Authorizing certain health professions to act as physician substitutes for plasma source donation centers.

HB 1828 authorizes certified medical assistants with an EMT credential (medical assistant-EMT) to work at source plasma donation centers as physician substitutes, directly affecting plasma centers and these healthcare professionals. The bill amends Washington law to allow transferability of this specific certification exclusively between hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW and plasma donation centers (per RCW 18.360.040(4)). It does not change the scope of practice for these medical assistants but enables their use at plasma centers by removing certification transfer barriers. The law applies only to medical assistant-EMT certifications, not other medical assistant roles. Plasma centers can now employ these certified staff for tasks like blood draws under physician supervision, as defined in the bill's scope of practice provisions.