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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1544

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Morris, Ballard, Cantwell, D. Sommers and Braddock

Read first time 1/27/89 and referred to Committee on Health Care.

AN ACT Relating to employment by hospitals of physicians and osteopathic physicians; 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 70.41 RCW to read as follows:

          Any hospital licensed under the provisions of this chapter may employ physicians licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW or osteopathic physicians licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW and in doing so shall not be deemed to be violating any law prohibiting the practice of medicine or osteopathy by unlicensed persons of osteopathy or medicine.