6151.E AMH HCW H3398.1
 
ESB 6151 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Health Care & Wellness
ADOPTED 02/27/2024
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.130 RCW to read as follows:
(1) An ultrasound or a similar medical imaging device or procedure may only be provided by: (a) A health care provider holding an active license under one of the chapters listed in RCW 18.130.040 and acting within their scope of practice; or (b) a person acting under the supervision of a health care provider holding an active license under one of the chapters listed in RCW 18.130.040, where all actions performed are within the supervising health care provider's scope of practice.
(2) A violation of this section shall constitute practice without a license and the disciplining authority shall investigate and adjudicate complaints pursuant to RCW 18.130.190.
(3) This section does not apply to the use of an ultrasound by a person on livestock or other animals owned or being raised by that person."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: Replaces a reference to a health care professional with a reference to a health care provider. Removes the specification that emergency medical personnel may provide an ultrasound as necessary in the course of their employment.
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