PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
(Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 246-840-840 Nursing technician, 246-840-850 Use of nomenclature, 246-840-860 Nursing technician criteria, 246-840-870 Functions of the nursing technician, 246-840-880 Functions of the registered nurse supervising the nursing technician, 246-840-890 Responsibilities of the employing facility, and 246-840-900 Responsibilities of the nurse administrator.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 18.79.110.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Nursing students are acquiring experience during schooling by working as nursing technicians. The Nursing Commission is questioning the effectiveness, implementation and legitimacy of the existing nursing technician rules. The Nursing Commission will explore all of these issues and may amend or repeal the rules or consider requesting a statute change.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborate rule making and possible alternatives.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Terry J. West, Health Administrator, Department of Health, P.O. Box 47864, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 236-4712, fax (360) 236-4738.
May 19, 1999
Paula R. Meyer, RN, MSN
Executive Director