Adopted Rules

This page includes a complete list of all rules adopted within the past 12 months by the Department of Health or by any health profession board or commission vested with rule-making authority identified under RCW 18.130.040(2)(b).

For information about all current rules that apply to a topic, look in the title area for the subject. The rule title can be sorted ascending and descending by clicking on the small triangle next to the Title heading, or you can use the Search at the top of the list. For example, if you enter "drinking water rules" in the Search box, all rules with those words in their titles will appear at the top of the list.

Title WAC WSR Status Sort ascending Effective
J-1 Visa Waiver Program 246-562 WAC 24-04-022 Withdrawn
Nursing Homes and Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals WAC 246-840-4659 24-04-043 Withdrawn
Withdrawal of Shellfish Fee Rulemaking WAC 246-282-990 24-08-079 Withdrawn
Hospital Trauma Designation Recission Memo WAC 246-976-580, WAC 246-976-700 23-22-099 Withdrawn
Memo Rescinding an Incomplete Emergency Rule Amending Credentials for Mental Health Professionals WAC 246-341-0200, WAC 246-341-0515, WAC 246-810-010, WAC 246-810-015, WAC 246-810-990 24-08-001 Withdrawn
Memo Rescinding On-Site Sewage Proprietary Treatment Products Emergency Rule WAC 246-272A-0110 24-08-067 Withdrawn
Board of Naturopathy Rescission of Interpretive Statement BON 21-01 24-05-013 Withdrawn
Rescission of Policy Statement OHS DM-1.1 Standards for Donor Human Milk 24-04-079 Withdrawn
Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission Rescission of Policy Statement P004 24-05-012 Withdrawn
Rescission Memo by Washington State Board of Nursing 246-841A WAC 23-21-003 Withdrawn
Rescission Memo by Washington State Board of Nursing WAC 246-840-930, WAC 246-841-405 23-21-004 Withdrawn
Radionuclide Emissions Standards WAC 246-247-035 23-21-055 Adopted
Radiation Protection, Compliance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Rules 246-221 WAC, 246-231 WAC, 246-237 WAC, 246-240 WAC 23-21-056 Adopted
State Board of Health Communicable and Certain Other Diseases and Notifiable Conditions 246-100 WAC, 246-101 WAC 22-06-061 Adopted
Administration of Anesthetic Agents for Dental Procedures 246-817 WAC 24-01-033 Adopted
Pharmacy Schedule V Removing Epidiolex from the list of Schedule V Emergency Rule WAC 246-945-056 22-06-053 Adopted
Physical Therapy Licensure Compact WAC 246-915A-010 23-09-068 Adopted
Board of Physical Therapy changes to TOEFL requirements WAC 246-915-120 23-16-125 Adopted
Death with Dignity Act Revisions 246-978 WAC 23-17-071 Adopted
Health Equity Continuing Education for Substance Use Disorder Professionals WAC 246-811-220, WAC 246-811-240, WAC 246-811-280, WAC 246-811-290 23-23-034 Adopted
Naturopathic Non-Surgical Cosmetic Injection Administration Rules for Botulinum Toxin WAC 246-836-210 23-23-077 Adopted
Health Equity Continuing Education for Osteopathic Physicians WAC 246-873-045 23-23-078 Adopted
Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery WAC 246-853-655 22-17-111 Adopted
Health Equity Continuing Education for Certified Counselors and Certified Advisers WAC 246-810-027, WAC 246-810-0298, WAC 246-810-0299 23-23-033 Adopted
Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission Policy Statement PO-10 WAC 246-945-100 23-23-041 Adopted
Washington Medical Commission Interpretive Statement WAC 246-919-601 23-23-048 Adopted
Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission License Requirements for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners and Nursing Technicians COVID-19 CR-103E WAC 246-840-365 22-11-047 Adopted
Colon Hydrotherapist Fees and Renewal Cycle WAC 216-836A-990 22-11-012 Adopted
Colon Hydrotherapist 246-836A WAC 22-11-017 Adopted
Analgesia and Anesthesia Administration in Office-based Settings WAC 246-853-650 23-08-068 Adopted
Chiropractic X-Ray Technician Course Requirements, Continuing Education, and Expired Status WAC 246-808-203 (new), WAC 246-808-205 (new), WAC 246-808-207 (new), WAC 246-808-209 (new), WAC 246-808-211 (new), WAC 246-808-201, WAC 246-808-215 24-03-095 Adopted
Nursing Home Administrator Licensing Requirements and Retired-Active License WAC 246-843- 231, WAC 246-843-180, WAC 246-843-130, WAC 246-843-090, WAC 246-843-071, WAC 246-843-335 (new) 24-03-147 Adopted
Nursing Home Administrator Fees and Renewal Cycle for Retired Active Status WAC 246-843-990 24-03-148 Adopted
Nursing Credential and License Requirements for Nurse Technicians, RN's, and ARNP's WAC 246-840-365, WAC 246-840-367, WAC 246-840-533, WAC 246-840-930 22-04-081 Adopted
Safe Medication Return – Multiple Program Operators WAC 246-480-050, WAC 246-480-070, WAC 246-480-080, WAC 246-480-990, WAC 246-480-010 24-03-146 Adopted
Substance Use Disorder Professional Certification Reducing Barriers WAC 246-811-070, WAC 246-811-076, WAC 246-811-300 24-03-139 Adopted
Temporary Practice Permit Effective Dates for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and Registered Nurses (RN) WAC 246-840-095 24-03-055 Adopted
Department of Health, Dental Hygiene Program 246-815 WAC 24-02-026 Adopted
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Shellfish Control Plan WAC 246-282-006 23-11-074 Adopted
Home Care Aide and Nursing Assistant-Certified Alternate Certification Time Frames WAC 246-980-025, WAC 246-980-030, WAC 246-980-040, WAC 246-980-065, WAC 246-980-011 23-11-053 Adopted
Audiologists, Hearing Aid Specialists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Speech-Language Pathologist Assistants Professions Health Equity Continuing Education WAC 246-828-505 (new section), WAC 246-828-510 24-01-120 Adopted
Dental Provider Health Equity Continuing Education Requirements WAC 246-12-800 through 246-12-830 24-01-100 Adopted
Denturist Prefabricated Implant Abutments and Infection Control Standards WAC 246-812-462, WAC 246-812-501 24-02-029 Adopted
Naturopathic Physicians Continuing Competency WAC 246-836-080 24-02-062 Adopted
Multistate Nursing License Fee (New) and Increase to Nursing Center Surcharge Fee WAC 246-840-990 24-02-057 Adopted
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids WAC 246-828-100 24-01-087 Adopted
Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Health Equity Continuing Education Requirements WAC 246-12-800 through 246-12-830 24-01-101 Adopted
Pharmacy - Code of Federal Regulation Incorporation by Reference WAC 246-945-040 24-01-102 Adopted
Podiatric Physicians and Surgeons Substance Abuse Monitoring WAC 246-922-400, WAC 246-922-405, WAC 246-922-410, WAC 246-922-415 24-01-121 Adopted
Podiatric Physicians and Surgeons Health Equity Continuing Education WAC 246-922-300, WAC 246-922-310 , WAC 246-12-800 through 246-12-830 24-01-124 Adopted