Pharmacies

Rules in Progress

Department of Health Rules Page

Recent rules and law changes

Pharmacy related email inbox: PharmacyRules@doh.wa.gov

Significant legislative rule-making process

CR-101 – Statement of Inquiry (Rules under development/examination – stakeholder workshops)

CR-102 – Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Approved rule language, official public comment period and notice of rules hearing.)

CR-103 – Rule making Order (Notice of adopted rules or notice of emergency rule adoption)

CR-105 – Expedited Rule Making due to the limited scope of a CR-105, there is no public hearing. A person may object to the use of the expedited rulemaking process within 45 days after the notice of proposed rulemaking is filed.

Inquiry Phase (CR-101)

Access to Opioid Use Disorder Medications

WSR 20-17-123 (implementation of SSB 6086)

Reuse and Donation of Unexpired Prescription Drugs

WSR 20-17-143 (implementation of SSB 6526)

Deleting Epidiolex from Schedule V

WSR 20-23-027 (PDF)

Retired Active Pharmacist License Status

WSR 21-09-063 (PDF)

Medication Assistant

WSR 22-02-015 (PDF)

Rule proposal – Pending public rules hearing (CR-102)

No rule hearing pending.
 

Recently Adopted Rules (CR-103)

Electronic Prescription Waiver Rules

WSR 21-17-062 (PDF)

Medication Assistance Emergency Rules

WSR 21-23-098 (PDF)

COVID-19 Dispensing CII Prescriptions- Emergency rules (refiled under chapter 246-945 WAC)
Delete Epidiolex from Schedule V – Emergency Rules (refiled under chapter 246-945 WAC)
Retired Active Pharmacist License Status - Emergency Rules

WSR 21-20-076 (PDF)

Repealing chapters of rule replaced by chapter 246-945 WAC

WSR 21-05-054 (PDF)

Pharmacy Fee Rules – filed by the Department
Naloxone as OTC

WSR 24-01-021 (PDF)

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