FINAL BILL REPORT

                 EHB 2193

                          C 76 L 94

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Exempting certain renal disease facilities from health care assistant licensing requirements.

By Representatives Veloria, Lisk and Dyer.

House Committee on Health Care

Senate Committee on Health & Human Services

Background:  Health care assistants are unlicensed persons who assist a licensed health provider in providing health care to patients.

By law, health care assistants can be certified by a health care facility to administer injections and perform minor invasive procedures under the supervision of a health care practitioner, in accordance with requirements established by the secretary of the Department of Health.  The health care facility must provide the licensing authority with a certified roster of health care assistants who have been certified by the health care authority and must pay certification fees.

The Department of Health has exempted federally-approved end stage renal dialysis facilities from the requirements of certification because their health care assistants already meet federally-approved training standards.  However, because of an attorney general opinion, this exemption is not clear.

Summary:  Federally approved end-stage renal facilities are expressly exempted from the requirements of certification and the payment of certification fees.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  92 0

Senate 47 0

Effective:  June 9, 1994