WAC 246-16-235. Mandatory reporting—License holder reporting other license holders

A license holder must report another license holder in some circumstances. (1) The reporting license holder must submit a report when he or she has actual knowledge of: (a) Any conviction, determination, or finding that another license holder has committed an act that constitutes unprofessional conduct; or (b) That another license holder may not be able to practice his or her profession with reasonable skill and safety due to a mental or physical condition. (2) The license holder does not have to report when he or she is: (a) A member of a professional review organization as provided in WAC 246-16-255 ; (b) Providing health care to the other license holder and the other license holder does not pose a clear and present danger to patients or clients; or (c) Part of a federally funded substance abuse program or approved impaired practitioner or voluntary substance abuse program and the other license holder is participating in treatment and does not pose a clear and present danger to patients or clients.