Title 18 — Title 18 BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS
113 chapters · 2,288 sections in this title.
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.]
RCW 18.64A.010 Definitions.
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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 license…
RCW 18.64A.020 Rules—Qualifications and training programs.
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(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 trai…
RCW 18.64A.025 Qualifications—Military training and experience.
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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 3…
RCW 18.64A.030 Rules—Duties of technicians, assistants.
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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 registrati…
RCW 18.64A.040 Limitations on practice.
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(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 …
RCW 18.64A.050 Disciplinary action against certificate or registration—Grounds.
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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 thr…
RCW 18.64A.055 Uniform disciplinary act.
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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.]
RCW 18.64A.060 Pharmacy's application for ancillary personnel—Fee—Approval or rejection by commission—Hearing—Appeal.
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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 sha…
RCW 18.64A.070 Persons presently acting as technicians—Pharmacies presently employing those persons.
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(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 provision…
RCW 18.64A.080 Pharmacy's or pharmacist's liability, responsibility.
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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 s…
RCW 18.71.002 Purpose.
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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…
RCW 18.71.003 Declaration of purpose.
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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 medicin…
RCW 18.71.010 Definitions.
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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) "Maint…
RCW 18.71.011 Definition of practice of medicine—Engaging in practice of chiropractic prohibited, when.
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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 mea…
RCW 18.71.015 Commission established—Membership—Qualifications—Duties and powers—Compensation—Order of removal—Vacancies.
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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 …
RCW 18.71.017 Rules by commission—Successor to other boards.
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(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 disciplina…
RCW 18.71.019 Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act—Request for review of revocation order.
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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…
RCW 18.71.0195 Disciplinary reports—Confidentiality—Immunity.
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(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 addit…
RCW 18.71.021 License required.
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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.]Notes:Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.
RCW 18.71.030 Exemptions.
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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 im…
RCW 18.71.040 Application—Fee.
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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 …
RCW 18.71.050 Application—Eligibility requirements—United States and Canadian graduates.
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(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…
RCW 18.71.051 Application—Eligibility requirements—Foreign graduates—Waivers.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5185-S.SL) ***(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 fi…
RCW 18.71.055 Schools of medicine—Requirements for approval.
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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 commis…
RCW 18.71.060 Record of proceedings of commission and of applications.
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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 t…
RCW 18.71.070 Examination—Record.
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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 pr…
RCW 18.71.080 License renewal—Human trafficking information—Continuing education requirement—Failure to renew, procedure.
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(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 l…
RCW 18.71.083 Maintenance of certification.
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(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 requir…
RCW 18.71.085 Inactive licenses—Renewal—Application of disciplinary provisions.
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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 th…
RCW 18.71.090 License without examination—Reciprocity—National board examinees—Fee.
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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 …
RCW 18.71.095 Limited licenses.
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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 fam…
RCW 18.71.097 Provisional emergency services provider certification—Eligibility.
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(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 cer…
RCW 18.71.100 Applicability of health regulations.
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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 re…
RCW 18.71.190 False personation.
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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 …
RCW 18.71.200 Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Definition.
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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 medi…
RCW 18.71.205 Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Certification.
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(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 rec…
RCW 18.71.210 Physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic—Liability.
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(1) No act or omission of any physician's trained advanced emergency medical technician and paramedic, as defined in RCW 18.71.200, or any emergency medical technician or first responder, as defined in RCW 18.73.030, done or omitted in good faith while rendering emergency medical…
RCW 18.71.212 Medical program directors—Certification.
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The secretary of the department of health, in conjunction with the state emergency medical services and trauma care committee, shall evaluate, certify and terminate certification of medical program directors, and prescribe minimum standards defining duties and responsibilities an…
RCW 18.71.213 Medical program directors—Termination—Temporary delegation of authority.
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If a medical program director terminates certification, that medical program director's authority may be delegated by the department to any other licensed physician for a period of thirty days, or until a new medical program director is certified, whichever comes first.[ 1986 c 6…
RCW 18.71.215 Medical program directors—Liability for acts or omissions of others.
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The department of health shall defend and hold harmless approved medical program directors, delegates, or agents, including but not limited to hospitals and hospital personnel in their capacity of training emergency service medical personnel for certification or recertification p…
RCW 18.71.220 Rendering emergency care—Immunity of physician or hospital from civil liability.
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No physician or hospital licensed in this state shall be subject to civil liability, based solely upon failure to obtain consent in rendering emergency medical, surgical, hospital, or health services to any individual regardless of age where its patient is unable to give his or h…
RCW 18.71.230 Disciplinary action against persons exempt from licensure.
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A right to practice medicine and surgery by an individual in this state pursuant to *RCW 18.71.030 (5) through (12) shall be subject to discipline by order of the commission upon a finding by the commission of an act of unprofessional conduct as defined in RCW 18.130.180 or that …
RCW 18.71.240 Abortion—Right to medical treatment of infant born alive.
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The right of medical treatment of an infant born alive in the course of an abortion procedure shall be the same as the right of an infant born prematurely of equal gestational age.[ 1981 c 328 s 1.]