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Bill would let WIC staff perform hemoglobin finger/heel/toe screens without medical assistant registration
Summary
S.B. 5244 would exempt WIC staff who perform heel, toe or fingerstick hemoglobin screenings from having to be registered as medical assistants, restoring routine anemia screening for many WIC participants.
Senators heard S.B. 5244 Jan. 23, a bill to exempt Washington WIC (Women, Infants and Children) staff who perform heel, toe or fingerstick hemoglobin screening tests from the requirement to be registered or certified as medical assistants. Department of Health and local public health officials testified the technical change is necessary to restore access to basic anemia screening for many WIC participants.
What the bill would change: Current state rules require WIC staff to be registered medical assistants or operate under a health‑care practitioner’s oversight to perform the simple hemoglobin screens used to detect iron deficiency anemia. The bill would create an explicit exemption so WIC clinics can deliver the screening…
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