Provides that, upon a guilty plea or conviction of a person for violations of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the state patrol of such guilty plea or conviction.

Provides that when the state patrol receives information that a person has pled guilty to or been convicted of one of the violations under this act, the state patrol shall transmit that information to the department of health. It is the duty of the department of health to identify whether the person holds a credential issued by the medical quality assurance commission under RCW 18.130.040 and chapter 18.71 RCW, and provide this information to the commission. The commission shall review the information provided by the department of health and assess whether or not the physician should be referred to the impaired physician program under RCW 18.71.330 and 18.130.175.