WAC 246-827-0100. Applicability

A person shall obtain a medical assistant credential from the secretary in order to practice as a medical assistant. "Practice as a medical assistant" means the person assists a health care practitioner by providing direct patient health care including treatment, self-care instruction, patient education, and administration of medication. A person employed by a health care practitioner or facility is not practicing as a medical assistant as defined in this chapter if he or she only performs the following tasks: (1) Accounting; (2) Insurance reimbursement; (3) Maintaining medication and immunization records; (4) Obtaining and recording patient history; (5) Preparing and maintaining examination and treatment areas; (6) Reception; (7) Scheduling; (8) Telephone and in person screening limited to intake and gathering of information; or (9) Similar administrative tasks.