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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 6756

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Senator Talmadge

Read first time 2/24/88 and referred to Committee on  Health Care & Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to physicians' assistants; and amending RCW 18.71A.010.

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.