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Wash. Rev. Code § 18.71.070 (2026)

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With the exception of those applicants granted licensure through the provisions of RCW 18.71.090 or 18.71.095, applicants for licensure must successfully complete an examination administered by the commission to determine their professional qualifications. The commission shall prepare and give, or approve the preparation and giving of, an examination which shall cover those general subjects and topics, a knowledge of which is commonly and generally required of candidates for the degree of doctor of medicine conferred by approved colleges or schools of medicine in the United States. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission has the sole responsibility for determining the proficiency of applicants under this chapter, and, in so doing, may waive any prerequisite to licensure not set forth in this chapter.
The commission may by rule establish the passing grade for the examination.
Examination results shall be part of the records of the commission and shall be permanently kept with the applicant's file.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 311; 1985 c 322 s 3; 1975 1st ex.s. c 171 s 10; 1961 c 284 s 8; 1919 c 134 s 4; 1909 c 192 s 6; RRS s 10009.]

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Severability—Headings and captions not law—Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1964–2006 · leading case: State v. Tracy, 147 P.3d 559 (Wash. 2006).
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State v. Tracy, 147 P.3d 559 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 18.71.070, .090, .095. Tracy's California and Oregon doctors are not formally "licensed" in Washington under chapter 18.”
State v. Tracy, 158 Wash. 2d 683 (Wash. 2006). “RCW 18.71.070, .090, .095. Tracy’s California and Oregon doctors are not formally “licensed” in Washington under chapter 18.”
State v. Tracy, 115 P.3d 381 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “050; (3) successfully complete an examination administered by the Washington state medical quality assurance commission, RCW 18.71.070; [13] and (4) periodically renew the license, RCW 18.”
State v. Tracy, 128 Wash. App. 388 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “050; (3) successfully complete an examination administered by the Washington state medical quality assurance commission, RCW 18.71.070; 13 and (4) periodically renew the license, RCW 18.”
Ongom v. State, Dept. of Health, 104 P.3d 29 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “050 establishes eligibility requirements for a license to practice medicine, which include proof the applicant has attended and graduated from an approved school of medicine and completed two years of post-graduate medical training, is of good moral character, and is physically…”
Amunrud v. Bd. of Appeals, 143 P.3d 571 (Wash. 2006). “050 establishes eligibility requirements for a license to practice medicine, which include proof the applicant has attended and graduated from an approved school of medicine and completed two years of postgraduate medical training, is of good moral character, and is physically…”
Ongom v. Dep't of Health, 124 Wash. App. 935 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005). “050 establishes eligibility requirements for a license to practice medicine, which include proof the applicant has attended and graduated from an approved school of medicine and completed two years of postgraduate medical training, is of good moral character, and is physically…”
Reagles v. Simpson, 434 P.2d 559 (Wash. 1967). “080; examinations for doctors of medicine by the standards required by RCW 18.71.070. Professional con *584 duct of an osteopath is controlled by the provisions of RCW 18.”
Williamson v. Grant Cnty. Pub. Hosp. Dist. No. 1, 396 P.2d 879 (Wash. 1964). “080; examinations for doctors of medicine by the standards required by RCW 18.71.070. Professional conduct of an osteopath is controlled by the provisions of RCW 18.”
Williamson v. Grant Cy. Pub. Hosp. Dist., 396 P.2d 879 (Wash. 1964). “080; examinations for doctors of medicine by the standards required by RCW 18.71.070. Professional conduct of an osteopath is controlled by the provisions of RCW 18.”
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