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HOUSE BILL 1360
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Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1995
Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/23/95.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
Addressing
discriminatory practices against osteopathic physicians and surgeons.
AN ACT Relating to
discriminatory practices against doctors of osteopathic medicine and surgery
licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 48.46 RCW;
adding a new section to chapter 18.100 RCW; 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 48.46 RCW to read as follows:
A health maintenance
organization that provides health care services to the general public may not
discriminate against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery
licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the health maintenance
organization, solely because that practitioner was board certified or eligible
under an approved osteopathic certifying board instead of board certified or
eligible respectively under an approved medical certifying board.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. A new section is added
to chapter 18.100 RCW to read as follows:
A professional service
corporation that provides health care services to the general public may not
discriminate against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery
licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the
professional service corporation, solely because that practitioner was board
certified or eligible under an approved osteopathic certifying board instead of
board certified or eligible respectively under an approved medical certifying
board.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
3. A new section is added
to chapter 70.41 RCW to read as follows:
A hospital that
provides health care services to the general public may not discriminate
against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under
chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the hospital, solely
because that practitioner was board certified or eligible under an approved osteopathic
certifying board instead of board certified or eligible respectively under an
approved medical certifying board.
Passed
the House February 22, 1995.
Passed
the Senate April 5, 1995.
Approved by the Governor April 17, 1995.
Filed in
Office of Secretary of State April 17, 1995.
