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18.73.155 | Requirements—Military training or experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the secretary determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 32 s 7 .] |
18.73.165 | Emergency medical services training course—Students. | The department shall develop a process for authorizing a student who is 16 years of age to begin an emergency medical services training course administered by a state-approved skill center or other bona fide vocational educational program approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction, provided that... |
18.73.170 | Aid vehicles—Personnel—Use. | The aid vehicle shall be operated in accordance with standards promulgated by the secretary, by at least one person holding a certificate recognized under RCW 18.73.120 . The aid vehicle may be used for transportation of patients only when it is impossible or impractical to obtain an ambulance or when a wait for arriva... |
18.73.180 | Other transportation vehicles. | Other vehicles not herein defined by this chapter shall not be used for transportation of patients who must be carried on a stretcher or who may require medical attention en route, except that such transportation may be used when: (1) A disaster creates a situation that cannot be served by licensed ambulances; or (2) T... |
18.73.190 | Violations—Penalties. | Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter and for which a penalty is not provided shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for each day of the violation, or may be imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six ... |
18.73.200 | Administrative procedure act applicable. | The administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, shall wherever applicable govern the rights, remedies, and procedures respecting the administration of this chapter.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 21 .] |
18.73.240 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, shall govern the issuance and denial of credentials, unauthorized practice, and the discipline of persons credentialed under this chapter. The secretary shall act as the disciplinary authority under this chapter. Disciplinary action shall be initiated against a person c... |
18.73.250 | Epinephrine—Availability—Administration. | (1) All of the state's ambulance and aid services shall make epinephrine available to their emergency medical technicians in their emergency care supplies. The emergency medical technician may administer epinephrine. (2) Nothing in this section authorizes the administration of epinephrine by a first responder.
[ 2005 c... |
18.73.260 | Guidelines. | (1) The department of health shall convene a stakeholder group including the department of social and health services, the department of transportation, and local special needs transportation providers who shall assist in the development of guidelines for the safe transport of individuals who rely on stretchers and per... |
18.73.270 | Disclosure of information by emergency medical personnel—Violent injuries—Immunity. | (1) Except when treatment is provided in a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, a physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic, emergency medical technician, or first responder who renders treatment to a patient for (a) a bullet wound, gunshot wound, powder burn, or other injury arising... |
18.73.280 | Ambulance service—Transport of patients to a nonmedical facility. | An ambulance service may transport patients to a nonmedical facility, such as a mental health facility or chemical dependency program as authorized in regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans under RCW 70.168.100 .
[ 2015 c 157 s 4 .] |
18.73.290 | Organ transport services. | (1) An organ transport service may not operate in the state of Washington without holding a license for such operation, issued by the secretary in consultation with the department of licensing. (2) Organ transport services must ensure that personnel operating organ transport vehicles: (a) Are at least 25 years of age; ... |
18.73.300 | Ground ambulance services organizations—Penalties. | If the insurance commissioner reports to the department that they have cause to believe that a ground ambulance services organization has engaged in a pattern of violations of RCW 48.49.200 , and the report is substantiated after investigation, the department may levy a fine upon the ground ambulance services organizat... |
18.73.305 | Emergency medical services—Study—Report. | (1) The Washington state institute for public policy, in collaboration with the department, the health care authority, and the office of the insurance commissioner, shall conduct a study on the extent to which other states fund or have considered funding emergency medical services substantially or entirely through fede... |
18.73.910 | Effective dates—1973 1st ex.s. c 208. | The provisions of sections 1 through 8, inclusive, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of this 1973 act shall take effect on July 1, 1973. The provisions of sections 9, 10, and 13 through 19, inclusive, shall take effect on January 1, 1976.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 22 .] |
18.74.005 | Purpose of chapter. | The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and to provide for state administrative control, supervision, licensure, and regulation of the practice of physical therapy. It is the intent of the legislature that only individuals who meet and maintain prescribed standards of competenc... |
18.74.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Authorized health care practitioner" means and includes licensed physicians, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, naturopaths, podiatric physicians and surgeons, dentists, and *advanced registered nurse p... |
18.74.012 | Consultation with health care practitioner not required for certain treatments. | A consultation and periodic review by an authorized health care practitioner is not required for treatment of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal conditions.
[ 2005 c 501 s 3 ; 2000 c 171 s 24 ; 1991 c 12 s 2 ; 1990 c 297 s 19 ; 1988 c 185 s 2 .]
Effective dates — 1991 c 12 ss 1, 2, 3, 6: See note following RCW 18.74.010 ... |
18.74.015 | Referral to health care practitioners—When required. | (1) Physical therapists shall refer persons under their care to authorized health care practitioners if they have reasonable cause to believe symptoms or conditions are present which require services beyond the scope of their practice or for which physical therapy is contraindicated. (2) A violation of this section is ... |
18.74.020 | Board created—Members—Staff assistance—Compensation and travel expenses. | The state board of physical therapy is hereby created. The board shall consist of seven members who shall be appointed by the governor. Five members of the board shall be physical therapists licensed under this chapter and residing in this state, shall have not less than five years' experience in the practice of physic... |
18.74.023 | Board—Powers and duties. | The board has the following powers and duties: (1) To develop and administer, or approve, or both, examinations to applicants for a license under this chapter. (2) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for a license and to certify to the secretary duly qualified applicants. (3) To make such rules not inconsiste... |
18.74.025 | Standards for appropriateness of physical therapy care—Violation. | Pursuant to the board's power in RCW 18.74.023 (3), the board is directed to adopt rules relating to standards for appropriateness of physical therapy care. Violation of the standards adopted by rule under this section is unprofessional conduct under this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW.
[ 1991 c 12 s 5 .] |
18.74.027 | Board—Officers—Meetings—Quorum. | The board shall elect from its members a chairperson and vice chairperson-secretary, who shall serve for one year and until their successors are elected. The board shall meet at least once a year and upon the call of the chairperson at such times and places as the chairperson designates. A majority of the board members... |
18.74.029 | Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act. | The Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses and interim permits, and the discipline of licensees and holders of interim permits under this chapter.
[ 1993 c 133 s 2 ; 1987 c 150 s 47 ; 1986 c 259 s 123 .]
Severability — 1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.90... |
18.74.030 | Qualifications of applicants. | (1) An applicant for a license as a physical therapist shall have the following minimum qualifications: (a) Be of good moral character; and (b) Have obtained either (i) a baccalaureate degree in physical therapy from an institution of higher learning approved by the board or (ii) a baccalaureate degree from an institut... |
18.74.033 | Qualifications—Military training and experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training and experience requirements of this chapter unless the board determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 32 s 8 .] |
18.74.035 | Examinations—Scope—Time and place. | (1) All qualified applicants for a license as a physical therapist shall be examined by the board at such time and place as the board may determine. The board may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private testing agency or association of licensing authorities. The examination shall embrace the follow... |
18.74.038 | Physical therapist assistants—Waiver of examination. | The board shall waive the examination and grant a license to a person who meets the commonly accepted standards for practicing as a physical therapist assistant, as adopted by rule. Persons eligible for licensure as a physical therapist assistant under this section must apply for a license within one year of July 1, 20... |
18.74.040 | Licenses. | (1) The secretary shall license as a physical therapist, and shall furnish a license to, each applicant who successfully passes the examination for licensure as a physical therapist. (2) The secretary shall license as a physical therapist assistant, and shall furnish a license to, each applicant who successfully passes... |
18.74.050 | Licenses—Fees. | (1) The secretary shall furnish a license upon the authority of the board to any person who applies and who has qualified under the provisions of this chapter. At the time of applying, the applicant shall comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees established pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 ... |
18.74.060 | Licensure by endorsement. | Upon the recommendation of the board, the secretary shall license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant and shall furnish a license to any person who is a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant registered, certified, or licensed under the laws of another state or territory, or the District... |
18.74.065 | Licenses—Issuance to persons licensed or registered before July 24, 1983. | Any person holding a valid license or certificate of registration to practice physical therapy issued by authority of this state prior to July 24, 1983, shall be issued a license under this chapter.
[ 1983 c 116 s 11 .] |
18.74.070 | Renewal of license. | Every licensed physical therapist and physical therapist assistant shall apply to the secretary for a renewal of the license and pay to the state treasurer a fee determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 .
[ 2007 c 98 s 8 ; 1996 c 191 s 61 ; 1991 c 3 s 180 ; 1983 c 116 s 12 ; 1975 1st ex.s.... |
18.74.073 | Licenses—Inactive status—Fees. | Any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under this chapter not practicing physical therapy or providing services may place his or her license in an inactive status. The board shall prescribe requirements for maintaining an inactive status and converting from an inactive or active status. The sec... |
18.74.075 | Interim permits. | (1) The department, upon approval by the board, shall issue an interim permit authorizing an applicant for licensure who meets the minimum qualifications stated in RCW 18.74.030 to practice physical therapy under graduate supervision pending notification of the results of the first licensure examination for which the a... |
18.74.085 | Types of advertising prohibited. | (1) Physical therapists shall not advertise that they perform spinal manipulation, manipulative mobilization of the spine, chiropractic adjustment, spinal adjustment, maintenance or wellness manipulation, or chiropractic care of any kind. (2) A violation of this section is unprofessional conduct under this chapter and ... |
18.74.090 | False advertising—Use of name and words—License required—Prosecutions of violations. | (1) A person who is not licensed with the secretary of health as a physical therapist under the requirements of this chapter shall not represent him or herself as being so licensed and shall not use in connection with his or her name the words or letters "P.T.", "R.P.T.", "L.P.T.", "physical therapy", "physiotherapy", ... |
18.74.095 | False advertising—Injunctions. | If any person violates the provisions of this chapter, the attorney general, prosecuting attorney, the secretary, the board, or any citizen of the same county, may maintain an action in the name of the state to enjoin such person from practicing or holding himself or herself out as practicing physical therapy. The inju... |
18.74.120 | Record of proceedings—Register. | The secretary of health shall keep a record of proceedings under this chapter and a register of all persons licensed under it. The register shall show the name of every living licensed physical therapist and physical therapist assistant, his or her last known place of residence, and the date and number of his or her li... |
18.74.125 | Construction of chapter—Activities not prohibited—Use of letters or words in connection with name. | Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person licensed in this state under any other act from engaging in the practice for which he or she is licensed. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any person who, at any time prior to January 1, 1961, was practicing any healing or manipulative art in the state of Washingt... |
18.74.128 | Construction of chapter—Health carrier contracts with physical therapist assistants. | Nothing in this chapter may be construed to require that a health carrier defined in RCW 48.43.005 contract with a person licensed as a physical therapist assistant under this chapter.
[ 2007 c 98 s 17 .] |
18.74.130 | Exemptions. | This chapter does not prohibit or regulate: (1) The practice of physical therapy by students enrolled in approved schools as may be incidental to their course of study so long as such activities do not go beyond the scope of practice defined by this chapter. (2) Auxiliary services provided by physical therapy aides car... |
18.74.135 | Insurance coverage and benefits not required or regulated. | This chapter shall not be construed to restrict the ability of any insurance entity regulated by Title 48 RCW, or any state agency or program from limiting or controlling the utilization of physical therapy services by the use of any type of gatekeeper function; nor shall it be construed to require or prohibit that ind... |
18.74.140 | Practice setting not restricted. | Nothing in this chapter restricts the ability of physical therapists to work in the practice setting of their choice.
[ 1991 c 12 s 4 .] |
18.74.150 | Unlawful activities—Persons exempt from licensure under chapter. | (1) It is unlawful for any person to practice or in any manner hold himself or herself out to practice physical therapy or designate himself or herself as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, unless he or she is licensed in accordance with this chapter or has unencumbered compact privilege as defined i... |
18.74.160 | Authorization to practice—Referral to appropriate practitioner—Standards of ethics—Electroneuromyographic examinations—Authorization to purchase, store, and administer certain drugs or medication. | (1) A physical therapist licensed under this chapter is fully authorized to practice physical therapy as defined in this chapter. (2) A physical therapist shall refer persons under his or her care to appropriate health care practitioners if the physical therapist has reasonable cause to believe symptoms or conditions a... |
18.74.170 | Delegation. | (1) Physical therapists are responsible for patient care given by assistive personnel under their supervision. A physical therapist may delegate to assistive personnel and supervise selected acts, tasks, or procedures that fall within the scope of physical therapy practice but do not exceed the education or training of... |
18.74.180 | Professional and legal responsibility—Supervision of assistive personnel. | A physical therapist is professionally and legally responsible for patient care given by assistive personnel under his or her supervision. If a physical therapist fails to adequately supervise patient care given by assistive personnel, the board may take disciplinary action against the physical therapist. (1) Regardles... |
18.74.190 | Spinal manipulation—Endorsement. | (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a physical therapist may perform spinal manipulation only after being issued a spinal manipulation endorsement by the secretary. The secretary, upon approval by the board, shall issue an endorsement to a physical therapist who has at least one year of full-time, orthopedi... |
18.74.200 | Intramuscular needling—Endorsement.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, a physical therapist may perform intramuscular needling only after being issued an intramuscular needling endorsement by the secretary. The secretary, upon approval by the board, shall issue an endorsement to a physical therapist who has at least one year of postgraduate ... |
18.74.500 | Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. | The Physical Therapy Licensure Compact as set forth in this section is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT ARTICLE I - PURPOSE The purpose of this compact is to facil... |
18.74.510 | Physical therapy licensure compact—Compact privilege—Fees. | (1) The secretary, in consultation with the board, shall establish fees pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants seeking to practice in this state by use of compact privilege as defined in RCW 18.74.500 . At the time of applying for compact privilege in this state, the applica... |
18.74.520 | Physical therapy licensure compact—Criminal history information. | The board shall not disseminate any criminal history information gained through a federal background check, ordered pursuant to RCW 18.74.500 , the physical therapy licensure compact, to the physical therapy compact commission or another state or state licensure board.
[ 2017 c 108 s 3 .] |
18.74.912 | Effective dates—2007 c 98. | (1) Sections 1 and 3 through 18 of this act take effect July 1, 2008. (2) Section 2 of this act takes effect December 1, 2008.
[ 2007 c 98 s 19 .] |
18.76.010 | Purpose. | The legislature finds that accidental and purposeful exposure to drugs, poisons, and toxic substances continues to be a severe health problem in the state of Washington. It further finds that a significant reduction in the consequences of such accidental exposures has occurred as a result of the services provided by po... |
18.76.020 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter: (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Poison information center medical director" means a person who: (a) Is licensed to practice medicine and surgery under chapter 18.71 RCW or osteopathic medi... |
18.76.030 | Poison information center—Statewide program. | The department shall, in a manner consistent with this chapter, provide support for the statewide program of poison and drug information services. These services shall, no later than June 30, 1993, be centralized in and coordinated by a single nonprofit center to be located in a place determined by the secretary. The s... |
18.76.041 | Consulting with other poison programs. | The department shall establish a system for consulting with other state and local agency programs concerned with poisons and poisonings, incidents involving exposures to potentially poisonous substances, and other toxicological matters to develop the most coordinated and consistent response to such situations as is rea... |
18.76.050 | Rules and standards. | The secretary with the advice of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee established under *RCW 18.73.050 shall adopt rules, under chapter 34.05 RCW, prescribing: (1) Standards for the operation of a poison information center; (2) Standards and procedures for certification, recertification and... |
18.76.060 | Poison center medical director—Poison information specialist—Certification required. | (1) A person may not act as a poison center medical director or perform the duties of poison information specialists of a poison information center without being certified by the secretary under this chapter. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a poison center medical director terminates certificatio... |
18.76.070 | Immunity from liability. | (1) No act done or omitted in good faith while performing duties as a poison center medical director or poison information specialist of a poison information center shall impose any liability on the poison center, its officers, the poison center medical director, the poison information specialist, or other employees. (... |
18.76.080 | Department to defend personnel. | The department shall defend any poison center medical director or poison information specialist for any act or omission subject to RCW 18.76.070 .
[ 1987 c 214 s 23 .] |
18.76.090 | Use of gifts and grants. | The center may receive gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources that may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the center and spend gifts, grants, or endowments or any income from the public or private sources according to their terms.
[ 1993 c ... |
18.76.110 | Certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The department shall immediately suspend the certification of a poison center medical director or a poison information specialist who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation or... |
18.79.010 | Purpose. | It is the purpose of the state board of nursing 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... |
18.79.020 | Definitions. | Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Board" means the Washington state board of nursing. (2) "Department" means the department of health. (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee. (4)... |
18.79.030 | Licenses required—Titles.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2155.SL ) ***
(1) It is unlawful for a person to practice or to offer to practice as a registered nurse in this state unless that person has been licensed under this chapter or holds a valid multistate license under chapter 18.80 RCW. A person who holds a license to practice as a registered ... |
18.79.040 | "Registered nursing practice" defined—Exceptions.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) "Registered nursing practice" means the performance of acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and skill based on the principles of the biological, physiological, behavioral, and sociological sciences in either: (a) The observation, assessment, diagnosis, care or counsel, and health teaching of ... |
18.79.050 | "Advanced registered nursing practice" defined—Exceptions.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | "Advanced registered nursing practice" means the performance of the acts of a registered nurse and the performance of an expanded role in providing health care services as recognized by the medical and nursing professions, the scope of which is defined by rule by the board. Upon approval by the board, an advanced regis... |
18.79.060 | "Licensed practical nursing practice" defined—Exceptions.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | "Licensed practical nursing practice" means the performance of services requiring the knowledge, skill, and judgment necessary for carrying out selected aspects of the designated nursing regimen under the direction and supervision of a licensed physician and surgeon, dentist, osteopathic physician and surgeon, physicia... |
18.79.070 | Board established—Membership—Qualifications(as amended by 2025 c 58).(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) The state (( nursing care quality assurance commission )) board of nursing is established, consisting of fifteen members to be appointed by the governor to four-year terms. The governor shall consider nursing members who are recommended for appointment by the appropriate professional associations in the state. No p... |
18.79.080 | Board—Order of removal—Vacancy. | The governor may remove a member of the board for neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance or misfeasance in office, or for incompetency or unprofessional conduct as defined in chapter 18.130 RCW. Whenever the governor is satisfied that a member of the board has been guilty of neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance o... |
18.79.090 | Board—Compensation. | Each board member shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.265 and shall be paid travel expenses when away from home in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
[ 2025 c 58 s 5008 ; 1999 c 366 s 5 ; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 409 .]
Explanatory note — 2025 c 58: See note following RCW 1.16.050 . |
18.79.100 | Board—Officers—Meetings. | The board shall annually elect officers from among its members. The board shall meet at least quarterly at times and places it designates. It shall hold such other meetings during the year as may be deemed necessary to transact its business. A majority of the board members appointed and serving constitutes a quorum at ... |
18.79.110 | Board—Duties and powers—Rules—Successor to boards.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings and make such reports to the governor as may be required. The board shall define by rules what constitutes specialized and advanced levels of nursing practice as recognized by the medical and nursing profession. The board may adopt rules or issue advisory opin... |
18.79.120 | Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act. | The Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 412 .] |
18.79.140 | Executive director—Qualifications. | The executive director must be a graduate of a college or university, with a masters' degree.
[ 2022 c 240 s 33 ; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 414 .] |
18.79.150 | Schools and programs—Requirements—Approval. | An institution desiring to conduct a school of registered nursing or a school or program of practical nursing, or both, shall apply to the board and submit evidence satisfactory to the board that: (1) It is prepared to carry out the curriculum approved by the board for basic registered nursing or practical nursing, or ... |
18.79.160 | Applicants—Required documentation—Criteria—Rules.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) An applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse shall submit to the board: (a) An attested written application on a department form; (b) An official transcript demonstrating graduation and successful completion of an approved program of nursing; and (c) Any other official records specified by the board... |
18.79.170 | Examination—Rules.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | An applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or licensed practical nurse must pass an examination in subjects determined by the board. The examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination. The board shall establish by rule the requirements for ... |
18.79.180 | Interim permits—License—Expiration upon failure.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | When authorized by the board, the department shall issue an interim permit authorizing the applicant to practice registered nursing, advanced registered nursing, or licensed practical nursing, as appropriate, from the time of verification of the completion of the school or training program until notification of the res... |
18.79.190 | Reciprocity—Foreign programs—Examination. | Upon approval of the application by the board, the department shall issue a license by endorsement without examination to practice as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse to a person who is licensed as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse under the laws of another state, territory, or possessio... |
18.79.200 | License procedures, requirements, fees.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | An applicant for a license to practice as a registered nurse, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or licensed practical nurse shall comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees as determined under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 .
[ 1996 c 191 s 62 ; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 420 .]
PDF RCW 18.79... |
18.79.202 | License fee surcharge—Use of proceeds—Nursing resource center account—Report to the legislature—Review—Rules. | (1) In addition to the licensing fee for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed under this chapter and for nurses who hold a valid multistate license issued by the state of Washington under chapter 18.80 RCW, the department shall impose an additional surcharge of eight dollars per year on all initial ... |
18.79.210 | License renewal—Procedures, requirements, fees. | A license issued under this chapter must be renewed, except as provided in this chapter. The licensee shall comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees as determined under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 .
[ 1996 c 191 s 63 ; 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 421 .] |
18.79.230 | Temporary retirement—Renewal—Fee—Qualification.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | A person licensed under this chapter who desires to retire temporarily from registered nursing practice, advanced registered nursing practice, or licensed practical nursing practice in this state shall send a written notice to the secretary. Upon receipt of the notice the department shall place the name of the person o... |
18.79.240 | Construction.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) In the context of the definition of registered nursing practice and advanced registered nursing practice, this chapter shall not be construed as: (a) Prohibiting the incidental care of the sick by domestic servants or persons primarily employed as housekeepers, so long as they do not practice registered nursing wit... |
18.79.250 | Advanced registered nurse practitioner—Activities allowed.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | An advanced registered nurse practitioner under his or her license may perform for compensation nursing care, as that term is usually understood, of the ill, injured, or infirm, and in the course thereof, she or he may do the following things that shall not be done by a person not so licensed, except as provided in RCW... |
18.79.256 | Advanced registered nurse practitioner—Scope of practice—Document attestation.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | An advanced registered nurse practitioner may sign and attest to any certificates, cards, forms, or other required documentation that a physician may sign, so long as it is within the advanced registered nurse practitioner's scope of practice.
[ 2015 c 104 s 1 .]
PDF RCW 18.79.256
Advanced practice registered nurse — S... |
18.79.260 | Registered nurse—Activities allowed—Delegation of tasks.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) A registered nurse under his or her license may perform for compensation nursing care, as that term is usually understood, to individuals with illnesses, injuries, or disabilities. (2) A registered nurse may, at or under the general direction of a licensed physician and surgeon, dentist, osteopathic physician and s... |
18.79.270 | Licensed practical nurse—Activities allowed.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | A licensed practical nurse under his or her license may perform nursing care, as that term is usually understood, of the ill, injured, or infirm, and in the course thereof may, under the direction of a licensed physician and surgeon, osteopathic physician and surgeon, dentist, naturopathic physician, podiatric physicia... |
18.79.280 | Medication, tests, treatments allowed. | It is not a violation of chapter 18.71 RCW or of chapter 18.57 RCW for a registered nurse, at or under the general direction of a licensed physician and surgeon, or osteopathic physician and surgeon, to administer prescribed drugs, injections, inoculations, tests, or treatment whether or not the piercing of tissues is ... |
18.79.290 | Catheterization of students—Rules.(Effective until June 30, 2027.) | (1) In accordance with rules adopted by the board, public school districts and private schools that offer classes for any of grades kindergarten through twelve may provide for clean, intermittent bladder catheterization of students or assisted self-catheterization of students who are in the custody of the school distri... |
18.79.300 | Department—Rules for administration. | The department, subject to chapter 34.05 RCW, the Washington Administrative Procedure Act, may adopt such reasonable rules as may be necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it in the administration of this chapter.
[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 430 .] |
18.79.310 | Rules, regulations, decisions of previous boards—Effect. | As of July 1, 1994, all rules, regulations, decisions, and orders of the board of nursing under *chapter 18.88 RCW or the board of practical nursing under *chapter 18.78 RCW continue to be in effect under the board, until the board acts to modify the rules, regulations, decisions, or orders.
[ 2025 c 58 s 5021 ; 1994 s... |
18.79.330 | Finding. | The legislature finds a need to provide additional work-related opportunities for nursing students. Nursing students enrolled in bachelor of science programs or associate degree programs, working within the limits of their education, gain valuable judgment and knowledge through expanded work opportunities.
[ 2003 c 258... |
18.79.340 | Nursing technicians. | (1) "Nursing technician" means a nursing student employed in a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, a clinic, or a nursing home licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW, who: (a) Is currently enrolled in good standing in a nursing program approved by the board and has not graduated; or (b) Is a graduate of a nursing prog... |
18.79.350 | Nursing technicians—Nursing functions. | (1) Nursing technicians are authorized to perform specific nursing functions within the limits of their education, up to their skill and knowledge, but they may not: (a) Administer chemotherapy, blood or blood products, intravenous medications, or scheduled drugs, or carry out procedures on central lines; (b) Assume on... |
18.79.360 | Applications for registration as a nursing technician—Fee. | (1) Applications for registration must be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for registration provided for in chapter 18.130 RCW. Each applicant shall pay a fe... |
18.79.370 | Nursing technicians—Registration renewal. | The secretary shall establish by rule the procedural requirements and fees for renewal of the registration. Failure to renew invalidates the registration and all privileges granted by the registration. For renewal of registration, a nursing technician must attest that he or she continues to qualify as a nursing technic... |
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