§ 18.135.050. Certification by health care facility or practitioner -- Roster -- Recertification
(1) Any health care facility may certify a health care assistant to perform the functions authorized in this chapter in that health care facility; and any health care practitioner may certify a health care assistant capable of performing such services in any health care facility, or in his or her office, under a health care practitioner's supervision. Before certifying the health care assistant, the health care facility or health care practitioner shall verify that the health care assistant has met the minimum requirements established by the secretary under this chapter. These requirements shall not prevent the certifying entity from imposing such additional standards as the certifying entity considers appropriate. The health care facility or health care practitioner shall provide the licensing authority with a certified roster of health care assistants who are certified.
(2) Certification and recertification of a health care assistant shall be effective for a period determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. Requirements for recertification shall be determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
[1996 c 191 § 82; 1991 c 3 § 274; 1984 c 281 § 5.]
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