RCW 18.71.050
Application—Eligibility requirements—United States and Canadian graduates.
(1) Each applicant who has graduated from a school of medicine located in any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Dominion of Canada, shall file an application for licensure with the commission on a form prepared by the secretary with the approval of the commission. Each applicant shall furnish proof satisfactory to the commission of the following:
(a) That the applicant has attended and graduated from a school of medicine approved by the commission;
(b) That the applicant has completed two years of postgraduate medical training in a program acceptable to the commission, provided that applicants graduating before July 28, 1985, may complete only one year of postgraduate medical training;
(c) That the applicant is of good moral character; and
(d) That the applicant is physically and mentally capable of safely carrying on the practice of medicine. The commission may require any applicant to submit to such examination or examinations as it deems necessary to determine an applicant's physical and/or mental capability to safely practice medicine.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the commission from requiring such additional information from applicants as it deems necessary. The issuance and denial of licenses are subject to chapter 18.130 RCW, the Uniform Disciplinary Act.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 307; 1991 c 3 § 161. Prior: 1986 c 259 § 109; 1985 c 322 § 2; 1975 1st ex.s. c 171 § 7; 1961 c 284 § 5; 1957 c 60 § 3; prior: 1947 c 168 § 1, part; 1919 c 134 § 3, part; 1909 c 192 § 6, part; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 10008, part; prior: 1905 c 41 § 1, part; 1901 c 42 § 1, part; 1890 p 115 § 3, part; Code 1881 § 2285, part.]
NOTES:
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.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
18.71.003 - Declaration of purpose.
18.71.017 - Rules by commission—Successor to other boards.
18.71.019 - Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act—Request for review of revocation order.
18.71.0195 - Disciplinary reports—Confidentiality—Immunity.
18.71.050 - Application—Eligibility requirements—United States and Canadian graduates.
18.71.051 - Application—Eligibility requirements—Foreign graduates—Waivers.
18.71.055 - Schools of medicine—Requirements for approval.
18.71.060 - Record of proceedings of commission and of applications.
18.71.070 - Examination—Record.
18.71.083 - Maintenance of certification.
18.71.085 - Inactive licenses—Renewal—Application of disciplinary provisions.
18.71.090 - License without examination—Reciprocity—National board examinees—Fee.
18.71.097 - Provisional emergency services provider certification—Eligibility.
18.71.100 - Applicability of health regulations.
18.71.190 - False personation.
18.71.200 - Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Definition.
18.71.205 - Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Certification.
18.71.210 - Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Liability.
18.71.212 - Medical program directors—Certification.
18.71.213 - Medical program directors—Termination—Temporary delegation of authority.
18.71.215 - Medical program directors—Liability for acts or omissions of others.
18.71.220 - Rendering emergency care—Immunity of physician or hospital from civil liability.
18.71.230 - Disciplinary action against persons exempt from licensure.
18.71.240 - Abortion—Right to medical treatment of infant born alive.
18.71.250 - Down syndrome—Parent information.
18.71.300 - Physician health program—Definitions.
18.71.310 - Physician health program—License surcharge—Payment of funds.
18.71.315 - Impaired physician account—Created.
18.71.320 - Physician health program—Procedures.
18.71.330 - Impaired physician program—Evaluation of physician.
18.71.340 - Impaired physician program—Entity records protected.
18.71.350 - Report of malpractice payments by insurers.
18.71.401 - Funds collected—Where deposited.
18.71.420 - Allocation of all appropriated funds.
18.71.430 - Secretary and commission relationship.
18.71.440 - Commission to consider amending rules—Retired active physicians.
18.71.450 - Pain management rules—Repeal—Adoption of new rules.
18.71.460 - Commission—Information to legislature.
18.71.470 - International medical graduate implementation work group—Membership—Duties—Reporting.
18.71.472 - International medical graduates—Clinical assessment.
18.71.475 - International medical graduates—Grant funding.
18.71.800 - Opioid drug prescribing rules—Adoption.
18.71.810 - Opioid drugs—Right to refuse.