FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 699

                                  C 129 L 87

BYRepresentatives Brooks, Sprenkle, Moyer, Niemi, Meyers, Hine, Jesernig, P. King and May

Providing limited licenses to practice medicine to visiting teachers, researchers, or fellowship holders.

House Committe on Health Care

Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Visiting teaching physicians and medical fellows at the University of Washington Medical School are not authorized to provide patient care unless licensed in Washington state.  Frequently, patient care is integrally involved in medical teaching.

SUMMARY:

The Board of Medical Examiners is authorized to allow non-licensed teaching physicians and medical fellows to practice up to one year with a two-year renewal, upon the following conditions:  (1) the physician is nominated by the medical school dean or a chief executive officer of a teaching facility such as University Hospital; (2) he or she is a graduate of a recognized medical school and licensed elsewhere; and (3) the practice is limited to the area of instruction.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 94   0

      Senate    43     0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987