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WAC 246-827-0540

Medical Assistant-Emt—Qualifications and Activities Allowed and Prohibited.

(1) Any person with an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic certification in good standing is eligible for a medical assistant-EMT certification with no additional training or examination requirements.
(2) A medical assistant-EMT may perform functions authorized in RCW 18.360.050 (5)(a) under the delegation and supervision of a health care practitioner described in WAC 246-827-0110. The delegation and direction must be for functions within the scope, training, and endorsement of the medical assistant-EMT'S underlying emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician, or paramedic certification.
(3) A person certified as a medical assistant-EMT may only practice in a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW and may not practice in any other health care setting, unless it is an emergency department that operates under the parent license of a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW.
[Statutory Authority: 2024 c 217, chapter 18.360 RCW, RCW 18.360.030, 18.360.040, 18.360.050, and 18.360.070. WSR 25-13-095, s 246-827-0540, filed 6/17/25, effective 8/1/25.]