Title 18, BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

The board may adopt rules to implement chapter 123, Laws of 2023. [ 2023 c 123 s 13.] Notes: Short title—2023 c 123: See RCW 18.80.900.

Subject to amounts appropriated specifically for this purpose, the Washington state board of nursing shall develop and manage a grant process for the purposes of providing incentives to certified registered nurse anesthetists to precept nurse anesthesia residents in health care s…

(1) The University of Washington center for health workforce studies, in collaboration with the Washington state board of nursing, the Washington medical commission, and the department of health, shall study the workforce shortages in anesthesia care in each facility providing an…

(1) By January 1, 2019, the board must adopt rules establishing requirements for prescribing opioid drugs. The rules may contain exemptions based on education, training, amount of opioids prescribed, patient panel, and practice environment. (2) In developing the rules, the board …

By January 1, 2020, the board must adopt or amend its rules to require advanced registered nurse practitioners who prescribe opioids to inform patients of their right to refuse an opioid prescription or order for any reason. If a patient indicates a desire to not receive an opioi…

If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected. [ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 904.]

Headings and captions used in this act constitute no part of the law. [ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 905.]

This act takes effect July 1, 1994. [ 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 906.]

(1) The legislature finds that: (a) The health and safety of the public are affected by the degree of compliance with and the effectiveness of enforcement activities related to state nurse licensure laws; (b) Violations of nurse licensure and other laws regulating the practice of…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority ag…

(1) A multistate license to practice registered or licensed practical or vocational nursing issued by a home state to a resident in that state will be recognized by each party state as authorizing a nurse to practice as a registered nurse, or licensed practical or vocational nurs…

(1) Upon application for a multistate license, the licensing board in the issuing party state shall ascertain, through the coordinated licensure information system, whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of, a license issued by any other state, whether there are an…

(1) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a licensing board shall have the authority to: (a) Take adverse action against a nurse's multistate licensure privilege to practice within that party state. (i) Only the home state shall have the power to take adverse ac…

(1) All party states shall participate in a coordinated licensure information system of all licensed registered nurses, and licensed practical or vocational nurses. This system will include information on the licensure and disciplinary history of each nurse, as submitted by party…

(1) The party states hereby create and establish a joint public entity known as the interstate commission of nurse licensure compact administrators. (a) The interstate commission is an instrumentality of the party states. (b) Venue is proper, and judicial proceedings by or agains…

(1) The interstate commission shall exercise its rule-making powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment and shall have the same force and …

(1) Each party state shall enforce this compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate this compact's purposes and intent. (2) The interstate commission shall be entitled to receive service of process in any proceeding that may affect the powers, responsibil…

(1) This compact shall become effective and binding on the earlier of the date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by no less than twenty-six states or December 31, 2018. All party states to this compact, that also were parties to the prior nurse licensure compact, …

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the Constitution of any party state or of the Uni…

This act shall be known and cited as the interstate nurse licensure compact of 2023. [ 2023 c 123 s 1.]

When used in this chapter: (1) The "practice of psychology" means the observation, evaluation, interpretation, and modification of human behavior by the application of psychological principles, methods, and procedures for the purposes of preventing or eliminating symptomatic or m…

(1) To safeguard the people of the state of Washington from the dangers of unqualified and improper practice of psychology, it is unlawful for any person to whom this chapter applies to represent himself or herself to be a psychologist or a licensed psychological associate withou…

There is created the examining board of psychology which shall examine the qualifications of applicants for licensing. The board shall consist of nine psychologists and two public members, all appointed by the governor. The public members shall not be and have never been psycholo…

The board shall meet at least once each year and at such other times as the board deems appropriate to properly discharge its duties. All meetings shall be held in Olympia, Washington, or such other places as may be designated by the secretary. Five members of the board shall con…

(1) The board shall adopt such rules as it deems necessary to carry out its functions. (2) The board shall examine the qualifications of applicants for licensing under this chapter, to determine which applicants are eligible for licensing under this chapter and shall forward to t…

Each member of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.265 and in addition thereto shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. The board is designated as a class five …

(1) 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, except that the term "unlicensed practice" shall be defined by RCW 18.83.180 rather than RCW 18.130.020. (2)…

Administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees for applications and examinations shall be established as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. [ 1996 c 191 s 64; 1991 c 3 s 197; 1984 c 279 s 79; 1975 1st ex.s. c 30 s 72; 1965 c 70 s 6; 1955 c 305 s 6.] Notes:…

An applicant for a license as "psychologist" must submit proof to the board that: (1) The applicant is of good moral character. (2) The applicant holds a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, obtained from an integrated program of graduate study in psychology …

(1) Examination of applicants shall be held in Olympia, Washington, or at such other place as designated by the secretary, at least annually at such times as the board may determine. (2) Any applicant who fails to make a passing grade on the examination may be allowed to retake t…

The board shall forward to the secretary the name of each applicant entitled to a license under this chapter. The secretary shall promptly issue to such applicant a license authorizing such applicant to use the title "psychologist" or "licensed psychological associate." Each lice…

A person, not licensed in this state, who wishes to perform practices under the provisions of this chapter for a period not to exceed ninety days within a calendar year, must petition the board for a temporary permit to perform such practices. If the person is licensed or certifi…

(1) The board shall establish rules governing mandatory continuing education requirements which shall be met by any psychologist applying for a license renewal. (2) The office of crime victims advocacy shall supply the board with information on methods of recognizing victims of h…

(1) The board shall issue a licensed psychological associate license to an applicant who: (a) Is: (i) Currently enrolled in a doctor of philosophy, doctor of psychology program, or its equivalent in psychology at an accredited educational institution; or (ii) Participating in a p…

Confidential communications between a client and a psychologist or licensed psychological associate shall be privileged against compulsory disclosure to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as confidential communications between attorney and client, but this excepti…

(1) Psychologists and licensed psychological associates licensed under this chapter shall provide clients at the commencement of any program of treatment with accurate disclosure information concerning their practice, in accordance with guidelines developed by the board, which wi…

In addition to those acts defined in chapter 18.130 RCW, the board may take disciplinary action under RCW 18.130.160 for the following reasons: (1) Failing to maintain the confidentiality of information under RCW 18.83.110; (2) Violating the ethical code developed by the board un…

In addition to the authority prescribed under RCW 18.130.050, the board shall have the following authority: (1) To maintain records of all activities, and to publish and distribute to all psychologists and licensed psychological associates at least once each year abstracts of sig…

The board shall report to appropriate national and state organizations which represent the profession of psychology any disciplinary action. [ 1994 c 35 s 5; 1987 c 150 s 54; 1984 c 279 s 89.] Notes: Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901. Severability—1984 c 279: See RCW 18…

(1)(a) Upon compliance with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined under RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280, the board may grant a license, without oral examination, to any applicant who has not previously failed any examination held by the board of …

It shall be a gross misdemeanor and unlicensed practice for any person to: (1) Use in connection with his or her name any designation tending to imply that he or she is a licensed psychologist or licensed psychological associate unless duly licensed under or specifically excluded…

If any person represents himself or herself to be a psychologist or licensed psychological associate, unless the person is exempt from the provisions of this chapter, without possessing a valid license, certificated qualification, or a temporary permit to do so, or if he or she v…

This chapter shall not apply to: (1) Any person teaching, lecturing, consulting, or engaging in research in psychology but only insofar as such activities are performed as a part of or are dependent upon a position in a college or university in the state of Washington. (2) Any pe…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting any individual from offering counseling or guidance provided that such individuals do not hold themselves forth as psychologists or licensed psychological associates. [ 2024 c 371 s 12; 1965 c 70 s 25.] Notes: Effective da…

The department shall reduce the total number of supervised experience hours required under RCW 18.83.070 by three months for any applicant for a license under this chapter who has practiced as a certified chemical dependency professional for three years in the previous ten years.…

(1) The legislature finds: (a) States license psychologists in order to protect the public through verification of education, training, and experience, and to ensure accountability for professional practice; (b) The psychology interjurisdictional compact is intended to regulate t…