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Maintenance of certification.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the commission may not require a physician to participate in a maintenance of certification requirement as a condition of licensure or license renewal. The commission may allow a physician to fulfill license renewal requirements through satisfactory participation in a recognized maintenance of certification program.
(2) This section does not apply to board certification requirements or maintenance of certification requirements included in any of the following:
(a) A stipulation to informal disposition under RCW
18.130.172;
(b) An order issued to resolve a statement of charges under RCW
18.130.090;
(d) A reinstatement order issued under RCW
18.130.150.