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                          HOUSE BILL 1360

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Dyer, Dellwo, Backlund and Cody

Read first time 01/23/95.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Addressing discriminatory practices against osteopathic physicians and surgeons.

    AN ACT Relating to discriminatory practices against doctors of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.46 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 18.100 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 70.41 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 48.46 RCW to read as follows:

    A health maintenance organization that provides health care services to the general public may not discriminate against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the health maintenance organization, solely because that practitioner was board certified or eligible under an approved osteopathic certifying board instead of board certified or eligible respectively under an approved medical certifying board.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 18.100 RCW to read as follows:

    A professional service corporation that provides health care services to the general public may not discriminate against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the professional service corporation, solely because that practitioner was board certified or eligible under an approved osteopathic certifying board instead of board certified or eligible respectively under an approved medical certifying board.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 70.41 RCW to read as follows:

    A hospital that provides health care services to the general public may not discriminate against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the hospital, solely because that practitioner was board certified or eligible under an approved osteopathic certifying board instead of board certified or eligible respectively under an approved medical certifying board.

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