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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1629
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
C 113 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Representatives Schoon, Braddock, Brooks, Moyer, Kremen, D. Sommers, Sprenkle, May and Miller
Read first time 1/20/88 and referred to Committee on Health Care.
AN ACT Relating to physicians' assistants; amending RCW 18.71A.010; and adding a new section to chapter 18.71A RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 30, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 190, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 18.71A.010 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
"Physician's assistant" means((:
(a))) a person who is enrolled in, or who has satisfactorily
completed, a board approved training program designed to prepare persons to
practice medicine to a limited extent((; or
(b) A
person who is a university medical graduate of a foreign medical school or
college)).
(2) "Board" means the board of medical examiners.
(3)
"Practice medicine" shall have the meaning defined in RCW ((18.71.010))
18.71.011.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 18.71A RCW to read as follows:
Foreign medical school graduates shall not be eligible for registration as physician assistants after July 1, 1989. Those applying on or before that date shall remain eligible to register as a physician assistant after July 1, 1989: PROVIDED, That the graduate does not violate chapter 18.130 RCW or the rules of the board. The board shall adopt rules regarding applications for registration. The rules shall include board approval of training as required in RCW 18.71.051(1) and receipt of original translated transcripts directly from the medical school.