Washington Department of Health
The state Department of Health recently released a set of lists naming health care professionals who were sanctioned with official actions in December. In Western Washington, actions were taken toward health care workers in Thurston, Cowlitz Pierce and Clark counties.
This is a sampling of the complete list provided by the Department of Health:
Thurston County
Anita Uy was notified by the Unlicensed Practice Program of its intent to issue a cease-and-desist order.
Uy is alleged to have advertised and promoted her massage practice despite lacking a massage therapist license.
Cowlitz County
Taiying Hu was notified by the Unlicensed Practice Program of its intent to issue a cease-and-desist order. Hu is accused of owning a business that advertised massage services despite lacking any employees licensed to perform massage.
Clark County
Phillip Raymond Anshutz, a massage therapist, was charged with unprofessional conduct by the Massage Therapist Program after he allegedly failed to complete required continuing education.
Pierce County
The secretary of health reinstated the registered nursing assistant credential of Danielle N. Johnson. Her License was suspended in 2012 after she failed to abide by a requirement to provide performance evaluations or unemployment declarations.
The Nursing Commision ended conditions on the registered nursing credential of Monica Rae Medeiros.
The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions and advisory committees in order to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions, ranging from medical doctors to veterinarians.
Health care workers charged with unprofessional conduct have 20 days to respond to the Department of Health in writing in order to trigger a settlement process.
Information about health care providers is available on the DOH website at doh.wa.gov. Visitors to the website should click on the “How Do I” section for more information. The site includes detailed information about the license status of health care workers, including the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998.
The information is also available by calling the Department of Health at 360-236-4700.
