Three Things You Need to Know:?
1) HELMS - What does this mean for your license? Today (4/1) at 10:30 am PST ? register here
2) Rules Workshop - Military Spouse Temporary Practice Permit April 2, 2024, beginning at 1 pm ? register here
3) Scammers Continue to Impersonate State Regulators: What You Need to Know
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QUICK FACT
The WMC website has a virtual assistant ?Doc? - to help you find what you need!
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What the WMC Does, and What ?Last Week Tonight? Did Not Quite Cover
People across the country saw a recent episode of ?Last Week Tonight with John Oliver? which included a segment of mostly critical commentary about state medical boards across the nation. So how does your Washington Medical Commission (WMC) compare to the model presented on the show? Read more
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WMC Business Meeting and Rulemaking
The WMC will hold two Rules Hearings on Friday, April 26, 2024:
- Regarding general provisions for opioid prescribing and tapering rules for allopathic physicians and physician assistants. Begins at 9:15 am. The CR-102, Proposed Rulemaking, filed as?WSR #24-07-106, includes the proposed language.
- Regarding postgraduate training for physicians, WAC 246-919-330. Begins at 9:45 am. The CR-102, Proposed Rulemaking, filed as?WSR #24-07-107, includes the proposed language.
The comment period for both rules will expire on April 19, 2024. If you would like to provide comments, you may do so here.?
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Emergency Rules Adopted: Postgraduate Medical Training
The WMC has amended?WAC 246-919-330(4)?Postgraduate medical training via emergency rulemaking. The amendment eliminates the outdated requirement for consecutive years of training in no more than two programs. The CR-103E was filed with the Code Reviser on November 9, 2023, under WSR 23-23-071 and again on July 13, 2023, under WSR 23-15-056. This emergency rule is being continued under WSR #24-07-019 which was filed on March 8, 2024. The WMC will continue this emergency rule until the post graduate medical training standards are adopted through the permanent rule making process. Learn More
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Healthcare Enforcement and Licensing Management System (HELMS) - What does this mean for your license?
April 01, 2024 ? 10:30 am
Virtual Registration
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Military Spouse Temporary Practice Permits (2SHB 1009)
April 2, 2024 -?3:00pm?to?5:00pm More Information
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WMC Policy Committee
April 11, 2024 -?10:00 am
Virtual Registration
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WMC Business Meeting
April 26, 2024 -?9:00 am
Virtual Registration
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Personal Appearances
May 2, 2024
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Personal Appearances
May 24, 2024
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WMC Offices Closed
May 27, 2024
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CONTACT US
Washington Medical Commission.?
PO Box 47866?
Olympia, WA 98504-7866?
Phone: 360-236-2750?
WMC.wa.gov
[email protected]
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ABOUT THE COMMISSION?
Your WA Medical Commission (WMC) currently regulates about 34,000 licenses, more than 3,000 of which are Physician Assistants.?
The WMC is composed of 21 governor-appointed members, including:
- 13 physicians, one from each congressional district and three at-large positions
- Six public members
- Two physician assistants.
The WMC also employs staff based in Tumwater and Spokane, WA. The professional staff includes attorneys and physicians.?
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