Wash. Rev. Code § 18.71A.050

Current through Chapter 376 of the 2024 Regular Session

Section 18.71A.050 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Physician's liability, responsibility

No physician who enters into a practice 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 supervising physician and physician assistant shall each retain professional and personal responsibility for any act which constitutes the practice of medicine as defined in RCW 18.71.011 or the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery as defined in RCW 18.57.001 when performed by the physician assistant.

RCW 18.71A.050

Amended by 2020 c 80,§ 7, eff. 7/1/2021.

1994 sp.s. c 9 § 323; 1993 c 28 § 8; 1990 c 196 § 5; 1986 c 259 § 114; 1971 ex.s. c 30 § 5.

Effective date- 2020 c 80 §§ 1-10 and 60 : See note following RCW 18.71A.010.

Intent- 2020 c 80 : See note following RCW 18.71A.010.

Severability-Headings and captions not law-Effective date-1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.

Severability-1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.