Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.71A.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Collaboration" means how physician assistants shall interact with, consult with, or refer to a physician or other appropriate member or members of the health care team…
RCW 18.71A.020 Rules fixing qualifications and restricting practice—Applications—Discipline—Payment of funds.
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(1) The commission shall adopt rules fixing the qualifications and the educational and training requirements for licensure as a physician assistant or for those enrolled in any physician assistant training program. The requirements shall include completion of an accredited physic…
RCW 18.71A.023 Practice requirements—Military training or experience.
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An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the commission determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2011 c 32 s 6.]
RCW 18.71A.025 Application of uniform disciplinary act.
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(1) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of licenses and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.(2) The commission shall consult with the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery when investigating allegations of unprofessiona…
RCW 18.71A.030 Limitations on practice—Scope of practice.
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(1) A physician assistant may practice medicine in this state to the extent permitted by the collaboration agreement. A physician assistant shall be subject to discipline under chapter 18.130 RCW.(2)(a) A physician assistant who has completed fewer than 4,000 hours of postgraduat…
RCW 18.71A.045 Eligibility of foreign medical school graduates.
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Foreign medical school graduates shall not be eligible for licensing as physician assistants after July 1, 1989.[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 322; 1988 c 113 s 2.]Notes:Severability—Headings and captions not law—Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.
RCW 18.71A.050 Physician's and employer's liability, responsibility of physician assistant.
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No physician or employer who enters into a collaboration agreement with a licensed physician assistant in accordance with and within the terms of any permission granted by the commission is considered as aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to practice medicine. The physician…
RCW 18.71A.060 Limitations on health care services.
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No health care services may be performed under this chapter in any of the following areas:(1) The measurement of the powers or range of human vision, or the determination of the accommodation and refractive state of the human eye or the scope of its functions in general, or the f…
RCW 18.71A.085 Acupuncture.
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Any physician assistant acupuncturist currently licensed by the commission may continue to perform acupuncture under the physician assistant license as long as he or she maintains licensure as a physician assistant.[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 325; 1990 c 196 s 10.]Notes:Severability—Headi…
RCW 18.71A.090 Signing and attesting to required documentation.
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(1) A physician assistant may sign and attest to any certificates, cards, forms, or other required documentation that the physician assistant's participating physician or physician group may sign, provided that it is within the physician assistant's scope of practice and is consi…
RCW 18.71A.100 Pain management rules—Criteria for new rules.
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(1) By June 30, 2011, the commission shall adopt new rules on chronic, noncancer pain management that contain the following elements:(a)(i) Dosing criteria, including:(A) A dosage amount that must not be exceeded unless a physician assistant first consults with a practitioner spe…
RCW 18.71A.110 Down syndrome—Parent information.
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A physician assistant who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the physician assistant provides the parent with the Down syndrome…
RCW 18.71A.120 Collaboration agreement—Elements—Amendment—Disciplinary action.
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(1)(a) Prior to commencing practice, a physician assistant licensed in Washington state must enter into a collaboration agreement that identifies at least one participating physician and that is signed by one or more participating physicians or the physician assistant's employer.…
RCW 18.71A.140 Licenses issued under chapter 18.57A RCW.
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(1) On or after July 1, 2021, no new licenses may be issued under *chapter 18.57A RCW. The commission shall license physician assistants licensed under *chapter 18.57A RCW prior to July 1, 2021, as physician assistants under this chapter when they renew their licenses.(2) The boa…
RCW 18.71A.150 Rules—Collaboration agreements.
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The commission and the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery shall adopt any rules necessary to implement requirements related to collaboration agreements entered into under this chapter.[ 2024 c 62 s 9; 2020 c 80 s 11.]Notes:Intent—2024 c 62: See note following RCW 18.71A.02…
RCW 18.71A.800 Opioid drug prescribing rules—Adoption.
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(1) By January 1, 2019, the commission must adopt rules establishing requirements for prescribing opioid drugs. The rules may contain exemptions based on education, training, amount of opioids prescribed, patient panel, and practice environment.(2) In developing the rules, the co…
RCW 18.71A.810 Opioid drugs—Right to refuse.
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By January 1, 2020, the commission must adopt or amend its rules to require physician assistants who prescribe opioids to inform patients of their right to refuse an opioid prescription or order for any reason. If a patient indicates a desire to not receive an opioid, the physici…
RCW 18.71A.820 Practice agreements prior to July 1, 2025.
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A physician assistant practicing under a practice agreement that was entered into before July 1, 2025, may continue to practice under the practice agreement until the physician assistant enters into a collaboration agreement, as defined in RCW 18.71A.010. A physician assistant de…