WSR 22-21-064

INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed October 12, 2022, 4:28 p.m.]

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT

Title of Interpretive Statement: Hospital Admissions by Podiatric Physicians. PO22-52.

Issuing Entity: Podiatric medical board.

Subject Matter: Clarifies that podiatric physicians are permitted by law to admit patients to hospitals for conditions other than foot and ankle.

Effective Date: July 14, 2022.

Contact Person: Susan Gragg, Program Manager, P.O. Box 47852, Olympia, WA 98504-7852, 360-236-4941, podiatric@doh.wa.gov.