WSR 98-07-078
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery)
[Filed March 17, 1998, 4:27 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Revise the qualifications for physician assistants to obtain prescriptive authority; modify types of drugs that may be prescribed
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.57A.020
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: There is a discrepancy between physician assistants supervised by M.D.s and D.O.s. This can result in inconsistency of medications prescribed to patients, particularly in group practices
Process for Developing New Rule: Mail information to interested parties and gather comment during board meeting
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Arlene Robertson, Program Manager, Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, P.O. Box 47870, Olympia, WA 98504-7870, phone (360) 664-3722, FAX (360) 586-0745. The public and licensees may submit written comments or attend regular board meetings that this issue is on the agenda for discussion
February 2, 1998
Arlene Robertson
Program Manager