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NEW MEDICAL ASSISTANT LAW
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026
The 2012 legislature passed a bill that creates four medical
assistant credentials in Washington
State; medical
assistant-certified, medical assistant-registered, medical
assistant-phlebotomist, and medical assistant-hemodialysis
technician. This law has been codified as chapter 18.360 RCW with an
effective date of July 1, 2013. These new medical assistant credentials
will replace existing health care assistant certifications. The
Department of Health will not issue health care assistant credentials
after July 1, 2013. Medical assistants may be supervised by allopathic
physicians, osteopathic physicians, allopathic
physician assistants, osteopathic physician assistants, advanced
registered nurse practitioners, naturopaths, optometrists, and registered
nurses. To learn more about the health care assistant to medical
assistant transition process, or to get general information regarding the
laws and implementation of the medical assistant credentials, please
visitwww.doh.wa.gov,
click on the green �topics A to Z� on upper right side of the homepage,
and find medical assistants.
Congratulations
to Our New Board Members
For President Elect
Kimberly
Washburn � Snoqualmie Valley General
Hospital:� Kimberly is the Director of Human
Resources at Public Hospital District #4, King County,
otherwise known as Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District. Kimberly
has been with the hospital since April 2011. Prior to working in
health care Human Resources, Kimberly was the HR Manager at United Way of
King County, HR/Business Manager at Atlantic Street Center, and in
generalist and specialist roles throughout her 20+ year career in HR in
high tech, manufacturing, retail, and hospitality. Kimberly has
been active in leadership roles in two local SHRM boards and has her
Masters, SPHR and has started her Doctoral Studies.
For the Communications Liaison��
Kelly McQuerry - Yakima
Valley Memorial
Hospital:� Kelly has worked with Yakima Valley
Memorial Hospital
for 5yrs, in HR for just over a year and graduated with her Master�s in
Management/Human Resource Management. She is currently working as the HR
Business Partner for the nursing units at the hospital, and currently
working towards obtaining her PHR.
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[email protected].� In addition the Members Only Page has
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2012 President Report
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Members Only Area!� The VP
for Membership will be sending all members the password.� If you are a member and do not remember
the password check with Amanda Adams: [email protected]
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Kathy Franz Excellence in Leadership Award
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WSHHRA has elected new board members for 2013!
- Beki Lischalk,� Past President
- Juliet Nelson,
President
- Kim Washburn,
President Elect
- Amanda Adams, Vice
President
- Carolyn Tucker,
Secretary
- Marlo Willis, Treasurer
- John Pabarcus, Legislative and Labor Liaison
- Kelly McQuerry, Communications Liaison
- Lisa McDaniel,
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