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 Sort descending WAC WSR Status Effective
Medical Test Site (MTS) Licensure for Naturopath and Licensed Midwife Professions WAC 246-338-020, WAC 246-338-010 24-11-059 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Health Professionals WAC 246-341-0200, WAC 246-341-0515, WAC 246-810-010, WAC 246-810-015, WAC 246-810-990 24-08-001 Withdrawn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 Emergency Rule About Out-of-State Nursing School Requirements for Licensure WAC 246-840-030, WAC 246-840-090 24-11-006 Withdrawn
Memo Rescinding On-Site Sewage Proprietary Treatment Products Emergency Rule WAC 246-272A-0110 24-08-067 Withdrawn
Methamphetamine Use in Transient Accommodations Interpretive Statement EHS-01-2024 246-360 WAC 24-12-032 Adopted
Midwives Limited Prescriptive License Extension and Health Equity Continuing Education 246-834 WAC 24-10-091 Adopted
Military Spouses – Removing Barriers to Temporary Practice Permits WAC 246-12-051 24-17-109 Adopted
Motor Carriers Access to Restroom Facilities Policy Statement OAS-01-2024 296-800 WAC 24-22-135 Adopted
Multistate Nursing License Fee (New) and Increase to Nursing Center Surcharge Fee WAC 246-840-990 24-02-057 Adopted
Music Therapists 246-837 WAC 24-17-081 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 Assistant Skills Testing 246-841A WAC 25-05-086 Withdrawn
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 Education Simulation WAC 246-840-534 24-20-031 Adopted
Nursing Fee Rule Housekeeping Correction to Totals WAC 246-840-990 24-21-150 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 Pool Transparency Policy Statement NR 24-01 246-845 WAC 24-16-105 Adopted
Nursing Substance Use Disorder Monitoring Program Update and Stipend WAC 246-840-750 through 246-840-780, WAC 246-840-790 24-12-066 Adopted
Nursing Substance Use Disorder Monitoring Program Update and Stipend WAC 246-840-750, WAC 246-840-760, WAC 246-840-770, WAC 246-840-780, WAC 246-840-790 24-12-066 Adopted
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 and Endorsement – Reducing Barriers and Amending Code of Ethics Requirements 246-847 WAC 24-24-012 Adopted
Occupational therapy licensure compact (compact) fees and renewal cycle WAC 246-847-991 23-06-059 Adopted
Occupational Therapy Temporary Permit and Fee Updates WAC 246-847-117, WAC 46-847-990 24-24-021 Adopted
Opioid Prescribing Exclusions for Dentist WAC 246-817-905 25-04-091 Adopted
Optometrist Continuing Education (CE) Requirements WAC 246-851-090, WAC 246-851-125 through 246-851-230 23-22-068 Adopted
Optometrist Scope of Practice 246-851 WAC 24-23-044 Adopted
Organ Transport Services and Vehicles Licensing Requirements WAC 246-976-360 (new) 24-17-005 Adopted
Osteopath Physician Opioid Exemption WAC 246-853-661 23-16-142 Adopted
Osteopathic Physician Continuing Education Requirements WAC 246-853-080 24-24-038 Adopted
Osteopathic Physician – Exam Requirements WAC 246-853-020 25-03-022 Adopted
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Substance Abuse Monitoring Program Updates WAC 246-853-290, WAC 246-853-300, WAC 246-853-310, WAC 246-853-320 24-14-032 Adopted
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons – Chapter Review 246-853 WAC 24-21-095 Adopted
Osteopathic Physicians Assistants WAC 246-918-895, WAC 246-919-945 24-23-042 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 Intern Credentials – Extending the Duration of Temporary Practice Permits and Establishing a Renewal Extension Process WAC 246-945-155, WAC 246-945-156 24-24-025 Adopted
Pharmacy Prescription Transfer Requirements WAC 246-945-345, WAC 246-945-346 24-24-024 Adopted
Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission WAC 246-945-051 , 246-945 WAC 25-06-091 Withdrawn
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