Conditions ended, credentials reinstated for two health care providers

The state Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in Kitsap.

OLYMPIA — The state Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in Kitsap.

The Secretary of Health ended conditions on the registered nursing assistant credential of Jackson M. Muriuki (NA60008337).

The Secretary of Health reinstated the registered nursing assistant and certified nursing assistant credentials of Stephen L. Jones (NA60113884, NC60170399). His licenses were suspended in 2012 in connection with failure to submit reports about his recovery status.

The department’s Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., medical doctors, nurses, counselors).

Information about health care providers is available on the agency website. Click on “Look up a health care provider license” in the “How Do I?” section of www.doh.wa.gov. The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential,disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700. Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally can call that number and report their complaint.

 

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