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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 246. Health, Department of |
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Chapter 246-827. Medical assistants. |
Section 246-827-0200. Medical assistant-certified—Training and examination.
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- Certification requirements - Applicants for a medical assistant-certified credential must meet the following requirements:(1) Successful completion of one of the following medical assistant training programs:(a) Postsecondary school or college program accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP);(b) Postsecondary school or college accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, which includes a minimum of seven hundred twenty clock hours of training in medical assisting skills, including a clinical externship of no less than one hundred sixty hours;(c) A registered apprenticeship program administered by a department of the state of Washington unless the secretary determines that the apprenticeship program training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state. The apprenticeship program shall ensure a participant who successfully completes the program is eligible to take one or more examinations identified in subsection (2) of this section; or(d) The secretary may approve an applicant who submits documentation that he or she completed postsecondary education with a minimum of seven hundred twenty clock hours of training in medical assisting skills. The documentation must include proof of training in all of the duties identified in RCW 18.360.050(1) and a clinical externship of no less than one hundred sixty hours.(2) Pass one of the following examinations within five years prior to submission of an initial application for this credential:(a) Certified medical assistant examination through the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA);(b) Registered medical assistant certification examination through the American Medical Technologists (AMT);(c) Clinical medical assistant certification examination through the National Healthcareer Association (NHA); or(d) National certified medical assistant examination through the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT).