Section 246-853-130. General provisions for mandatory reporting rules.

(1) "Unprofessional conduct" shall mean the conduct described in RCW 18.130.180.

(2) "Hospital" shall mean any health care institution licensed pursuant to chapter 70.41 RCW.

(3) "Nursing home" shall mean any health care institution regulated under chapter 18.51 RCW.

(4) "Board" shall mean the Washington state board of osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(5) "Physician" shall mean an osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed pursuant to chapter 18.57 RCW.

(6) "Physician's assistant" shall mean an osteopathic physician's assistant approved pursuant to chapter 18.57A RCW.

(7) "Mentally or physically impaired practitioner" shall mean an osteopathic physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician's assistant who has been determined by a court to be mentally incompetent or mentally ill or who is unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of any mental or physical condition.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005, 18.57A.020, and 18.130.250. WSR 15-16-085, § 246-853-130, filed 7/31/15, effective 8/31/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005. WSR 91-20-120 (Order 199B), § 246-853-130, filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; WSR 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified as § 246-853-130, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005 and 18.130.070. WSR 87-11-062 (Order PM 651), § 308-138-321, filed 5/20/87.]

RCW 18.57.005, 18.57A.020, and 18.130.250. WSR 15-16-085, § 246-853-130, filed 7/31/15, effective 8/31/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005. WSR 91-20-120 (Order 199B), § 246-853-130, filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; WSR 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified as § 246-853-130, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005 and 18.130.070. WSR 87-11-062 (Order PM 651), § 308-138-321, filed 5/20/87.