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SENATE
BILL 6070
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Passed
Legislature - 1992 Regular Session
State of Washington 52nd
Legislature 1992 Regular Session
Read first time 01/14/92.
Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.Authorizing alternative supervisors for physician's
assistants.
AN ACT
Relating to physician's assistants; and amending RCW 18.57A.020 and 18.71A.020.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
18.57A.020 and 1971 ex.s. c 30 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
The
board shall adopt rules and regulations fixing the qualifications and the
educational and training requirements for persons who may be employed as
osteopathic physician's assistants or who may be enrolled in any physician's
training program.
The
board shall, in addition, adopt rules and regulations governing the extent to
which physician's assistants may practice medicine during training and after
successful completion of a training course. Such regulations shall provide:
(1)
That the practice of an osteopathic physician's assistant shall be limited to
the performance of those services for which he is trained; and
(2)
That each osteopathic physician's assistant shall practice medicine only under
the supervision and control of an osteopathic physician licensed in this state,
but such supervision and control shall not be construed to necessarily require
the personal presence of the supervising physician at the place where services
are rendered. The board may authorize the use of alternative supervisors
who are licensed either under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW.
Sec.
2. RCW
18.71A.020 and 1990 c 196 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The board shall adopt rules fixing the qualifications and the educational and
training requirements for persons who may be employed as physician assistants
or who may be enrolled in any physician assistant training program. The
requirements shall include completion of an accredited physician assistant
training program approved by the board and eligibility to take an examination
approved by the board, provided such examination tests subjects substantially
equivalent to the curriculum of an accredited physician assistant training
program. Physician assistants licensed by the board on June 7, 1990, shall
continue to be licensed.
(2)(a)
The board shall adopt rules governing the extent to which:
(i)
Physician assistant students may practice medicine during training; and
(ii)
Physician assistants may practice after successful completion of a physician
assistant training course.
(b)
Such rules shall provide:
(i)
That the practice of a physician assistant shall be limited to the performance
of those services for which he or she is trained; and
(ii)
That each physician assistant shall practice medicine only under the
supervision and control of a physician licensed in this state, but such
supervision and control shall not be construed to necessarily require the
personal presence of the supervising physician at the place where services are
rendered. The board may authorize the use of alternative supervisors who
are licensed either under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW.
