RCW 70.41.235
Doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery—Discrimination based on board certification is prohibited.
A hospital that provides health care services to the general public may not discriminate against a qualified doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, who has applied to practice with the hospital, solely because that practitioner was board certified or eligible under an approved osteopathic certifying board instead of board certified or eligible respectively under an approved medical certifying board.
[ 1995 c 64 § 3.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - Public Health and Safety
Chapter 70.41 - Hospital Licensing and Regulation.
70.41.005 - Transfer of duties to the department of health.
70.41.010 - Declaration of purpose.
70.41.030 - Standards and rules.
70.41.040 - Enforcement of chapter—Personnel—Merit system.
70.41.100 - Applications for licenses and renewals—Fees.
70.41.110 - Licenses, provisional licenses—Issuance, duration, assignment, posting.
70.41.115 - Specialty hospitals—Licenses—Exemptions.
70.41.122 - Exemption from RCW 70.41.120 for hospitals accredited by other entities.
70.41.125 - Hospital construction review process—Coordination with state and local agencies.
70.41.130 - Administrative actions against license—Rules—Procedure.
70.41.150 - Denial, suspension, revocation of license—Disclosure of information.
70.41.155 - Duty to investigate patient well-being.
70.41.160 - Remedies available to department—Duty of attorney general.
70.41.180 - Physicians' services.
70.41.190 - Medical records of patients—Retention and preservation.
70.41.220 - Duty to keep records of restrictions on practitioners' privileges—Penalty.
70.41.240 - Information regarding conversion of hospitals to nonhospital health care facilities.
70.41.250 - Cost disclosure to health care providers.
70.41.300 - Long-term care—Definitions.
70.41.322 - Discharge planning—Requirements—Lay caregivers.
70.41.324 - Discharge planning—Certain policies and criteria not required.
70.41.326 - Discharge planning—Construction—Liability.
70.41.330 - Hospital complaint toll-free telephone number.
70.41.340 - Investigation of hospital complaints—Rules.
70.41.365 - Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system—Participation by hospitals.
70.41.367 - Sexual assault evidence kit collection—Availability, plan, and notice requirements.
70.41.370 - Investigation of complaints of violations concerning nursing technicians.
70.41.380 - Notice of unanticipated outcomes.
70.41.390 - Safe patient handling.
70.41.410 - Nurse staffing committee—Definitions.
70.41.420 - Nurse staffing committee.
70.41.425 - Nurse staffing—Department investigations.
70.41.440 - Duty to report violent injuries—Preservation of evidence—Immunity—Privilege.
70.41.450 - Estimated charges of hospital services—Notice.
70.41.460 - Contract with department of corrections.
70.41.480 - Findings—Intent—Authority to prescribe prepackaged emergency medications—Definitions.
70.41.485 - Opioid overdose reversal medications—Distribution—Labeling—Liability.
70.41.500 - Down syndrome—Parent information.