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HOUSE BILL 2071
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Moyer, Prentice, Day and Braddock.
Read first time February 21, 1991. Referred to Committee on Health Care.
AN ACT Relating to the medical disciplinary board; adding a new section to chapter 18.72 RCW; and repealing RCW 18.72.040, 18.72.050, 18.72.055, 18.72.060, 18.72.070, and 18.72.080.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.72 RCW to read as follows:
There is hereby created the Washington state medical disciplinary board, which shall be composed of one holder of a valid license to practice medicine and surgery to be appointed by the governor from each congressional district now existing or hereafter created in the state, and three members representing the public who shall be appointed by the governor. The governor shall stagger initial terms of appointment and thereafter all terms of appointment shall be for four years. The governor may consider such persons who are recommended for appointment by professional medical associations in the state. The members representing the public shall be persons whose occupations are other than the administration of health activities or the providing of health services, who have no fiduciary obligations to a health facility or other health agency, and who have no material financial interest in the rendering of health services.
Nothing in this section shall affect the current terms of members of the board who are serving on the board as of the effective date of this act.
Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the governor, and a member appointed to fill a vacancy on the board shall continue to serve until his or her successor is appointed.
The terms of office of members of the board shall not be affected by the creation of either new boundaries for congressional districts or additional districts.
The board shall be an agency of the state of Washington. The attorney general shall be the advisor to the board and shall represent it in all legal proceedings.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 18.72.040 and 1986 c 300 s 2, 1977 c 71 s 1, & 1955 c 202 s 4;
(2) RCW 18.72.050 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 30 s 3, 1977 c 71 s 2, & 1955 c 202 s 5;
(3) RCW 18.72.055 and 1982 1st ex.s. c 30 s 4;
(4) RCW 18.72.060 and 1979 ex.s. c 111 s 2 & 1955 c 202 s 6;
(5) RCW 18.72.070 and 1955 c 202 s 7; and