Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
RCW 18.64.500 Tamper-resistant prescription pads or paper.
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(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…
RCW 18.64.510 Limitation on authority to regulate or establish standards regarding a jail.
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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. T…
RCW 18.64.520 Dispensing of drug other than controlled substance—Supply limit.
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(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 req…
RCW 18.64.530 Topical ophthalmic products—Early refills authorized.
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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 patie…
RCW 18.64.540 Provision of drugs to ambulance or aid services associated with providing emergency medical services to patients.
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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 …
RCW 18.64.550 Chart order as prescription—Long-term care facilities and hospice programs.
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(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 prescribi…
RCW 18.64.560 Nursing homes and hospice programs—Emergency drug kits—Supplemental dose kits.
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(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…
RCW 18.64.570 Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Legend drug resupply—Shared pharmacy services—Unused drugs.
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(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 s…
RCW 18.64.580 Long-term care pharmacies—Ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians—Standards.
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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 p…
RCW 18.64.590 Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Commission authority.
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The commission may adopt rules implementing RCW 18.64.550 through 18.64.580.[ 2016 c 148 s 6.]
RCW 18.64.600 Opioid use disorder medications—Remote dispensing sites—Registration—Rules—Fees.
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(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 s…
RCW 18.64.610 Prescription drug return and reuse—Rules.
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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.]
RCW 18.64.920 Repealer—1935 c 98.
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All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.[ 1935 c 98 s 11.]