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HOUSE
BILL 1360
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Passed
Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th
Legislature 1995 Regular Session
By
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.
