2676-S AMH DUNS PRID 35

SHB 2676 - H AMD 908 ADOPTED 02/11/94

By Representatives Dunshee and others

     On page 142, after line 4, insert:

     "NEW SECTION. Sec. 817.  The secretary shall appoint a health professions advisory committee consisting of one member from each profession represented by an ad hoc advisory committee established under sections 802, 806, 812, 816 of this act, and one member of the health assistants profession as regulated under RCW 18.135, one member of the ocularists profession as regulated under RCW 18.55, and one member of the nursing assistants profession as regulated under RCW 18.88A.  The members shall serve three-year terms.  Of the initial members, two shall be appointed for a one-year term, two shall be appointed for a two-year term, and the remainder shall be appointed for three-year terms.  Thereafter, members shall be appointed for three-year terms.  The committee shall advise the secretary in matters concerning changes in the professions, health care technologies, and health policies as requested by the secretary or initiated by the committee.  The committee members shall be eligible to receive travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT:  The standing Dietitian and Nutritionist Advisory Council, Radiological Technologist Advisory Committee, Respiratory Care Advisory Committee, Acupuncture Advisory Committee, Nursing Assistant Advisory Committee, Health Care Assistant Advisory Committee, and the Ocularist Advisory Committee are replaced with one Health Professions Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health.  The standing committee provides an avenue for consultation with the secretary on changes in technology, health care reform, and health policy issues.