Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
An applicant for a medical assistant-certified credential
must meet the following requirements:
(1) Successful completion of one of the
following medical assistant training programs:
(a) Postsecondary school or college program
accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) or the
Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
(CAAHEP);
(b) Postsecondary school
or college accredited by a regional or national accrediting organization
recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, which includes a minimum of 720
clock hours of training in medical assisting skills, including a clinical
externship of no less than 160 hours;
(c) A registered apprenticeship program
administered by a department of the state of Washington unless the secretary
determines that the apprenticeship program training or experience is not
substantially equivalent to the standards of this state. The apprenticeship
program shall ensure a participant who successfully completes the program is
eligible to take one or more examinations identified in subsection (2) of this
section;
(d) The secretary may
approve an applicant who submits documentation that they completed
postsecondary education with a minimum of 720 clock hours of training in
medical assisting skills. The documentation must include proof of training in
all of the duties identified in
RCW
18.360.050(1) and a clinical
externship of no less than 160 hours; or
(e) The secretary may approve an applicant
who submits documentation that they completed a career and technical education
program approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction with
a minimum of 720 clock hours of training in medical assisting skills. The
documentation must include proof of training in all of the duties identified in
RCW
18.360.050(1) and a clinical
externship of no less than 160 hours.
(2) Pass a medical assistant certification
examination, approved by the secretary, within the preceding five years of
submitting an initial application or currently hold a national medical
assistant certification with a national examining organization approved by the
secretary. A medical assistant certification examination approved by the
secretary means an examination that:
(a) Is
offered by a medical assistant program that is accredited by the National
Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA); and
(b) Covers the clinical and administrative
duties under
RCW
18.360.050(1).
Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.360 RCW,
RCW
43.70.280, and
2012 c
153 . 13-12-045, § 246-827-0200, filed
5/31/13, effective 7/1/13.
