WSR 20-23-015

POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed November 6, 2020, 11:57 a.m.]

Title of Policy Statement: Temporary Worker Housing – Monitoring COVID-19 symptomatic or positive occupants by medical assistants. Policy Number: PS20-01.

Issuing Entity: Department of health, health systems quality assurance.

Subject Matter: Use of medical assistant-certified and medical assistant-registered to collect health information and document systems, vital signs, and oxygen via pulse oximetry, to monitor COVID-19 symptomatic or positive temporary worker housing occupants.

Effective Date: November 9, 2020.

Contact Person: Tracie Drake, program manager, medical assistant program, Tracie.drake@doh.wa.gov, 360-236-4766.