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                          HOUSE BILL 2193

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representatives Veloria, Lisk and Dyer

Prefiled 1/7/94.  Read first time 01/10/94.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Exempting certain renal disease facilities from health care assistant licensing requirements.

    AN ACT Relating to renal disease facility health care assistants; and amending RCW 18.135.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 18.135.050 and 1991 c 3 s 274 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Any health care facility may certify a health care assistant to perform the functions authorized in this chapter in that health care facility; and any health care practitioner may certify a health care assistant capable of performing such services in any health care facility, or in his or her office, under a health care practitioner's supervision.  Before certifying the health care assistant, the health care facility or health care practitioner shall verify that the health care assistant has met the minimum requirements established by the secretary under this chapter.  These requirements shall not prevent the certifying entity from imposing such additional standards as the certifying entity considers appropriate.  The health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide the licensing authority with a certified roster of health care assistants who are certified.  A federally approved end-stage renal disease facility is not required to provide the licensing authority with a roster of its health care assistants or to pay fees established under this chapter.

    (2) Certification of a health care assistant shall be effective for a period of two years.  Recertification is required at the end of this period.  Requirements for recertification shall be established by rule.

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