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 Sort descending | WAC | WSR | Status | Effective | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Marijuana - Changing the term "Marijuana" to "Canabis" | WACs 246-71-010, 246-71-020, 246-71-030, 246-71-040, 246-71-050, 246-71-080, 246-71-130, WACs 246-72-010, 246-72-020, 246-72-030, 246-72-040, 246-72-100, and 246-72-110 | 23-05-052 | Adopted | ||
| Medical Test Site Licensure and Notification Requirements | WAC 246-388-020, WAC 246-388-026 | 22-20-073 | Adopted | ||
| 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Professionals | WAC 246-341-0200, WAC 246-341-0515, WAC 246-810-010, WAC 246-810-015, WAC 246-810-990 | 24-08-001 | Withdrawn | ||
| Memo Rescinding On-Site Sewage Proprietary Treatment Products Emergency Rule | WAC 246-272A-0110 | 24-08-067 | Withdrawn | ||
| Multistate Nursing License Fee (New) and Increase to Nursing Center Surcharge Fee | WAC 246-840-990 | 24-02-057 | Adopted | ||
| Naturopathic Non-Surgical Cosmetic Injection Administration Rules for Botulinum Toxin | WAC 246-836-210 | 23-23-077 | Adopted | ||
| Naturopathic Physicians Continuing Competency | WAC 246-836-080 | 24-02-062 | Adopted | ||
| Notifiable Conditions Supplemental | 246-101 WAC | 21-11-040 | Adopted | ||
| Nursing ARNP Scope of Practice and Nursing Practice Standards | WAC 246-840-300, WAC 246-840-700, WAC 246-840-710 | 19-01-002 | Adopted | ||
| Nursing Assistant Chapter Rewrite | 246-841 WAC, 246-842 WAC, 246-841A WAC | 23-20-117 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Nursing Home Administrator Fees and Renewal Cycle for Retired Active Status | WAC 246-843-990 | 24-03-148 | 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 Homes and Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals | WAC 246-840-4659 | 24-04-043 | Withdrawn | ||
| Nursing Technicians Provide Opportunities to Licensed Practical Nurse Students | WAC 246-840-010, WAC 246-840-840, WAC 246-840-850, WAC 246-840-860, WAC 246-840-905 | 22-04-082 | Adopted | ||
| Occupational therapy licensure compact (compact) fees and renewal cycle | WAC 246-847-991 | 23-06-059 | Adopted | ||
| Optometrist Continuing Education (CE) Requirements | WAC 246-851-090, WAC 246-851-125 through 246-851-230 | 23-22-068 | Adopted | ||
| Osteopath Physician Opioid Exemption | WAC 246-853-661 | 23-16-142 | 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 | ||
| Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission Community-based and In-home Care Medication Assistance | WAC 246-945-710, WAC 246-945-712, WAC 246-945-714, WAC 246-945-716, WAC 246-945-718, WAC 246-945-720, 246-94 WAC | 23-07-056 | Adopted | ||
| Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission Extension of Emergency Rules for Schedule II Prescriptions | WAC 246-945-010 | 23-06-016 | Adopted | ||
| Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission Policy Statement PO-10 | WAC 246-945-100 | 23-23-041 | Adopted | ||
| Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission Rescission of Policy Statement P004 | 24-05-012 | Withdrawn | |||
| Pharmacy Quality Assurance Committee Retired Active Pharmacist Status | WAC 246-945-171 | 23-07-057 | 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 | ||
| Physician and Physician Assistant, Opioid Prescribing Patient Exemptions | WAC 246-918-801, WAC 246-919-851 | 22-22-039 | Adopted | ||
| Physicians - Licensure of International Medical Graduates | WAC 246-919-345 | 22-22-038 | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Podiatry Continuing Education | WAC 246-922-300, WAC 246-922-310 | 22-20-092 | Adopted | ||
| Policy Statement Notice of Adoption: Applying for New Agency Affiliated Counselor Credentials | 23-23-116 | Adopted | |||
| Psychologist Health Equity Continuing Education | WAC 246-924-230 | 24-01-125 | Adopted | ||
| Radiation Machine Facility Fees | WAC 246-254-053 | 23-22-095 | 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 | ||
| Radiological Technologist Review and Update of Chapter | 246-926 WAC | 24-02-007 | Adopted | ||
| Radionuclide Emissions Standards | WAC 246-247-035 | 23-21-055 | Adopted | ||
| Raidionuclide Emissions - National Standards Adopted by Reference | WAC 246-247-035 | 23-04-063 | Adopted | ||
| Reference to United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters | WAC 246-945-100 | 24-09-051 | Adopted | ||
| Remote Dispensing Sites for Increased Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Medications | WAC 246- 945-457 | 24-01-098 | Adopted | ||
| Removal of Non-Evidence Based Licensure Requirements for ARNP Nurses | WAC 246-840-365, WAC 246-840-367 | 23-08-069 | Adopted | ||
| Removal of References to Osteopathic Physician Assistant | WAC 246-853-290, WAC 246-853-300, WAC 246-853-630, WAC 246-853-640, WAC 246-853-662, WAC 246-853-750, WAC 246-853-990 | 23-19-059 | Adopted | ||
| Repeal of AIDS Education and Training Requirements | WAC 246-945-162, WAC 246-945-200, WAC 246-945-205 | 23-09-062 | Adopted | ||
| 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 | ||
| Rescission of Policy Statement OHS DM-1.1 Standards for Donor Human Milk | 24-04-079 | Withdrawn | |||
| 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 |