AN
ACT Relating to licensed mental health counselors, marriage and family
therapists, and social workers; amending RCW 18.19.010, 18.19.020, 18.19.030,
18.19.040, 18.19.050, 18.19.060, 18.19.080, 18.19.180, 18.19.190, 18.120.020,
18.130.040, 18.100.050, 18.205.090, 25.05.510, 25.15.045, and 48.43.087;
reenacting and amending RCW 9A.44.010; adding a new section to chapter 70.02
RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; and repealing RCW 18.19.070,
18.19.110, 18.19.120, 18.19.130, 18.19.140, 18.19.150, 18.19.160, and
18.19.170.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section
apply throughout this chapter.
(1)
"Advanced social work" means the application of social work theory
and methods including emotional and biopsychosocial assessment, psychotherapy
under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social worker, case
management, consultation, advocacy, counseling, and community organization.
(2)
"Applicant" means a person who completes the required application,
pays the required fee, is at least eighteen years of age, and meets any
background check requirements and uniform disciplinary act requirements.
(3)
"Committee" means the Washington state mental health counselors,
marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory committee.
(4)
"Department" means the department of health.
(5)
"Disciplining authority" means the department.
(6)
"Independent clinical social work" means the diagnosis and treatment
of emotional and mental disorders based on knowledge of human development, the
causation and treatment of psychopathology, psychotherapeutic treatment
practices, and social work practice as defined in advanced social work.
Treatment modalities include but are not limited to diagnosis and treatment of
individuals, couples, families, groups, or organizations.
(7)
"Marriage and family therapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental
and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within
the context of relationships, including marriage and family systems. Marriage
and family therapy involves the professional application of psychotherapeutic
and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to
individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed
nervous and mental disorders. The practice of marriage and family therapy
means the rendering of professional marriage and family therapy services to
individuals, couples, and families, singly or in groups, whether such services
are offered directly to the general public or through organizations, either
public or private, for a fee, monetary or otherwise.
(8)
"Mental health counseling" means the application of principles of
human development, learning theory, psychotherapy, group dynamics, and etiology
of mental illness and dysfunctional behavior to individuals, couples, families,
groups, and organizations, for the purpose of treatment of mental disorders and
promoting optimal mental health and functionality. Mental health counseling
also includes, but is not limited to, the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
of mental and emotional disorders, as well as the application of a wellness
model of mental health.
(9)
"Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's
designee.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. A
person must not represent himself or herself as a licensed advanced social
worker, licensed independent clinical social worker, licensed mental health
counselor, or licensed marriage and family therapist, without being licensed by
the department.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 3.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or restrict:
(1)
The practice of marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or
social work by an individual otherwise regulated under this title and
performing services within the authorized scope of practice;
(2)
The practice of marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or
social work by an individual employed by the government of the United States or
state of Washington while engaged in the performance of duties prescribed by
the laws of the United States or state of Washington;
(3)
The practice of marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or
social work by a person who is a regular student in an educational program
based on recognized national standards and approved by the secretary, and whose
performance of services is pursuant to a regular course of instruction or
assignments from an instructor and under the general supervision of the
instructor;
(4)
The practice of marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, or
social work under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or
religious organization.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 4. In
addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the
authority to:
(1)
Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter. Any
rules adopted shall be in consultation with the committee;
(2)
Establish all licensing, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW
43.70.250;
(3)
Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
(4)
Issue licenses to applicants who have met the education, training, and
examination requirements for licensure and to deny a license to applicants who
do not meet the requirements;
(5)
Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to
implement this chapter, and hire individuals licensed under this chapter to
serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
(6)
Administer and supervise the grading and taking of examinations for applicants
for licensure;
(7)
Determine which states have credentialing requirements substantially equivalent
to those of this state, and issue licenses to individuals credentialed in those
states without examinations;
(8)
Implement and administer a program for consumer education in consultation with
the committee;
(9)
Adopt rules implementing a continuing education program in consultation with
the committee;
(10)
Maintain the official record of all applicants and licensees; and
(11)
Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 5. The
secretary shall keep an official record of all proceedings. A part of the
record shall consist of a register of all applicants for licensing under this
chapter and the results of each application.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 6. The
Washington state mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and
social workers advisory committee is established.
(1)
The committee shall be comprised of nine members. Two members shall be
licensed mental health counselors. Two members shall be licensed marriage and
family therapists. One member shall be a licensed independent clinical social
worker, and one member shall be a licensed advanced social worker. Three
members must be consumers and represent the public at large and may not be
licensed mental health care providers.
(2)
Three members shall be appointed for a term of one year, three members shall be
appointed for a term of two years, and three members shall be appointed for a
term of three years. Subsequent members shall be appointed for terms of three
years. A person must not serve as a member for more than two consecutive
terms.
(3)(a)
Each member must be a resident of the state of Washington.
(b)
Each member must not hold an office in a professional association for mental
health, social work, or marriage and family therapy and must not be employed by
the state of Washington.
(c)
Each professional member must have been actively engaged as a mental health
counselor, marriage and family therapist, or social worker for five years
immediately preceding appointment.
(d)
The consumer members must represent the general public and be unaffiliated directly
or indirectly with the professions licensed under this chapter.
(4)
The secretary shall appoint the committee members.
(5)
Committee members are immune from suit in an action, civil or criminal, based
on the department's disciplinary proceedings or other official acts performed
in good faith.
(6)
Committee members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240,
including travel expenses in carrying out his or her authorized duties in
accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(7)
The committee shall elect a chair and vice-chair.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 7. The
department of health may seek the advice and assistance of the advisory
committee in administering this chapter, including, but not limited to:
(1)
Advice and recommendations regarding the establishment or implementation of
rules related to the administration of this chapter;
(2)
Advice, recommendations, and consultation regarding case disposition guidelines
and priorities related to unprofessional conduct cases regarding licensed
mental health counselors, licensed clinical social workers, licensed advanced
social workers, and licensed marriage and family therapists;
(3)
Assistance and consultation of individual committee members as needed in the
review, analysis, and disposition of reports of unprofessional conduct and
consumer complaints;
(4)
Assistance and recommendations to enhance consumer education; and
(5)
Assistance and recommendations regarding any continuing education and
continuing competency programs administered under the provisions of the
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 8. The
uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the
issuance and denial of licensure, and the discipline of persons licensed under
this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplinary authority under this
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 9. (1)
The secretary shall issue a license to any applicant who demonstrates to the
satisfaction of the secretary that the applicant meets the following education
and experience requirements for the applicant's practice area.
(a)
Licensed social work classifications:
(i)
Licensed advanced social worker:
(A)
Graduation from a master's or doctorate social work educational program
accredited by the council on social work education and approved by the
secretary based upon nationally recognized standards;
(B)
Successful completion of an approved examination;
(C)
Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement. The experience
requirement consists of a minimum of three thousand two hundred hours with
ninety hours of supervision by a licensed independent clinical social worker or
a licensed advanced social worker who has been licensed or certified for at
least two years. Of those hours, fifty hours must include direct supervision
by a licensed advanced social worker or licensed independent clinical social
worker; the other forty hours may be with an equally qualified licensed mental
health practitioner. Forty hours must be in one-to-one supervision and fifty
hours may be in one-to-one supervision or group supervision. Distance
supervision is limited to forty supervision hours. Eight hundred hours must be
in direct client contact; and
(D)
Successful completion of continuing education requirements of thirty-six hours,
with six in professional ethics.
(ii)
Licensed independent clinical social worker:
(A)
Graduation from a master's or doctorate level social work educational program
accredited by the council on social work education and approved by the
secretary based upon nationally recognized standards;
(B)
Successful completion of an approved examination;
(C)
Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement. The experience
requirement consists of a minimum of four thousand hours of experience, of
which one thousand hours must be direct client contact, over a three-year
period supervised by a licensed independent clinical social worker, with
supervision of at least one hundred thirty hours by a licensed mental health
practitioner. Of the total supervision, seventy hours must be with an
independent clinical social worker; the other sixty hours may be with an
equally qualified licensed mental health practitioner. Sixty hours must be in
one-to-one supervision and seventy hours may be in one-to-one supervision or
group supervision. Distance supervision is limited to sixty supervision hours;
and
(D)
Successful completion of continuing education requirements of thirty-six hours,
with six in professional ethics.
(b)
Licensed mental health counselor:
(i)
Graduation from a master's or doctoral level educational program in mental
health counseling or a related discipline from a college or university approved
by the secretary based upon nationally recognized standards;
(ii)
Successful completion of an approved examination;
(iii)
Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement. The experience requirement
consists of a minimum of thirty-six months full-time counseling or three
thousand hours of postgraduate mental health counseling under the supervision
of a qualified licensed mental health counselor in an approved setting. The
three thousand hours of required experience includes a minimum of one hundred
hours spent in immediate supervision with the qualified licensed mental health
counselor, and includes a minimum of one thousand two hundred hours of direct
counseling with individuals, couples, families, or groups; and
(iv)
Successful completion of continuing education requirements of thirty-six hours,
with six in professional ethics.
(c)
Licensed marriage and family therapist:
(i)
Graduation from a master's degree or doctoral degree educational program in
marriage and family therapy or graduation from an educational program in an
allied field equivalent to a master's degree or doctoral degree in marriage and
family therapy approved by the secretary based upon nationally recognized
standards;
(ii)
Successful passage of an approved examination;
(iii)
Successful completion of a supervised experience requirement. The experience
requirement consists of a minimum of two calendar years of full-time marriage
and family therapy. Of the total supervision, one hundred hours must be with a
licensed marriage and family therapist with at least five years' clinical
experience; the other one hundred hours may be with an equally qualified
licensed mental health practitioner. Total experience requirements include:
(A)
A minimum of three thousand hours of experience, one thousand hours of which
must be direct client contact; at least five hundred hours must be gained in
diagnosing and treating couples and families; plus
(B)
At least two hundred hours of qualified supervision with a supervisor. At
least one hundred of the two hundred hours must be one-on-one supervision, and
the remaining hours may be in one-on-one or group supervision.
Applicants
who have completed a master's program accredited by the commission on
accreditation for marriage and family therapy education of the American
association for marriage and family therapy may be credited with five hundred
hours of direct client contact and one hundred hours of formal meetings with an
approved supervisor; and
(iv)
Successful completion of continuing education requirements of thirty-six hours,
with six in professional ethics.
(2)
The department shall establish by rule what constitutes adequate proof of
meeting the criteria.
(3)
In addition, applicants shall be subject to the grounds for denial of a license
or issuance of a conditional license under chapter 18.130 RCW.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 10. A
person licensed under this chapter must provide clients at the commencement of
any program of treatment with accurate disclosure information concerning the
practice, in accordance with rules adopted by the department, including the
right of clients to refuse treatment, the responsibility of clients to choose
the provider and treatment modality which best suits their needs, and the
extent of confidentiality provided by this chapter. The disclosure information
must also include the license holder's professional education and training, the
therapeutic orientation of the practice, the proposed course of treatment where
known, financial requirements, and such other information as required by rule.
The disclosure must be acknowledged in writing by the client and license
holder.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 11. (1)
The date and location of examinations shall be established by the secretary.
Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements
for licensure shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing
of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination
application deadline.
(2)
The secretary or the secretary's designees shall examine each applicant, by
means determined most effective, on subjects appropriate to the scope of
practice, as applicable. Such examinations shall be limited to the purpose of
determining whether the applicant possesses the minimum skill and knowledge
necessary to practice competently.
(3)
The examination papers, all grading of the papers, and the grading of any
practical work shall be preserved for a period of not less than one year after
the secretary has made and published the decisions. All examinations shall be
conducted under fair and wholly impartial methods.
(4)
The secretary may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private
testing agency or association of licensing agencies for use by an applicant in
meeting the licensing requirements.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 12.
Applications for licensing shall be submitted on forms provided by the
secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation which
reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the
criteria for licensing provided for in this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW.
Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the secretary under RCW
43.70.250. The fee shall accompany the application.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 13. Any
person certified under chapter 18.19 RCW who has met the applicable experience
and education requirements under chapter 18.19 RCW prior to the effective date
of this act is eligible for a license as an advanced social worker, an
independent clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a
mental health counselor under this chapter without taking the examination.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 14. An
applicant holding a credential in another state may be licensed to practice in
this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other
state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the licensing
standards in this state.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 15. The
secretary shall establish by rule the procedural requirements and fees for
renewal of a license. Failure to renew shall invalidate the license and all
privileges granted by the license. If a license has lapsed for a period longer
than three years, the person shall demonstrate competence to the satisfaction
of the secretary by taking continuing education courses, or meeting other
standards determined by the secretary.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 16. This
chapter shall not be construed as permitting the administration or prescription
of drugs or in any way infringing upon the practice of medicine and surgery as
defined in chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW, or in any way infringing upon the
practice of psychology as defined in chapter 18.83 RCW, or restricting the
scope of the practice of counseling for those registered under chapter 18.19
RCW, or restricting the scope of practice of persons licensed under this
chapter.
Sec.
17. RCW
18.19.010 and 1987 c 512 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The
qualifications and practices of counselors in this state are virtually unknown
to potential clients. Beyond the regulated practices of psychiatry and
psychology, there are a considerable variety of disciplines, theories, and
techniques employed by other counselors under a number of differing titles.
The legislature recognizes the right of all counselors to practice their skills
freely, consistent with the requirements of the public health and safety, as
well as the right of individuals to choose which counselors best suit their
needs and purposes. This chapter shall not be construed to require or prohibit
that individual or group policies or contracts of an insurance carrier, health
care service contractor, or health maintenance organization provide benefits or
coverage for services and supplies provided by a person registered ((or
certified)) under this chapter.
Sec.
18. RCW
18.19.020 and 1991 c 3 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless
the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply
throughout this chapter.
(1)
(("Certified marriage and family therapist" means a person
certified to practice marriage and family therapy pursuant to RCW 18.19.130.
(2)
"Certified mental health counselor" means a person certified to
practice mental health counseling pursuant to RCW 18.19.120.
(3)
"Certified social worker" means a person certified to practice social
work pursuant to RCW 18.19.110.
(4)))
"Client" means an individual who receives or participates in
counseling or group counseling.
(((5)))
(2) "Counseling" means employing any therapeutic techniques,
including but not limited to social work, mental health counseling, marriage
and family therapy, and hypnotherapy, for a fee that offer, assist or attempt
to assist an individual or individuals in the amelioration or adjustment of
mental, emotional, or behavioral problems, and includes therapeutic techniques
to achieve sensitivity and awareness of self and others and the development of
human potential. For the purposes of this chapter, nothing may be construed to
imply that the practice of hypnotherapy is necessarily limited to counseling.
(((6)))
(3) "Counselor" means an individual, practitioner, therapist,
or analyst who engages in the practice of counseling to the public for a fee,
including for the purposes of this chapter, hypnotherapists.
(((7)))
(4) "Department" means the department of health.
(((8)))
(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department or the
secretary's designee.
Sec.
19. RCW
18.19.030 and 1991 c 3 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:
No
person may, for a fee or as a part of his or her position as an employee of a
state agency, practice counseling without being registered to practice by the
department under this chapter unless exempt under RCW 18.19.040. ((No
person may represent himself or herself as a certified social worker, certified
mental health counselor, or certified marriage and family therapist without
being so certified by the department under this chapter.))
Sec.
20. RCW
18.19.040 and 1987 c 512 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
Nothing
in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict:
(1)
The practice of a profession by a person who is either registered, certified,
licensed, or similarly regulated under the laws of this state and who is
performing services within the person's authorized scope of practice, including
any attorney admitted to practice law in this state when providing counseling
incidental to and in the course of providing legal counsel;
(2)
The practice of counseling by an employee or trainee of any federal agency, or
the practice of counseling by a student of a college or university, if the
employee, trainee, or student is practicing solely under the supervision of and
accountable to the agency, college, or university, through which he or she
performs such functions as part of his or her position for no additional fee
other than ordinary compensation;
(3)
The practice of counseling by a person without a mandatory charge;
(4)
The practice of counseling by persons offering services for public and private
nonprofit organizations or charities not primarily engaged in counseling for a
fee when approved by the organizations or agencies for whom they render their
services;
(5)
Evaluation, consultation, planning, policy-making, research, or related
services conducted by social scientists for private corporations or public
agencies;
(6)
The practice of counseling by a person under the auspices of a religious
denomination, church, or organization, or the practice of religion itself;
(7)
Counselors whose residency is not Washington state from providing up to ten
days per quarter of training or workshops in the state, as long as they don't
hold themselves out to be registered ((or certified)) in Washington
state.
Sec.
21. RCW
18.19.050 and 1991 c 3 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the
following authority:
(a)
To adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to implement
this chapter;
(b)
To set all ((certification,)) registration((,)) and renewal fees
in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and to collect and deposit all such fees in
the health professions account established under RCW 43.70.320;
(c)
To establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
(d)
To hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to
implement this chapter;
(e)
To issue a registration to any applicant who has met the requirements for
registration; and
(f)
((To set educational, ethical, and professional standards of practice for
certification;
(g)
To prepare and administer or cause to be prepared and administered an
examination for all qualified applicants for certification;
(h)
To establish criteria for evaluating the ability and qualifications of persons
applying for a certificate, including standards for passing the examination and
standards of qualification for certification to practice;
(i)
To evaluate and designate those schools from which graduation will be accepted
as proof of an applicant's eligibility to receive a certificate and to
establish standards and procedures for accepting alternative training in lieu
of such graduation;
(j)
To issue a certificate to any applicant who has met the education, training,
and conduct requirements for certification;
(k)
To set competence requirements for maintaining certification; and
(l))) To
develop a dictionary of recognized professions and occupations providing
counseling services to the public included under this chapter.
(2)
The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and
denial of ((certifications and)) registrations and the discipline of ((certified
practitioners and)) registrants under this chapter. The secretary shall be
the disciplining authority under this chapter. The absence of educational or
training requirements for counselors registered under this chapter or the
counselor's use of nontraditional nonabusive therapeutic techniques shall not,
in and of itself, give the secretary authority to unilaterally determine the
training and competence or to define or restrict the scope of practice of such
individuals.
(3)
The department shall publish and disseminate information in order to educate
the public about the responsibilities of counselors and the rights and
responsibilities of clients established under this chapter. Solely for the
purposes of administering this education requirement, the secretary shall
assess an additional fee for each ((registration and certification))
application and renewal, equal to five percent of the fee. The revenue
collected from the assessment fee may be appropriated by the legislature for
the department's use in educating consumers pursuant to this section. The
authority to charge the assessment fee shall terminate on June 30, 1994.
Sec.
22. RCW
18.19.060 and 1987 c 512 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
Persons
registered ((or certified)) under this chapter shall provide clients at
the commencement of any program of treatment with accurate disclosure
information concerning their practice, in accordance with guidelines developed
by the department, that will inform clients of the purposes of and resources
available under this chapter, including the right of clients to refuse
treatment, the responsibility of clients for choosing the provider and
treatment modality which best suits their needs, and the extent of
confidentiality provided by this chapter. The disclosure information provided
by the counselor, the receipt of which shall be acknowledged in writing by the
counselor and client, shall include any relevant education and training, the
therapeutic orientation of the practice, the proposed course of treatment where
known, any financial requirements, and such other information as the department
may require by rule. The disclosure information shall also include a statement
that registration of an individual under this chapter does not include a
recognition of any practice standards, nor necessarily imply the effectiveness
of any treatment.
Sec.
23. RCW
18.19.080 and 1991 c 3 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:
The
secretary shall keep an official record of all proceedings, a part of which
record shall consist of a register of all applicants for registration ((or
certification)) under this chapter, with the result of each application.
Sec.
24. RCW
18.19.180 and 1991 c 3 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:
An
individual registered ((or certified)) under this chapter shall not
disclose the written acknowledgment of the disclosure statement pursuant to RCW
18.19.060 nor any information acquired from persons consulting the individual
in a professional capacity when that information was necessary to enable the
individual to render professional services to those persons except:
(1)
With the written consent of that person or, in the case of death or disability,
the person's personal representative, other person authorized to sue, or the
beneficiary of an insurance policy on the person's life, health, or physical
condition;
(2)
That a person registered ((or certified)) under this chapter is not
required to treat as confidential a communication that reveals the
contemplation or commission of a crime or harmful act;
(3)
If the person is a minor, and the information acquired by the person registered
((or certified)) under this chapter indicates that the minor was the
victim or subject of a crime, the person registered ((or certified)) may
testify fully upon any examination, trial, or other proceeding in which the
commission of the crime is the subject of the inquiry;
(4)
If the person waives the privilege by bringing charges against the person
registered ((or certified)) under this chapter;
(5)
In response to a subpoena from a court of law or the secretary. The secretary
may subpoena only records related to a complaint or report under chapter 18.130
RCW; or
(6)
As required under chapter 26.44 RCW.
Sec.
25. RCW
18.19.190 and 1987 c 512 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
This
chapter shall not be construed as permitting the administration or prescription
of drugs or in any way infringing upon the practice of medicine and surgery as
defined in chapter 18.71 RCW, or in any way infringing upon the practice of
psychology as defined in chapter 18.83 RCW, or restricting the scope of the
practice of counseling for those registered ((or certified)) under this
chapter.
Sec.
26. RCW
18.120.020 and 2000 c 93 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
The
definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context
clearly requires otherwise.
(1)
"Applicant group" includes any health professional group or
organization, any individual, or any other interested party which proposes that
any health professional group not presently regulated be regulated or which
proposes to substantially increase the scope of practice of the profession.
(2)
"Certificate" and "certification" mean a voluntary process
by which a statutory regulatory entity grants recognition to an individual who
(a) has met certain prerequisite qualifications specified by that regulatory
entity, and (b) may assume or use "certified" in the title or designation
to perform prescribed health professional tasks.
(3)
"Grandfather clause" means a provision in a regulatory statute
applicable to practitioners actively engaged in the regulated health profession
prior to the effective date of the regulatory statute which exempts the
practitioners from meeting the prerequisite qualifications set forth in the
regulatory statute to perform prescribed occupational tasks.
(4)
"Health professions" means and includes the following health and
health-related licensed or regulated professions and occupations: Podiatric
medicine and surgery under chapter 18.22 RCW; chiropractic under chapter 18.25
RCW; dental hygiene under chapter 18.29 RCW; dentistry under chapter 18.32 RCW;
denturism under chapter 18.30 RCW; dispensing opticians under chapter 18.34
RCW; hearing instruments under chapter 18.35 RCW; naturopaths under chapter
18.36A RCW; embalming and funeral directing under chapter 18.39 RCW; midwifery
under chapter 18.50 RCW; nursing home administration under chapter 18.52 RCW;
optometry under chapters 18.53 and 18.54 RCW; ocularists under chapter 18.55
RCW; osteopathic medicine and surgery under chapters 18.57 and 18.57A RCW;
pharmacy under chapters 18.64 and 18.64A RCW; medicine under chapters 18.71 and
18.71A RCW; emergency medicine under chapter 18.73 RCW; physical therapy under
chapter 18.74 RCW; practical nurses under chapter 18.79 RCW; psychologists
under chapter 18.83 RCW; registered nurses under chapter 18.79 RCW;
occupational therapists licensed under chapter 18.59 RCW; respiratory care
practitioners licensed under chapter 18.89 RCW; veterinarians and veterinary
technicians under chapter 18.92 RCW; health care assistants under chapter
18.135 RCW; massage practitioners under chapter 18.108 RCW; acupuncturists
licensed under chapter 18.06 RCW; persons registered ((or certified))
under chapter 18.19 RCW; persons licensed as mental health counselors,
marriage and family therapists, and social workers under chapter 18.-- RCW
(sections 1 through 16 of this act); dietitians and nutritionists certified
by chapter 18.138 RCW; radiologic technicians under chapter 18.84 RCW; and
nursing assistants registered or certified under chapter 18.88A RCW.
(5)
"Inspection" means the periodic examination of practitioners by a
state agency in order to ascertain whether the practitioners' occupation is
being carried out in a fashion consistent with the public health, safety, and
welfare.
(6)
"Legislative committees of reference" means the standing legislative
committees designated by the respective rules committees of the senate and
house of representatives to consider proposed legislation to regulate health
professions not previously regulated.
(7)
"License," "licensing," and "licensure" mean
permission to engage in a health profession which would otherwise be unlawful
in the state in the absence of the permission. A license is granted to those
individuals who meet prerequisite qualifications to perform prescribed health
professional tasks and for the use of a particular title.
(8)
"Professional license" means an individual, nontransferable
authorization to carry on a health activity based on qualifications which
include: (a) Graduation from an accredited or approved program, and (b)
acceptable performance on a qualifying examination or series of examinations.
(9)
"Practitioner" means an individual who (a) has achieved knowledge and
skill by practice, and (b) is actively engaged in a specified health
profession.
(10)
"Public member" means an individual who is not, and never was, a
member of the health profession being regulated or the spouse of a member, or
an individual who does not have and never has had a material financial interest
in either the rendering of the health professional service being regulated or
an activity directly related to the profession being regulated.
(11)
"Registration" means the formal notification which, prior to
rendering services, a practitioner shall submit to a state agency setting forth
the name and address of the practitioner; the location, nature and operation of
the health activity to be practiced; and, if required by the regulatory entity,
a description of the service to be provided.
(12)
"Regulatory entity" means any board, commission, agency, division, or
other unit or subunit of state government which regulates one or more
professions, occupations, industries, businesses, or other endeavors in this
state.
(13)
"State agency" includes every state office, department, board,
commission, regulatory entity, and agency of the state, and, where provided by
law, programs and activities involving less than the full responsibility of a
state agency.
Sec.
27. RCW
18.130.040 and 1999 c 335 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
This chapter applies only to the secretary and the boards and commissions
having jurisdiction in relation to the professions licensed under the chapters
specified in this section. This chapter does not apply to any business or
profession not licensed under the chapters specified in this section.
(2)(a)
The secretary has authority under this chapter in relation to the following
professions:
(i)
Dispensing opticians licensed under chapter 18.34 RCW;
(ii)
Naturopaths licensed under chapter 18.36A RCW;
(iii)
Midwives licensed under chapter 18.50 RCW;
(iv)
Ocularists licensed under chapter 18.55 RCW;
(v)
Massage operators and businesses licensed under chapter 18.108 RCW;
(vi)
Dental hygienists licensed under chapter 18.29 RCW;
(vii)
Acupuncturists licensed under chapter 18.06 RCW;
(viii)
Radiologic technologists certified and X-ray technicians registered under
chapter 18.84 RCW;
(ix)
Respiratory care practitioners licensed under chapter 18.89 RCW;
(x)
Persons registered ((or certified)) under chapter 18.19 RCW;
(xi)
Persons licensed as mental health counselors, marriage and family
therapists, and social workers under chapter 18.-- RCW (sections 1 through 16
of this act);
(xii)
Persons registered as nursing pool operators under chapter 18.52C RCW;
(((xii)))
(xiii) Nursing assistants registered or certified under chapter 18.88A
RCW;
(((xiii)))
(xiv) Health care assistants certified under chapter 18.135 RCW;
(((xiv)))
(xv) Dietitians and nutritionists certified under chapter 18.138 RCW;
(((xv)))
(xvi) Chemical dependency professionals certified under chapter 18.205
RCW;
(((xvi)))
(xvii) Sex offender treatment providers certified under chapter 18.155
RCW;
(((xvii)))
(xviii) Persons licensed and certified under chapter 18.73 RCW or RCW
18.71.205;
(((xviii)))
(xix) Persons registered as adult family home providers and resident
managers under RCW 18.48.020;
(((xix)))
(xx) Denturists licensed under chapter 18.30 RCW;
(((xx)))
(xxi) Orthotists and prosthetists licensed under chapter 18.200 RCW; and
(((xxi)))
(xxii) Surgical technologists registered under chapter 18.215 RCW.
(b)
The boards and commissions having authority under this chapter are as follows:
(i)
The podiatric medical board as established in chapter 18.22 RCW;
(ii)
The chiropractic quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.25
RCW;
(iii)
The dental quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.32 RCW;
(iv)
The board of hearing and speech as established in chapter 18.35 RCW;
(v)
The board of examiners for nursing home administrators as established in
chapter 18.52 RCW;
(vi)
The optometry board as established in chapter 18.54 RCW governing licenses
issued under chapter 18.53 RCW;
(vii)
The board of osteopathic medicine and surgery as established in chapter 18.57
RCW governing licenses issued under chapters 18.57 and 18.57A RCW;
(viii)
The board of pharmacy as established in chapter 18.64 RCW governing licenses
issued under chapters 18.64 and 18.64A RCW;
(ix)
The medical quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.71 RCW
governing licenses and registrations issued under chapters 18.71 and 18.71A
RCW;
(x)
The board of physical therapy as established in chapter 18.74 RCW;
(xi)
The board of occupational therapy practice as established in chapter 18.59 RCW;
(xii)
The nursing care quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.79
RCW governing licenses issued under that chapter;
(xiii)
The examining board of psychology and its disciplinary committee as established
in chapter 18.83 RCW; and
(xiv)
The veterinary board of governors as established in chapter 18.92 RCW.
(3)
In addition to the authority to discipline license holders, the disciplining
authority has the authority to grant or deny licenses based on the conditions
and criteria established in this chapter and the chapters specified in
subsection (2) of this section. This chapter also governs any investigation,
hearing, or proceeding relating to denial of licensure or issuance of a
license conditioned on the applicant's compliance with an order entered
pursuant to RCW 18.130.160 by the disciplining authority.
(4)
All disciplining authorities shall adopt procedures to ensure substantially
consistent application of this chapter, the Uniform Disciplinary Act, among the
disciplining authorities listed in subsection (2) of this section.
Sec.
28. RCW
9A.44.010 and 1997 c 392 s 513 and 1997 c 112 s 37 are each reenacted and
amended to read as follows:
As
used in this chapter:
(1)
"Sexual intercourse" (a) has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any
penetration, however slight, and
(b)
Also means any penetration of the vagina or anus however slight, by an object,
when committed on one person by another, whether such persons are of the same
or opposite sex, except when such penetration is accomplished for medically
recognized treatment or diagnostic purposes, and
(c)
Also means any act of sexual contact between persons involving the sex organs
of one person and the mouth or anus of another whether such persons are of the
same or opposite sex.
(2)
"Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
parts of a person done for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either
party or a third party.
(3)
"Married" means one who is legally married to another, but does not
include a person who is living separate and apart from his or her spouse and
who has filed in an appropriate court for legal separation or for dissolution
of his or her marriage.
(4)
"Mental incapacity" is that condition existing at the time of the
offense which prevents a person from understanding the nature or consequences
of the act of sexual intercourse whether that condition is produced by illness,
defect, the influence of a substance or from some other cause.
(5)
"Physically helpless" means a person who is unconscious or for any
other reason is physically unable to communicate unwillingness to an act.
(6)
"Forcible compulsion" means physical force which overcomes
resistance, or a threat, express or implied, that places a person in fear of
death or physical injury to herself or himself or another person, or in fear
that she or he or another person will be kidnapped.
(7)
"Consent" means that at the time of the act of sexual intercourse or
sexual contact there are actual words or conduct indicating freely given
agreement to have sexual intercourse or sexual contact.
(8)
"Significant relationship" means a situation in which the perpetrator
is:
(a)
A person who undertakes the responsibility, professionally or voluntarily, to
provide education, health, welfare, or organized recreational activities principally
for minors;
(b)
A person who in the course of his or her employment supervises minors; or
(c)
A person who provides welfare, health or residential assistance, personal care,
or organized recreational activities to frail elders or vulnerable adults,
including a provider, employee, temporary employee, volunteer, or independent
contractor who supplies services to long-term care facilities licensed or
required to be licensed under chapter 18.20, 18.51, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW, and
home health, hospice, or home care agencies licensed or required to be licensed
under chapter 70.127 RCW, but not including a consensual sexual partner.
(9)
"Abuse of a supervisory position" means a direct or indirect threat
or promise to use authority to the detriment or benefit of a minor.
(10)
"Developmentally disabled," for purposes of RCW 9A.44.050(1)(c) and
9A.44.100(1)(c), means a person with a developmental disability as defined in
RCW 71A.10.020.
(11)
"Person with supervisory authority," for purposes of RCW 9A.44.050(1)
(c) or (e) and 9A.44.100(1) (c) or (e), means any proprietor or employee of any
public or private care or treatment facility who directly supervises
developmentally disabled, mentally disordered, or chemically dependent persons
at the facility.
(12)
"Mentally disordered person" for the purposes of RCW 9A.44.050(1)(e)
and 9A.44.100(1)(e) means a person with a "mental disorder" as
defined in RCW 71.05.020.
(13)
"Chemically dependent person" for purposes of RCW 9A.44.050(1)(e) and
9A.44.100(1)(e) means a person who is "chemically dependent" as
defined in RCW 70.96A.020(4).
(14)
"Health care provider" for purposes of RCW 9A.44.050 and 9A.44.100
means a person who is, holds himself or herself out to be, or provides services
as if he or she were: (a) A member of a health care profession under chapter
18.130 RCW; or (b) registered ((or certified)) under chapter 18.19 RCW or
licensed under chapter 18.-- RCW (sections 1 through 16 of this act),
regardless of whether the health care provider is licensed, certified, or
registered by the state.
(15)
"Treatment" for purposes of RCW 9A.44.050 and 9A.44.100 means the
active delivery of professional services by a health care provider which the
health care provider holds himself or herself out to be qualified to provide.
(16)
"Frail elder or vulnerable adult" means a person sixty years of age
or older who has the functional, mental, or physical inability to care for
himself or herself. "Frail elder or vulnerable adult" also includes
a person found incapacitated under chapter 11.88 RCW, a person over eighteen
years of age who has a developmental disability under chapter 71A.10 RCW, a
person admitted to a long-term care facility that is licensed or required to be
licensed under chapter 18.20, 18.51, 72.36, or 70.128 RCW, and a person
receiving services from a home health, hospice, or home care agency licensed or
required to be licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW.
Sec.
29. RCW
18.100.050 and 1999 c 128 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
An individual or group of individuals duly licensed or otherwise legally
authorized to render the same professional services within this state may
organize and become a shareholder or shareholders of a professional corporation
for pecuniary profit under the provisions of Title 23B RCW for the purpose of
rendering professional service. One or more of the legally authorized
individuals shall be the incorporators of the professional corporation.
(2)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, registered architects and
registered engineers may own stock in and render their individual professional
services through one professional service corporation.
(3)
Licensed health care professionals, providing services to enrolled participants
either directly or through arrangements with a health maintenance organization
registered under chapter 48.46 RCW or federally qualified health maintenance
organization, may own stock in and render their individual professional
services through one professional service corporation.
(4)
Professionals may organize a nonprofit nonstock corporation under this chapter
and chapter 24.03 RCW to provide professional services, and the provisions of
this chapter relating to stock and referring to Title 23B RCW shall not apply
to any such corporation.
(5)(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care professionals
who are licensed or certified pursuant to chapters 18.06, ((18.19,)) 18.--
(sections 1 through 16 of this act), 18.22, 18.25, 18.29, 18.34, 18.35,
18.36A, 18.50, 18.53, 18.55, 18.57, 18.57A, 18.64, 18.71, 18.71A, 18.79, 18.83,
18.89, 18.108, and 18.138 RCW may own stock in and render their individual
professional services through one professional service corporation and are to
be considered, for the purpose of forming a professional service corporation,
as rendering the "same specific professional services" or "same
professional services" or similar terms.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care professionals
who are regulated under chapters 18.59 and 18.74 RCW may own stock in and
render their individual professional services through one professional service
corporation formed for the sole purpose of providing professional services
within their respective scope of practice.
(c)
Formation of a professional service corporation under this subsection does not
restrict the application of the uniform disciplinary act under chapter 18.130
RCW, or applicable health care professional statutes under Title 18 RCW,
including but not limited to restrictions on persons practicing a health
profession without being appropriately credentialed and persons practicing
beyond the scope of their credential.
Sec.
30. RCW
18.205.090 and 1998 c 243 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The secretary shall issue a certificate to any applicant who demonstrates to
the secretary's satisfaction that the following requirements have been met:
(a)
Completion of an educational program approved by the secretary or successful
completion of alternate training that meets established criteria;
(b)
Successful completion of an approved examination, based on core competencies of
chemical dependency counseling; and
(c)
Successful completion of an experience requirement that establishes fewer hours
of experience for applicants with higher levels of relevant education. In
meeting any experience requirement established under this subsection, the
secretary may not require more than one thousand five hundred hours of
experience in chemical dependency counseling for applicants who are licensed
under chapter 18.83 RCW or under chapter 18.79 RCW as advanced registered nurse
practitioners.
(2)
The secretary shall establish by rule what constitutes adequate proof of
meeting the criteria.
(3)
Applicants are subject to the grounds for denial of a certificate or issuance
of a conditional certificate under chapter 18.130 RCW.
(4)
Certified chemical dependency professionals shall not be required to be
registered under chapter 18.19 RCW or licensed under chapter 18.-- RCW
(sections 1 through 16 of this act).
Sec.
31. RCW
25.05.510 and 1998 c 103 s 1103 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
A person or group of persons licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render
professional services, as defined in RCW 18.100.030, within this state may
organize and become a member or members of a limited liability partnership
under the provisions of this chapter for the purposes of rendering professional
service. Nothing in this section prohibits a person duly licensed or otherwise
legally authorized to render professional services in any jurisdiction other than
this state from becoming a member of a limited liability partnership organized
for the purpose of rendering the same professional services. Nothing in this
section prohibits a limited liability partnership from rendering professional
services outside this state through individuals who are not duly licensed or
otherwise legally authorized to render such professional services within this
state.
(2)(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care professionals
who are licensed or certified pursuant to chapters 18.06, ((18.19,)) 18.--
(sections 1 through 16 of this act), 18.22, 18.25, 18.29, 18.34, 18.35,
18.36A, 18.50, 18.53, 18.55, 18.64, 18.79, 18.83, 18.89, 18.108, and 18.138 RCW
may join and render their individual professional services through one limited
liability partnership and are to be considered, for the purpose of forming a
limited liability partnership, as rendering the "same specific
professional services" or "same professional services" or
similar terms.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care professionals
who are licensed pursuant to chapters 18.57 and 18.71 RCW may join and render
their individual professional services through one limited liability
partnership and are to be considered, for the purpose of forming a limited
liability partnership, as rendering the "same specific professional
services" or "same professional services" or similar terms.
(c)
Formation of a limited liability partnership under this subsection does not
restrict the application of the uniform disciplinary act under chapter 18.130
RCW, or any applicable health care professional statutes under Title 18 RCW,
including but not limited to restrictions on persons practicing a health
profession without being appropriately credentialed and persons practicing
beyond the scope of their credential.
Sec.
32. RCW
25.15.045 and 1999 c 128 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
A person or group of persons licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render
professional services within this or any other state may organize and become a
member or members of a professional limited liability company under the
provisions of this chapter for the purposes of rendering professional service.
A "professional limited liability company" is subject to all the
provisions of chapter 18.100 RCW that apply to a professional corporation, and
its managers, members, agents, and employees shall be subject to all the
provisions of chapter 18.100 RCW that apply to the directors, officers,
shareholders, agents, or employees of a professional corporation, except as
provided otherwise in this section. Nothing in this section prohibits a person
duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render professional services
in any jurisdiction other than this state from becoming a member of a
professional limited liability company organized for the purpose of rendering
the same professional services. Nothing in this section prohibits a
professional limited liability company from rendering professional services
outside this state through individuals who are not duly licensed or otherwise
legally authorized to render such professional services within this state.
Persons engaged in a profession and otherwise meeting the requirements of this
chapter may operate under this chapter as a professional limited liability company
so long as each member personally engaged in the practice of the profession in
this state is duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to practice the
profession in this state and:
(a)
At least one manager of the company is duly licensed or otherwise legally
authorized to practice the profession in this state; or
(b)
Each member in charge of an office of the company in this state is duly
licensed or otherwise legally authorized to practice the profession in this
state.
(2)
If the company's members are required to be licensed to practice such
profession, and the company fails to maintain for itself and for its members
practicing in this state a policy of professional liability insurance, bond, or
other evidence of financial responsibility of a kind designated by rule by the
state insurance commissioner and in the amount of at least one million dollars
or a greater amount as the state insurance commissioner may establish by rule
for a licensed profession or for any specialty within a profession, taking into
account the nature and size of the business, then the company's members are
personally liable to the extent that, had the insurance, bond, or other
evidence of responsibility been maintained, it would have covered the liability
in question.
(3)
For purposes of applying the provisions of chapter 18.100 RCW to a professional
limited liability company, the terms "director" or
"officer" means manager, "shareholder" means member,
"corporation" means professional limited liability company,
"articles of incorporation" means certificate of formation,
"shares" or "capital stock" means a limited liability
company interest, "incorporator" means the person who executes the
certificate of formation, and "bylaws" means the limited liability
company agreement.
(4)
The name of a professional limited liability company must contain either the
words "Professional Limited Liability Company," or the words
"Professional Limited Liability" and the abbreviation
"Co.," or the abbreviation "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC"
provided that the name of a professional limited liability company organized to
render dental services shall contain the full names or surnames of all members
and no other word than "chartered" or the words "professional
services" or the abbreviation "P.L.L.C." or "PLLC."
(5)
Subject to the provisions in article VII of this chapter, the following may be
a member of a professional limited liability company and may be the transferee
of the interest of an ineligible person or deceased member of the professional
limited liability company:
(a)
A professional corporation, if its shareholders, directors, and its officers
other than the secretary and the treasurer, are licensed or otherwise legally
authorized to render the same specific professional services as the professional
limited liability company; and
(b)
Another professional limited liability company, if the managers and members of
both professional limited liability companies are licensed or otherwise legally
authorized to render the same specific professional services.
(6)(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care professionals
who are licensed or certified pursuant to chapters 18.06, ((18.19,)) 18.--
(sections 1 through 16 of this act), 18.22, 18.25, 18.29, 18.34, 18.35,
18.36A, 18.50, 18.53, 18.55, 18.57, 18.57A, 18.64, 18.71, 18.71A, 18.79, 18.83,
18.89, 18.108, and 18.138 RCW may own membership interests in and render their
individual professional services through one limited liability company and are
to be considered, for the purpose of forming a limited liability company, as
rendering the "same specific professional services" or "same
professional services" or similar terms.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, health care professionals
who are regulated under chapters 18.59 and 18.74 RCW may own membership
interests in and render their individual professional services through one
limited liability company formed for the sole purpose of providing professional
services within their respective scope of practice.
(c) Formation of a limited liability company under this subsection
does not restrict the application of the uniform disciplinary act under chapter
18.130 RCW, or any applicable health care professional statutes under Title 18
RCW, including but not limited to restrictions on persons practicing a health
profession without being appropriately credentialed and persons practicing
beyond the scope of their credential.
Sec.
33. RCW
48.43.087 and 1996 c 304 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
For purposes of this section:
(a)
"Health carrier" includes disability insurers regulated under chapter
48.20 or 48.21 RCW, health care services contractors regulated under chapter
48.44 RCW, plans operating under the health care authority under chapter 41.05
RCW, the basic health plan operating under chapter 70.47 RCW, the state health
insurance pool operating under chapter 48.41 RCW, insuring entities regulated
under this chapter, and health maintenance organizations regulated under chapter
48.46 RCW.
(b)
"Intermediary" means a person duly authorized to negotiate and
execute provider contracts with health carriers on behalf of mental health care
practitioners.
(c)
Consistent with their lawful scopes of practice, "mental health care practitioners"
includes only the following: Any generally recognized medical specialty of
practitioners licensed under chapter 18.57 or 18.71 RCW who provide mental
health services, advanced practice psychiatric nurses as authorized by the
nursing care quality assurance commission under chapter 18.79 RCW,
psychologists licensed under chapter 18.83 RCW, ((social workers, marriage
and family therapists, and mental health counselors certified under chapter
18.19 RCW)) and mental health counselors, marriage and family
therapists, and social workers licensed under chapter 18.-- RCW (sections 1
through 16 of this act).
(d)
"Mental health services" means outpatient services.
(2)
Consistent with federal and state law and rule, no contract between a mental
health care practitioner and an intermediary or between a mental health care
practitioner and a health carrier that is written, amended, or renewed after
June 6, 1996, may contain a provision prohibiting a practitioner and an
enrollee from agreeing to contract for services solely at the expense of the
enrollee as follows:
(a)
On the exhaustion of the enrollee's mental health care coverage;
(b)
During an appeal or an adverse certification process;
(c)
When an enrollee's condition is excluded from coverage; or
(d)
For any other clinically appropriate reason at any time.
(3)
If a mental health care practitioner provides services to an enrollee during an
appeal or adverse certification process, the practitioner must provide to the
enrollee written notification that the enrollee is responsible for payment of
these services, unless the health carrier elects to pay for services provided.
(4)
This section does not apply to a mental health care practitioner who is
employed full time on the staff of a health carrier.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 34. A
new section is added to chapter 70.02 RCW to read as follows:
Mental
health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers licensed
under chapter 18.-- RCW (sections 1 through 16 of this act) are subject to this
chapter.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 35. If
any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is
held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to
other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 36.
Sections 1 through 16 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 18 RCW.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 37. The
following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW
18.19.070 (Council established--Membership--Qualifications‑-Removal--Vacancy--Duties
and powers--Compensation) and 1996 c 191 s 4, 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 501, 1991 c 3 s
22, & 1987 c 512 s 7;
(2) RCW
18.19.110 (Certification of social workers) and 1991 c 3 s 26
& 1987 c 512 s 12;
(3) RCW
18.19.120 (Certification of mental health counselors--Practice
defined--Continuing education) and 1995 c 183 s 1, 1991 c 3 s 27, & 1987 c
512 s 13;
(4) RCW
18.19.130 (Certification of marriage and family therapists‑-Practice
defined) and 1993 c 259 s 1, 1991 c 3 s 28, & 1987 c 512 s 14;
(5) RCW
18.19.140 (Applications for certification) and 1991 c 3 s 29
& 1987 c 512 s 17;
(6) RCW
18.19.150 (Examination of applicants for certification) and 1991
c 3 s 30 & 1987 c 512 s 16;
(7) RCW
18.19.160 (Certification of persons credentialed
out-of-state--Temporary retirement of certified persons) and 1991 c 3 s 31
& 1987 c 512 s 19; and
(8) RCW
18.19.170 (Renewal of certificates--Continuing education) and
1998 c 32 s 1, 1996 c 191 s 6, 1991 c 3 s 32, & 1987 c 512 s 15.
