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18.59.900 | Short title. | This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the occupational therapy practice act.
[ 1984 c 9 s 1 .] |
18.64.001 | Pharmacy quality assurance commission—Creation—Membership—Oath—Vacancies. | There shall be a state pharmacy quality assurance commission consisting of 16 members, to be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate. Nine of the members shall be designated as pharmacist members, four of the members shall be designated a public member, two members shall be pharmacy t... |
18.64.003 | Commission—Meetings—Chairperson—Compensation and travel expenses. | Members of the commission shall meet at such places and times as it shall determine and as often as necessary to discharge the duties imposed upon it. The commission shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members. A majority of the commission members appointed and serving constitutes a quorum f... |
18.64.005 | Commission—Powers and duties. | The commission shall: (1) Regulate the practice of pharmacy and enforce all laws placed under its jurisdiction; (2) Prepare or determine the nature of, and supervise the grading of, examinations for applicants for pharmacists' licenses; (3) Establish the qualifications for licensure of pharmacists or pharmacy interns; ... |
18.64.006 | Commission—Panel membership—Quorum. | The commission may appoint members of panels of at least three members. A quorum for transaction of any business by a panel is a minimum of three members. A majority vote of a quorum of the panel is required to transact business delegated to it by the commission including, but not limited to, licensing, disciplinary, a... |
18.64.008 | Commission—Contraceptive availability awareness. | To increase awareness of the availability of contraceptives in pharmacies, the pharmacy quality assurance commission shall develop a sticker or sign to be displayed on the window or door of a pharmacy that initiates or modifies drug therapy related to self-administered contraception.
[ 2016 c 132 s 1 .] |
18.64.009 | Department of health—Enforcement employees declared to be peace officers—Authority. | Employees of the department, who are designated by the commission as enforcement officers, are declared to be peace officers and shall be vested with police powers to enforce chapters 18.64 , 69.04, 69.36, 69.40, 69.41, and 69.50 RCW and all other laws enforced by the commission.
[ 2013 c 19 s 6 ; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s ... |
18.64.011 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Administer" means the direct application of a drug or device, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject. (2) "Business licensing system" m... |
18.64.020 | Licensing required. | It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to practice pharmacy or to institute or operate any pharmacy unless such person shall be a licensed pharmacist or shall place in charge of said pharmacy a licensed pharmacist: PROVIDED, That persons licensed as manufacturers or as wholesalers, and their employees, acting wi... |
18.64.022 | Actions by the commission against a license—Written notice—Adjudicative proceedings—Surrender. | This section governs the denial of an application for a license or the suspension, revocation, or modification of a license issued by the commission. This section does not govern actions taken under chapter 18.130 RCW. (1) The commission shall give written notice of the denial of an application for a license to the app... |
18.64.024 | Actions by the commission against a license—Civil fines. | This section governs the assessment of a civil fine against a licensee issued by the commission. This section does not govern actions taken under chapter 18.130 RCW. (1) The commission shall give written notice to the licensee or its agent against whom it assesses a civil fine. The form, contents, and service of the no... |
18.64.026 | Actions by the commission against a license—Actions following licensee's failure or refusal to comply. | This section does not govern actions taken under chapter 18.130 RCW. (1) The commission is authorized to take any of the actions identified in this section against licenses, registrations, permits, or other credentials or approvals issued by the commission under this chapter and chapters 18.64A , 69.38, 69.41, 69.43, 6... |
18.64.028 | Actions by the commission against a license—Petition for reinstatement. | This section does not govern actions taken under chapter 18.130 RCW. (1) A licensee whose license has been suspended under this chapter may petition the commission for reinstatement after an interval as determined by the commission in the order. The commission shall hold hearings on the petition. The commission may den... |
18.64.040 | Examination fee. | Every applicant for license examination under this chapter shall pay the sum determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 before the examination is attempted.
[ 1996 c 191 s 42 ; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 413 ; 1979 c 90 s 7 ; 1971 ex.s. c 201 s 1 ; 1963 c 38 s 2 ; 1949 c 153 s 1 ; 1935 c 98 s 4 ; 1909 c 21... |
18.64.043 | Pharmacy license—Fee—Display—Declaration of ownership and location—Penalties. | (1) The owner of each pharmacy shall pay an original license fee to be determined by the secretary, and annually thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the secretary, a fee to be determined by the secretary, for which he or she shall receive a license of location, which shall entitle the owner to operate s... |
18.64.044 | Shopkeeper's registration—Penalty—Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine/phenylpropanolamine. | (1) A shopkeeper registered as provided in this section may sell nonprescription drugs, if such drugs are sold in the original package of the manufacturer. (2) Every shopkeeper not a licensed pharmacist, desiring to secure the benefits and privileges of this section, is required to register as a shopkeeper through the ... |
18.64.045 | Manufacturer's license—Fees—Display—Declaration of ownership and location—Penalties. | (1) The owner of each and every place of business which manufactures drugs shall pay a license fee to be determined by the secretary, and thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the secretary, a fee to be determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 , for which the owner shall rece... |
18.64.046 | Wholesaler's license—Required—Authority of licensee—Penalty—Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine/phenylpropanolamine. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (6)(b) of this section, the owner of each place of business which sells legend drugs and nonprescription drugs, or nonprescription drugs at wholesale shall pay a license fee to be determined by the secretary, and thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the secretary as p... |
18.64.047 | Itinerant vendor's or peddler's registration—Fee—Penalties—Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine/phenylpropanolamine. | (1) Any itinerant vendor or any peddler of any nonprescription drug or preparation for the treatment of disease or injury, shall pay a registration fee determined by the secretary on a date to be determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . The department may issue a registration to such ven... |
18.64.050 | Duplicate for lost or destroyed license or certificate—Certified documents—Fees. | In the event that a license or certificate issued by the department is lost or destroyed, the person to whom it was issued may obtain a duplicate thereof upon furnishing proof of such fact satisfactory to the department and the payment of a fee determined by the secretary. In the event any person desires any certified ... |
18.64.080 | Licensing of pharmacists—Registration of interns—Prerequisites—Examinations—Reciprocity—Fees—Renewal. | (1) The department may license as a pharmacist any person who has filed an application therefor, subscribed by the person under oath or affirmation, containing such information as the commission may by regulation require, and who — (a) Is at least eighteen years of age; (b) Has satisfied the commission that he or she i... |
18.64.140 | License—Fees—Display—Inactive license. | Every licensed pharmacist who desires to practice pharmacy shall secure from the department a license, the fee for which shall be determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . The administrative procedures, administrative requirements, renewal fee, and late renewal fee shall also be determined under R... |
18.64.160 | Disciplinary action against pharmacist's and intern's licenses—Grounds. | In addition to the grounds under RCW 18.130.170 and 18.130.180 , the commission may take disciplinary action against the license of any pharmacist or intern upon proof that: (1) His or her license was procured through fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit; (2) In the event that a pharmacist is determined by a court of co... |
18.64.162 | Unlicensed practice—Uniform Disciplinary Act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice of persons required to obtain a license under this chapter.
[ 2024 c 121 s 35 .] |
18.64.163 | Uniform Disciplinary Act. | The Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses of pharmacists and pharmacy interns, and the discipline of licensed pharmacists and pharmacy interns under this chapter.
[ 1993 c 367 s 14 .] |
18.64.165 | Additional actions against license. | In addition to any other grounds, the commission may take action against a license issued under this chapter and chapters 18.64A , 69.38, 69.41, 69.43, 69.45, and 69.50 RCW, except nonresident pharmacies, upon proof that: (1) The license was procured through fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit; (2) Except as provided i... |
18.64.205 | Retired active license status. | The commission may adopt rules pursuant to this section authorizing a retired active license status. An individual licensed pursuant to this chapter, who is practicing only in emergent or intermittent circumstances as defined by rule established by the commission, may hold a retired active license at a reduced renewal ... |
18.64.245 | Prescription records—Digital or electronic form—Penalty. | (1) Every proprietor or manager of a pharmacy shall keep readily available a suitable record of prescriptions which shall preserve for a period of not less than two years the record of every prescription dispensed at such pharmacy which shall be numbered, dated, and filed, and shall produce the same in court or before ... |
18.64.246 | Prescriptions—Labels—Cover or cap to meet safety standards—Penalty. | (1) To every box, bottle, jar, tube or other container of a prescription which is dispensed there shall be fixed a label bearing the name and address of the dispensing pharmacy, the prescription number, the name of the prescriber, the prescriber's directions, the name and strength of the medication, the name of the pat... |
18.64.250 | Unlawful practices—Penalty for violations—Exceptions. | (1) Any person not a licensed pharmacist and not having continuously and regularly in his employ a duly licensed pharmacist within the full meaning of this chapter, who shall practice pharmacy; or (2) Any person who shall permit the compounding and dispensing of prescriptions, or vending of drugs, medicines, or poisons... |
18.64.253 | Students practicing pharmacy—Rules.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) This chapter does not prohibit a student from practicing pharmacy if: (a) The student is enrolled in a college or school of pharmacy accredited by the commission and is registered as a pharmacy intern under RCW 18.64.080 ; (b) The student performs services without compensation or the expectation of compensation as ... |
18.64.255 | Authorized practices. | Nothing in this chapter shall operate in any manner: (1) To restrict the scope of authorized practice of any practitioner other than a pharmacist, duly licensed as such under the laws of this state. However, a health care entity shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules relating to the dispensing of drugs ... |
18.64.257 | Prescription of dialysis devices and legend drugs by dialysis programs. | (1) This chapter shall not prevent a medicare-approved dialysis center, a facility operating a medicare-approved home dialysis program, a manufacturer, or a wholesaler, from selling, delivering, possessing, or dispensing directly to its dialysis patients, if prescribed by a practitioner acting within the scope of the p... |
18.64.265 | Schedule II controlled substance—Partial fill permitted. | A pharmacist may partially fill a prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance, if the partial fill is requested by the patient or the prescribing practitioner and the total quantity dispensed in all partial fillings does not exceed the quantity prescribed.
[ 2019 c 314 s 7 .]
Declaration — 2019 c 314: See note ... |
18.64.270 | Responsibility for drug purity—Compounding—Adulteration—Penalty. | (1) Every proprietor of a wholesale or retail drug store shall be held responsible for the quality of all drugs, chemicals or medicines sold or dispensed by him or her except those sold in original packages of the manufacturer and except those articles or preparations known as patent or proprietary medicines. (2) Any m... |
18.64.275 | Limitations on liability for dispensing of prescription. | (1) A pharmacist who dispenses a prescription product in the form manufactured by a commercial manufacturer pursuant to a prescription issued by a licensed practitioner is not liable to a person who was injured through the use of the product, based on a claim of the following: (a) Strict liability in tort; or (b) Impli... |
18.64.280 | General penalty. | Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of chapter 18.64 RCW and for which a penalty is not provided shall be deemed guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1963 c 38 s 14 ; 1909 c 213 s 13 ; RRS s 10146. Formerly RCW 18.64.250 , part.] |
18.64.310 | Department of health—Powers and duties. | The department shall: (1) Establish reasonable license and examination fees and fees for services to other agencies in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . In cases where there are unanticipated demands for services, the department may request payment for services directly from the agencies for whom the servic... |
18.64.350 | Nonresident pharmacies—Findings. | (1) The legislature finds and declares that the practice of pharmacy is a dynamic, patient-oriented health service that applies a scientific body of knowledge to improve and promote patient health by means of appropriate drug use and drug-related therapy. (2) The legislature recognizes that with the proliferation of al... |
18.64.360 | Nonresident pharmacies—Definition—Requirements—Exemption—Reciprocity with Canadian pharmacies. | (1) For the purposes of this chapter any pharmacy located outside this state that ships, mails, or delivers, in any manner, except when delivered in person to an individual, controlled substances, legend drugs, or devices into this state is a nonresident pharmacy, and shall be licensed by the department of health, and ... |
18.64.370 | Nonresident pharmacies—License required—Application—Renewal. | (1) A nonresident pharmacy that has not obtained a license from the department of health shall not conduct the business of selling or distributing drugs in this state. (2) Applications for a nonresident pharmacy license under RCW 18.64.350 through 18.64.400 shall be made on a form furnished by the department. The depar... |
18.64.380 | Nonresident pharmacies—Information required—Inspection. | A nonresident pharmacy shall: (1) Submit to the department, upon request, information acceptable to the secretary concerning controlled substances shipped, mailed, or delivered to a Washington resident. (2) Submit to on-site inspection by the department of the nonresident pharmacy's prescription records if the informat... |
18.64.400 | Nonresident pharmacies—Definition—Advertising. | For the purposes of this chapter, a nonresident pharmacy is defined as any pharmacy located outside this state that ships, mails, or delivers, in any manner, except when delivered in person to an individual, controlled substances, legend drugs, or devices into this state. It is unlawful for: (1) Any nonresident pharmac... |
18.64.410 | Nonresident pharmacies—Rules. | The commission may adopt rules to implement the provisions of RCW 18.64.350 through 18.64.400 and 18.64.420 .
[ 2013 c 19 s 24 ; 1991 c 87 s 11 .]
Effective date — 1991 c 87: See note following RCW 18.64.350 . |
18.64.420 | Nonresident pharmacies—Information confidential—Exceptions. | All records, reports, and information obtained by the department from or on behalf of an entity licensed under chapter 48.20 , 48.21, 48.44, or 48.46 RCW shall be confidential and exempt from inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW. Nothing in this section restricts the investigation or the proceedings of the co... |
18.64.430 | Cost disclosure to health care providers. | The registered or licensed pharmacist under this chapter shall establish and maintain a procedure for disclosing to physicians and other health care providers with prescriptive authority information detailed by prescriber, of the cost and dispensation of all prescriptive medications prescribed by him or her for his or ... |
18.64.450 | Health care entity—License requirements for legend drugs and controlled substances—Exception. | (1) In order for a health care entity to purchase, administer, dispense, and deliver legend drugs, the health care entity must be licensed by the department. (2) In order for a health care entity to purchase, administer, dispense, and deliver controlled substances, the health care entity must annually obtain a license ... |
18.64.460 | Health care entity—License fee—Requirements—Penalty. | (1) The owner of a health care entity shall pay an original license fee to be determined by the secretary, and annually thereafter, on or before a date to be determined by the secretary, a fee to be determined by the secretary, for which he or she shall receive a license of location, which shall entitle the owner to pu... |
18.64.470 | Health care entity—Records. | Every proprietor or manager of a health care entity shall keep readily available a suitable record of drugs, which shall preserve for a period of not less than two years the record of every drug used at such health care entity. The record shall be maintained either separately from all other records of the health care e... |
18.64.480 | Waiver request to allow importation of prescription drugs from Canada. | (1) By September 1, 2005, the commission shall, in consultation with the department and the health care authority, submit a waiver request to the federal food and drug administration that authorizes the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. (2) Upon approval of the federal waiver allowing for the importation o... |
18.64.490 | Waiver request to authorize the state to license Canadian, United Kingdom, Irish, and other nondomestic prescription drug wholesalers under RCW18.64.046—Implementation—Rules. | (1) By September 1, 2005, the commission shall, in consultation with the department and the health care authority, submit a waiver request to the federal food and drug administration that will authorize the state of Washington to license Canadian, United Kingdom, Irish, and other nondomestic prescription drug wholesale... |
18.64.500 | Tamper-resistant prescription pads or paper. | (1) Every prescription written in this state by a licensed practitioner must be written on a tamper-resistant prescription pad or paper approved by the commission. (2) A pharmacist may not fill a written prescription from a licensed practitioner unless it is written on an approved tamper-resistant prescription pad or p... |
18.64.510 | Limitation on authority to regulate or establish standards regarding a jail. | Nothing in this chapter or in any provision of law shall be interpreted to invest the commission with the authority to regulate or establish standards regarding a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020 that does not operate, in whole or in part, a pharmacy or a correctional pharmacy. This section does not limit the commissio... |
18.64.520 | Dispensing of drug other than controlled substance—Supply limit. | (1) A pharmacist may dispense not more than a ninety-day supply of a drug other than a controlled substance pursuant to a valid prescription that specifies an initial quantity of less than a ninety-day supply followed by periodic refills of that amount if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The patient... |
18.64.530 | Topical ophthalmic products—Early refills authorized. | A pharmacist is authorized, without consulting a physician or obtaining a new prescription or refill from a physician, to provide for one early refill of a prescription for topical ophthalmic products if all of the following criteria are met: (1) The refill is requested by a patient at or after seventy percent of the p... |
18.64.540 | Provision of drugs to ambulance or aid services associated with providing emergency medical services to patients. | A pharmacy that is licensed under this chapter and operated by a hospital that is licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW may provide drugs to ambulance or aid services that are licensed under RCW 18.73.130 for use associated with providing emergency medical services to patients if the following conditions are met: (1) The ho... |
18.64.550 | Chart order as prescription—Long-term care facilities and hospice programs. | (1) A chart order must be considered a prescription if it contains: (a) The full name of the patient; (b) The date of issuance; (c) The name, strength, and dosage form of the drug prescribed; (d) Directions for use; and (e) An authorized signature. The order must contain the prescribing practitioner's signature or the ... |
18.64.560 | Nursing homes and hospice programs—Emergency drug kits—Supplemental dose kits.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) A pharmacy or pharmacist may provide a limited quantity of drugs to a nursing home or hospice program without a prescription for emergency administration by authorized personnel of the facility or program pursuant to a valid prescription. The drugs so provided must be limited to those required to meet the immediate... |
18.64.570 | Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Legend drug resupply—Shared pharmacy services—Unused drugs. | (1) A pharmacy may resupply a legend drug to a patient at a long-term care facility or hospice program pursuant to a valid chart order that is signed by the prescribing practitioner, is not time limited, and has not been discontinued. (2) A pharmacy may outsource shared pharmacy services for a long-term care facility o... |
18.64.580 | Long-term care pharmacies—Ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians—Standards. | The commission must adopt reasonable, task-based standards regarding the ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians in a closed door long-term care pharmacy. For the purpose of such standards, a pharmacy technician licensed under chapter 18.64A RCW may not be considered to be practicing as a pharmacy technician while... |
18.64.590 | Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Commission authority. | The commission may adopt rules implementing RCW 18.64.550 through 18.64.580 .
[ 2016 c 148 s 6 .] |
18.64.600 | Opioid use disorder medications—Remote dispensing sites—Registration—Rules—Fees. | (1) The license of location for a pharmacy licensed under this chapter may be extended to a remote dispensing site where technology is used to dispense medications used for the treatment of opioid use disorder or its symptoms. (2) In order for a pharmacy to use remote dispensing sites, a pharmacy must register each sep... |
18.64.610 | Prescription drug return and reuse—Rules. | The commission must adopt rules allowing the department of corrections pharmacy to accept returns of unit dose packages or full or partial multiple dose medication cards from the facilities it serves and reuse the unexpired medication.
[ 2020 c 264 s 1 .] |
18.64.920 | Repealer—1935 c 98. | All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
[ 1935 c 98 s 11 .] |
18.64A.010 | Definitions. | Terms used in this chapter shall have the meaning set forth in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Commission" means the pharmacy quality assurance commission; (2) "Department" means the department of health; (3) "Pharmacist" means a person duly licensed by the commission to engage in the ... |
18.64A.020 | Rules—Qualifications and training programs. | (1)(a) The commission shall adopt, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, rules fixing the classification and qualifications and the educational and training requirements for persons who may be employed as pharmacy technicians or who may be enrolled in any pharmacy technician training program. Such rules shall provide t... |
18.64A.025 | Qualifications—Military training and experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training and experience requirements of this chapter unless the commission determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2013 c 19 s 34 ; 2011 c 32 s 5 .] |
18.64A.030 | Rules—Duties of technicians, assistants. | The commission shall adopt, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, rules governing the extent to which pharmacy ancillary personnel may perform services associated with the practice of pharmacy. These rules shall provide for the certification of pharmacy technicians and registration of pharmacy assistants by the departm... |
18.64A.040 | Limitations on practice. | (1) Pharmacy ancillary personnel shall practice pharmacy in this state only after authorization by the commission and only to the extent permitted by the commission in accordance with this chapter. (2) A pharmacist shall be assisted by pharmacy ancillary personnel in the practice of pharmacy in this state only after au... |
18.64A.050 | Disciplinary action against certificate or registration—Grounds. | In addition to the grounds under RCW 18.130.170 and 18.130.180 , the commission may take disciplinary action against the certificate of any pharmacy technician or the registration of any pharmacy assistant upon proof that: (1) His or her certificate or registration was procured through fraud, misrepresentation, or dece... |
18.64A.055 | Uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of certificates and registrations and the discipline of certificants and registrants under this chapter.
[ 2016 sp.s. c 4 s 3 ; 1993 c 367 s 16 .] |
18.64A.060 | Pharmacy's application for ancillary personnel—Fee—Approval or rejection by commission—Hearing—Appeal. | No pharmacy licensed in this state shall utilize the services of pharmacy ancillary personnel without approval of the commission. Any pharmacy licensed in this state may apply to the commission for permission to use the services of pharmacy ancillary personnel. The application shall be accompanied by a fee and shall co... |
18.64A.070 | Persons presently acting as technicians—Pharmacies presently employing those persons. | (1) Persons presently assisting a pharmacist by performing the functions of a pharmacy technician may continue to do so under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist: PROVIDED, That within eighteen months after May 28, 1977, such persons shall be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (2) Pharmacies presen... |
18.64A.080 | Pharmacy's or pharmacist's liability, responsibility. | A pharmacy or pharmacist which utilizes the services of pharmacy ancillary personnel with approval by the commission, is not aiding and abetting an unlicensed person to practice pharmacy within the meaning of chapter 18.64 RCW: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the pharmacy or pharmacist shall retain responsibility for any act p... |
18.71.002 | Purpose. | It is the purpose of the commission to regulate the competency and quality of professional health care providers under its jurisdiction by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing qualifications for licensing, consistent standards of practice, continuing competency mechanisms, and discipline. Rules, policies, and proced... |
18.71.003 | Declaration of purpose. | This chapter is passed: (1) In the exercise of the police power of the state to protect public health, to promote the welfare of the state, and to provide an adequate public agency to act as a disciplinary body for the members of the medical profession licensed to practice medicine and surgery in this state; (2) Becaus... |
18.71.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commission" means the Washington medical commission. (2) "Emergency medical care" or "emergency medical service" has the same meaning as in chapter 18.73 RCW. (3) "Maintenance of certification" means the sa... |
18.71.011 | Definition of practice of medicine—Engaging in practice of chiropractic prohibited, when. | A person is practicing medicine if he or she does one or more of the following: (1) Offers or undertakes to diagnose, cure, advise, or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain or other condition, physical or mental, real or imaginary, by any means or instrumentality; (2) Administers ... |
18.71.015 | Commission established—Membership—Qualifications—Duties and powers—Compensation—Order of removal—Vacancies. | The Washington medical commission is established, consisting of thirteen individuals licensed to practice medicine in the state of Washington under this chapter, two individuals who are licensed in the state of Washington as physician assistants under chapter 18.71A RCW, and six individuals who are members of the publi... |
18.71.017 | Rules by commission—Successor to other boards. | (1) The commission may adopt such rules as are not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be determined necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The commission is the successor in interest of the board of medical examiners and the medical disciplinary board. All contracts, undertakings, a... |
18.71.019 | Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act—Request for review of revocation order. | The Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice and the issuance and denial of licenses and discipline of licensees under this chapter. When a panel of the commission revokes a license, the respondent may request review of the revocation order of the panel by the remaining members of the c... |
18.71.0195 | Disciplinary reports—Confidentiality—Immunity. | (1) The contents of any report filed under RCW 18.130.070 shall be confidential and exempt from public disclosure pursuant to chapter 42.56 RCW, except that it may be reviewed (a) by the licensee involved or his or her counsel or authorized representative who may submit any additional exculpatory or explanatory stateme... |
18.71.021 | License required. | No person may practice or represent himself or herself as practicing medicine without first having a valid license to do so.
[ 1987 c 150 s 46 .]
Severability — 1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901 . |
18.71.030 | Exemptions.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to or interfere in any way with the practice of religion or any kind of treatment by prayer; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to prohibit: (1) The furnishing of medical assistance in cases of emergency requiring immediate attention; (2) The domestic adm... |
18.71.040 | Application—Fee. | Every applicant for a license to practice medicine and surgery shall pay a fee determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250 .
[ 2003 c 275 s 1 ; 1991 c 3 s 160 ; 1985 c 322 s 1 . Prior: 1975 1st ex.s. c 171 s 6 ; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 s 61 ; 1955 c 202 s 35 ; prior: 1941 c 166 s 1, part; 1913 c 82 s 1, part; ... |
18.71.050 | Application—Eligibility requirements—United States and Canadian graduates. | (1) Each applicant who has graduated from a school of medicine located in any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Dominion of Canada, shall file an application for licensure with the commission on a form prepared by the secretary with the approval of the commission. Ea... |
18.71.051 | Application—Eligibility requirements—Foreign graduates—Waivers. | (1) Applicants for licensure to practice medicine who have graduated from a school of medicine located outside of the states, territories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Dominion of Canada, shall file an application for licensure with the commission on a form prepared by the secr... |
18.71.055 | Schools of medicine—Requirements for approval. | The commission may approve any school of medicine which is located in any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or in the Dominion of Canada, provided that it: (1) Requires collegiate instruction which includes courses deemed by the commission to be prerequisites to medical edu... |
18.71.060 | Record of proceedings of commission and of applications. | The commission shall keep an official record of all its proceedings, a part of which record shall consist of a register of all applicants for licensure under this chapter, with the result of each application. The record shall be evidence of all the proceedings of the commission that are set forth in it.
[ 1994 sp.s. c ... |
18.71.070 | Examination—Record. | 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 preparat... |
18.71.080 | License renewal—Human trafficking information—Continuing education requirement—Failure to renew, procedure. | (1)(a) Every person licensed to practice medicine in this state shall pay licensing fees and renew his or her license in accordance with administrative procedures and administrative requirements adopted as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . (b) The commission shall request licensees to submit information about t... |
18.71.083 | Maintenance of certification. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the commission may not require a physician to participate in a maintenance of certification requirement as a condition of licensure or license renewal. The commission may allow a physician to fulfill license renewal requirements through satisfactory participatio... |
18.71.085 | Inactive licenses—Renewal—Application of disciplinary provisions. | The commission may adopt rules pursuant to this section authorizing an inactive license status. (1) An individual licensed pursuant to chapter 18.71 RCW may place his or her license on inactive status. The holder of an inactive license shall not practice medicine and surgery in this state without first activating the l... |
18.71.090 | License without examination—Reciprocity—National board examinees—Fee. | Any applicant who meets the requirements of RCW 18.71.050 and has been licensed under the laws of another state, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any province of Canada, or an applicant who has satisfactorily passed examinations given by the national board of medical examiners may, in the discretion... |
18.71.095 | Limited licenses. | The commission may, without examination, issue a limited license to persons who possess the qualifications set forth herein: (1) The commission may, upon the written request of the secretary of the department of social and health services, the secretary of children, youth, and families, or the secretary of corrections,... |
18.71.097 | Provisional emergency services provider certification—Eligibility. | (1) Emergency medical services providers who are currently licensed or certified in another state or who hold a current certification from a national certifying agency approved by the department [of health] are eligible for a Washington provisional emergency services provider certification. (2) To be eligible for a Was... |
18.71.100 | Applicability of health regulations. | All persons granted licenses or certificates under this chapter, shall be subject to the state and municipal regulations relating to the control of contagious diseases, the reporting and certifying to births and deaths, and all matters pertaining to public health; and all such reports shall be accepted as legal.
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18.71.190 | False personation. | Every person filing for record, or attempting to file for record, the certificate issued to another, falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person named in such certificate, or falsely claiming himself or herself to be the person entitled to the same, is guilty of forgery under RCW 9A.60.020 .
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18.71.200 | Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Definition. | As used in this chapter, a "physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic" means a person who: (1) Has successfully completed an emergency medical technician course as described in chapter 18.73 RCW; (2) Is trained under the supervision of an approved medical program director according to trai... |
18.71.205 | Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Certification. | (1) The secretary of the department of health shall prescribe: (a) Practice parameters, training standards for, and levels of, physician's trained advanced emergency medical technicians and paramedics; (b) Minimum standards and performance requirements for the certification and recertification of physician's trained ad... |
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