mental or physical condition, a statement of charges in the name of the disciplining authority shall be served on the license holder and notice shall also be issued provid... |
18.130.172 | Evidence summary and stipulations. | (1) Prior to serving a statement of charges under RCW 18.130.090 or 18.130.170 , the disciplinary [disciplining] authority may furnish a statement of allegations to the licensee along with a detailed summary of the evidence relied upon to establish the allegations and a proposed stipulation for informal resolution of t... |
18.130.175 | Physician health and voluntary substance use disorder monitoring programs. | (1) In lieu of disciplinary action under RCW 18.130.160 and if the disciplining authority determines that the unprofessional conduct may be the result of an applicable impairing or potentially impairing health condition, the disciplining authority may refer the license holder to a physician health program or a voluntar... |
18.130.177 | Physician well-being program records—Disclosure. | (1)(a) Physician well-being program records relating to well-being program participants created specifically for, and collected and maintained by the physician well-being program, are confidential and exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW and shall not be subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evide... |
18.130.180 | Unprofessional conduct. | Except as provided in RCW 18.130.450 , the following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct for any license holder under the jurisdiction of this chapter: (1) The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption relating to the practice of the person's profession, wheth... |
18.130.185 | Injunctive relief for violations of RCW18.130.170or18.130.180. | If a person or business regulated by this chapter violates RCW 18.130.170 or 18.130.180 , the attorney general, any prosecuting attorney, the secretary, the board, or any other person may maintain an action in the name of the state of Washington to enjoin the person from committing the violations. The injunction shall ... |
18.130.186 | Voluntary substance abuse monitoring program—Content—License surcharge. | (1) To implement a substance abuse monitoring program for license holders specified under RCW 18.130.040 , who are impaired by substance abuse, the disciplinary [disciplining] authority may enter into a contract with a voluntary substance abuse program under RCW 18.130.175 . The program may include any or all of the fo... |
18.130.190 | Practice without license—Investigation of complaints—Cease and desist orders—Injunctions—Penalties. | (1) The secretary shall investigate complaints concerning practice by unlicensed persons of a profession or business for which a license is required by the chapters specified in RCW 18.130.040 . In the investigation of the complaints, the secretary shall have the same authority as provided the secretary under RCW 18.13... |
18.130.195 | Violation of injunction—Penalty. | A person or business that violates an injunction issued under this chapter shall pay a civil penalty, as determined by the court, of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, which shall be placed in the health professions account. For the purpose of this section, the superior court issuing any injunction shall retai... |
18.130.200 | Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining or maintaining a license—Penalty. | A person who attempts to obtain, obtains, or attempts to maintain a license by willful misrepresentation or fraudulent representation is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1997 c 392 s 517 ; 1986 c 259 s 12 ; 1984 c 279 s 20 .]
Short title — Findings — Construction — Conflict with federal requirements — Part headings and... |
18.130.210 | Crime by license holder—Notice to attorney general or county prosecuting attorney. | If the disciplining authority determines or has cause to believe that a license holder has committed a crime, the disciplining authority, immediately subsequent to issuing findings of fact and a final order, shall notify the attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney in the county in which the act took place o... |
18.130.230 | Production of documents—Administrative fines. | (1)(a) A licensee must produce documents, records, or other items that are within his or her possession or control within twenty-one calendar days of service of a request by a disciplining authority. If the twenty-one calendar day limit results in a hardship upon the licensee, he or she may request, for good cause, an ... |
18.130.250 | Retired active license status. | The disciplining authority may adopt rules pursuant to this section authorizing a retired active license status. An individual credentialed by a disciplining authority regulated in the state under RCW 18.130.040 , who is practicing only in emergent or intermittent circumstances as defined by rule established by the dis... |
18.130.270 | Continuing competency pilot projects. | The disciplinary [disciplining] authorities are authorized to develop and require licensees' participation in continuing competency pilot projects for the purpose of developing flexible, cost-efficient, effective, and geographically accessible competency assurance methods. The secretary shall establish criteria for dev... |
18.130.300 | Immunity from liability. | (1) The secretary, members of the boards or commissions, or individuals acting on their behalf are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any disciplinary proceedings or other official acts performed in the course of their duties. (2) A voluntary substance abuse monitoring program or an impaired pr... |
18.130.310 | Biennial report—Contents—Format. | (1) Subject to RCW 40.07.040 , the disciplinary [disciplining] authority shall submit a biennial report to the legislature on its proceedings during the biennium, detailing the number of complaints made, investigated, and adjudicated and manner of disposition. In addition, the report must provide data on the department... |
18.130.340 | Opiate therapy guidelines. | The secretary of health shall coordinate and assist the regulatory boards and commissions of the health professions with prescriptive authority in the development of uniform guidelines for addressing opiate therapy for acute pain, and chronic pain associated with cancer and other terminal diseases, or other chronic or ... |
18.130.350 | Application—Use of records or exchange of information not affected. | This chapter does not affect the use of records, obtained from the secretary or the disciplining authorities, in any existing investigation or action by any state agency. Nor does this chapter limit any existing exchange of information between the secretary or the disciplining authorities and other state agencies.
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18.130.360 | Retired volunteer medical worker license—Supervision—Rules. | (1) As used in this section, "emergency or disaster" has the same meaning as in RCW 38.52.010 . (2) The secretary shall issue a retired volunteer medical worker license to any applicant who: (a) Has held an active license issued by a disciplining authority under RCW 18.130.040 no more than ten years prior to applying f... |
18.130.370 | Prohibition on practicing in another state—Prohibited from practicing in this state until proceedings of appropriate disciplining authority are completed. | Any individual who applies for a license or temporary practice permit or holds a license or temporary practice permit and is prohibited from practicing a health care profession in another state because of an act of unprofessional conduct that is substantially equivalent to an act of unprofessional conduct prohibited by... |
18.130.390 | Sanctioning schedule—Development. | (1) Each of the disciplining authorities identified in RCW 18.130.040 (2)(b) shall appoint a representative to review the secretary's sanctioning guidelines, as well as guidelines adopted by any of the boards and commissions, and collaborate to develop a schedule that defines appropriate ranges of sanctions that are ap... |
18.130.400 | Abuse of vulnerable adult—Prohibition on practice. | Any individual who applies for a license or temporary practice permit or holds a license or temporary practice permit and has a final finding issued by the department of social and health services of abuse or neglect of a minor or abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult is prohibite... |
18.130.410 | Collecting blood samples without consent under direction of law enforcement.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | It is not professional misconduct for a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW; osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW; registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or *advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 18.79 RCW; physician assistant licensed under chapter 18.71A RCW; adva... |
18.130.420 | Stem cell therapies—Informed consent. | (1) A license holder subject to this chapter who performs a stem cell therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration, shall provide the patient with the following written notice prior to performing the therapy: "THIS NOTICE MUST BE PROVIDED TO YOU UNDER WASHINGTON LAW. This health care p... |
18.130.430 | Pelvic exams. | (1) A health care provider licensed under this title may not knowingly perform or authorize a student practicing under their authority to perform a pelvic examination on a patient who is anesthetized or unconscious unless: (a) The patient or a person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient gave specifi... |
18.130.440 | Educational materials on nationwide 988 phone number—Veterans crisis line and resources. | (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall consult with the department of veterans affairs to create educational materials informing health care providers regulated under this chapter about the availability of the nationwide 988 phone number for individuals i... |
18.130.450 | Reproductive health care services and gender-affirming treatment. | (1) Notwithstanding RCW 18.130.180 , the following shall not constitute unprofessional conduct under this chapter: (a) The provision of, authorization of, recommendation of, aiding in, assistance in, referral for, or other participation in any reproductive health care services or gender-affirming treatment consistent w... |
18.130.460 | Female genital mutilation—Minors—Prohibition on procedure. | (1) A health care provider licensed under this title shall not perform any procedure constituting female genital mutilation on a minor. (2) A licensed health care provider who violates subsection (1) of this section is subject to discipline under this chapter. (3) For purposes of this section: (a) "Female genital mutil... |
18.130.470 | Ultrasounds. | (1) An ultrasound or a similar medical imaging device or procedure may only be provided by: (a) A health care provider holding an active license under one of the chapters listed in RCW 18.130.040 and acting within their scope of practice; or (b) a person acting under the supervision of a health care provider holding an... |
18.130.800 | Rule making—Licensure requirements. | (1) By July 1, 2024, the department and the examining board of psychology shall adopt emergency rules to implement changes to licensing requirements to remove barriers to entering and remaining in the health care workforce and to streamline and shorten the credentialing process. Pursuant to RCW 34.05.350 , the legislat... |
18.130.900 | Short title—Applicability. | (1) This chapter shall be known and cited as the uniform disciplinary act. (2) This chapter applies to any conduct, acts, or conditions occurring on or after June 11, 1986. (3) This chapter does not apply to or govern the construction of and disciplinary action for any conduct, acts, or conditions occurring prior to Ju... |
18.130.901 | Severability—1984 c 279. | If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
[ 1984 c 279 s 95 .] |
18.134.005 | Short title—2024 c 212. | Chapter 212, Laws of 2024 may be known and cited as the uniform telehealth act.
[ 2024 c 212 s 1 .] |
18.134.010 | Definitions.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Disciplining authority" means an entity to which a state has granted the authority to license, certify, or discipline individuals who provide health care. (2) "Electronic" means relating to technology havin... |
18.134.020 | Scope. | (1) This chapter applies to the provision of telehealth services to a patient located in this state. (2) This chapter does not apply to the provision of telehealth services to a patient located outside this state.
[ 2024 c 212 s 3 .] |
18.134.030 | Telehealth authorization. | (1) A health care practitioner may provide telehealth services to a patient located in this state if the services are consistent with the health care practitioner's scope of practice in this state, applicable professional practice standards in this state, and requirements and limitations of federal law and law of this ... |
18.134.040 | Professional practice standard. | (1) A health care practitioner who provides telehealth services to a patient located in this state shall provide the services in compliance with the professional practice standards applicable to a health care practitioner who provides comparable in-person health care in this state. Professional practice standards and l... |
18.134.050 | Out-of-state health care practitioner. | An out-of-state health care practitioner may provide telehealth services to a patient located in this state if the out-of-state health care practitioner: (1) Holds a current license or certification required to provide health care in this state or is otherwise authorized to provide health care in this state, including ... |
18.134.060 | Location of care—Venue. | (1) The provision of a telehealth service under this chapter occurs at the patient's location at the time the service is provided. (2) In a civil action arising out of a health care practitioner's provision of a telehealth service to a patient under this chapter, brought by the patient or the patient's personal represe... |
18.134.070 | Reimbursement—Prior patient consent for direct billing required. | (1) Nothing in chapter 212, Laws of 2024 shall be construed to require a health carrier as defined in RCW 48.43.005 , a health plan offered under chapter 41.05 RCW, or medical assistance offered under chapter 74.09 RCW to reimburse for telehealth services that do not meet statutory requirements for reimbursement of tel... |
18.134.800 | Rule-making authority. | Disciplining authorities may adopt rules to administer, enforce, implement, or interpret this chapter.
[ 2024 c 212 s 8 .] |
18.134.900 | Uniformity of application and construction. | In applying and construing this chapter, a court shall consider the promotion of uniformity of the law among jurisdictions that enact the uniform telehealth act.
[ 2024 c 212 s 9 .] |
18.138.010 | Definitions. | (1) "Dietetics" is the integration and application of scientific principles of food, nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, management, and behavioral and social sciences in counseling people to achieve and maintain health. Unique functions of dietetics include, but are not limited to: (a) Assessing individual and commun... |
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