(1) A licensed anesthesiologist assistant must complete a one-time training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management. The training must be at least six hours in length and may be completed in one or more sessions.
(2) The training must be completed by the end of the first full continuing education reporting period after initial licensure.
(3) The training must be on the model list developed by the department of health under RCW 43.70.442.
(4) The hours spent completing training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management count toward meeting applicable continuing education requirements in the same categories specified in WAC 246-921-125.
(5) The commission exempts any licensed anesthesiologist assistant from the training requirements of this section if the anesthesiologist assistant has only brief, limited, or no patient contact.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.017, 18.130.050, 18.71D.020, 18.71D.030, and chapter 18.71D RCW. WSR 25-14-053, s 246-921-130, filed 6/26/25, effective 7/27/25.]