HB 1300-S - DIGEST
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/21/2007)

Finds that in order to protect the public and to promote the safety of and confidence in the health care system, the disciplining authority may deny an application for licensure or grant a license with conditions if the applicant: (1) Has had his or her license to practice any health care profession suspended, revoked, or restricted, by competent authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction;

(2) Has committed any act defined as unprofessional conduct for a license holder under RCW 18.130.180;

(3) Has been convicted or is subject to current prosecution or pending charges of a crime involving moral turpitude or a crime identified in RCW 43.43.830;

(4) Fails to prove that he or she is qualified in accordance with the provisions of this act, the chapters identified in RCW 18.130.040(2), or the rules adopted by the disciplining authority; or

(5) Is not able to practice with reasonable skill and safety to consumers by reason of any mental or physical condition.