RCW 18.33.100 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 33 / Section 100
RCW 18.33.100: Effective date—Withdrawal—Amendment.
Status: in_force

(1) The compact shall come into effect on the date on which the compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh participating state. (a) On or after the effective date of the compact, the commission shall convene and review the enactment of each of the states that enacted the compact prior to the commission convening ("charter participating states") to determine if the statute enacted by each such charter participating state is materially different than the model compact. (i) A charter participating state whose enactment is found to be materially different from the model compact shall be entitled to the default process set forth in RCW 18.33.090 . (ii) If any participating state is later found to be in default, or is terminated or withdraws from the compact, the commission shall remain in existence and the compact shall remain in effect even if the number of participating states should be less than seven. (b) Participating states enacting the compact subsequent to the charter participating states shall be subject to the process set forth in RCW 18.33.060 (3)(w) to determine if their enactments are materially different from the model compact and whether they qualify for participation in the compact. (c) All actions taken for the benefit of the commission or in furtherance of the purposes of the administration of the compact prior to the effective date of the compact or the commission coming into existence shall be considered to be actions of the commission unless specifically repudiated by the commission. (d) Any state that joins the compact subsequent to the commission's initial adoption of the rules and bylaws shall be subject to the commission's rules and bylaws as they exist on the date on which the compact becomes law in that state. Any rule that has been previously adopted by the commission shall have the full force and effect of law on the day the compact becomes law in that state. (2) Any participating state may withdraw from this compact by enacting a statute repealing that state's enactment of the compact. (a) A participating state's withdrawal shall not take effect until 180 days after enactment of the repealing statute. (b) Withdrawal shall not affect the continuing requirement of the withdrawing state's licensing authority or authorities to comply with the investigative and adverse action reporting requirements of this compact prior to the effective date of withdrawal. (c) Upon the enactment of a statute withdrawing from this compact, the state shall immediately provide notice of such withdrawal to all licensees within that state. Notwithstanding any subsequent statutory enactment to the contrary, such withdrawing state shall continue to recognize all compact privileges to practice within that state granted pursuant to this compact for a minimum of 180 days after the date of such notice of withdrawal. (3) Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to invalidate or prevent any licensure agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a participating state and a nonparticipating state that does not conflict with the provisions of this compact. (4) This compact may be amended by the participating states. No amendment to this compact shall become effective and binding upon any participating state until it is enacted into the laws of all participating states.
RCW 18.205.090 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 205 / Section 090
RCW 18.205.090: Certification requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall issue a certificate to any applicant who demonstrates to the secretary's satisfaction that the following requirements have been met: (a) Completion of: (i) An educational program approved by the secretary; (ii) An apprenticeship program reviewed by the substance use disorder certification advisory committee, approved by the secretary, and registered and approved under chapter 49.04 RCW; or (iii) Alternate training that meets established criteria; (b) Successful completion of an approved examination, based on core competencies of substance use disorder counseling; and (c) Successful completion of an experience requirement that establishes fewer hours of experience for applicants with higher levels of relevant education. In meeting any experience requirement established under this subsection, the secretary may not require more than one thousand five hundred hours of experience in substance use disorder counseling for applicants who are licensed under chapter 18.83 RCW or under chapter 18.79 RCW as *advanced registered nurse practitioners. (2) The secretary shall establish by rule what constitutes adequate proof of meeting the criteria. (3) Applicants are subject to the grounds for denial of a certificate or issuance of a conditional certificate under chapter 18.130 RCW. (4) Certified substance use disorder professionals shall not be required to be registered under chapter 18.19 RCW or licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW. (5) As of July 28, 2019, a person certified under this chapter holding the title of chemical dependency professional is considered to hold the title of substance use disorder professional until such time as the person's present certification expires or is renewed.
RCW 18.310.030 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 310 / Section 030
RCW 18.310.030: Immunity.
Status: in_force

The director or individuals acting on behalf of the director are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties except for their intentional or willful misconduct.
RCW 18.200.005 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 200 / Section 005
RCW 18.200.005: Intent—Purpose—1997 c 285.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that this act accomplish the following: Safeguard public health, safety, and welfare; protect the public from being mislead by unethical, ill-prepared, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons; assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of orthotists and prosthetists; and assure the availability of orthotic and prosthetic services of high quality to persons in need of the services. The purpose of this act is to provide for the regulation of persons offering orthotic and prosthetic services to the public.
RCW 18.130.060 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 130 / Section 060
RCW 18.130.060: Additional authority of secretary.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority specified in RCW 18.130.050 and 18.130.062 , the secretary has the following additional authority: (1) To employ such investigative, administrative, and clerical staff as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. The secretary must, whenever practical, make primary assignments on a long-term basis to foster the development and maintenance of staff expertise. To ensure continuity and best practices, the secretary will regularly evaluate staff assignments and workload distribution; (2) Upon the request of a board or commission, to appoint pro tem members to participate as members of a panel of the board or commission in connection with proceedings specifically identified in the request. Individuals so appointed must meet the same minimum qualifications as regular members of the board or commission. Pro tem members appointed for matters under this chapter are appointed for a term of no more than one year. No pro tem member may serve more than four one-year terms. While serving as board or commission members pro tem, persons so appointed have all the powers, duties, and immunities, and are entitled to the emoluments, including travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , of regular members of the board or commission. The chairperson of a panel shall be a regular member of the board or commission appointed by the board or commission chairperson. Panels have authority to act as directed by the board or commission with respect to all matters subject to the jurisdiction of the board or commission and within the authority of the board or commission. The authority to act through panels does not restrict the authority of the board or commission to act as a single body at any phase of proceedings within the board's or commission's jurisdiction. Board or commission panels may issue final orders and decisions with respect to matters and cases delegated to the panel by the board or commission. Final decisions may be appealed as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act; (3) To establish fees to be paid for witnesses, expert witnesses, and consultants used in any investigation and to establish fees to witnesses in any agency adjudicative proceeding as authorized by RCW 34.05.446 ; (4) To conduct investigations and practice reviews at the direction of the disciplining authority and to issue subpoenas, administer oaths, and take depositions in the course of conducting those investigations and practice reviews at the direction of the disciplining authority; (5) To have the health professions regulatory program establish a system to recruit potential public members, to review the qualifications of such potential members, and to provide orientation to those public members appointed pursuant to law by the governor or the secretary to the boards and commissions specified in RCW 18.130.040 (2)(b), and to the advisory committees and councils for professions specified in RCW 18.130.040 (2)(a); and (6) To adopt rules, in consultation with the disciplining authorities, requiring every license holder to report information identified in RCW 18.130.070 .
RCW 18.71A.810 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 71A / Section 810
RCW 18.71A.810: Opioid drugs—Right to refuse.
Status: in_force

By January 1, 2020, the commission must adopt or amend its rules to require physician assistants who prescribe opioids to inform patients of their right to refuse an opioid prescription or order for any reason. If a patient indicates a desire to not receive an opioid, the physician assistant must document the patient's request and avoid prescribing or ordering opioids, unless the request is revoked by the patient.
RCW 18.36A.900 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 36A / Section 900
RCW 18.36A.900: Effective date—1987 c 447 ss 1-14.
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 14 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1988.
RCW 48.44.305 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 44 / Section 305
RCW 48.44.305: When injury caused by intoxication or use of narcotics.
Status: in_force

A health care service contractor may not deny coverage for the treatment of an injury solely because the injury was sustained as a consequence of the enrolled participant's being intoxicated or under the influence of a narcotic.(1) An escrow agent, officer or employee of any escrow agent, or person who has a financial interest in an escrow agent shall not, directly or indirectly, give any fee, kickback, payment, or other thing of value to any person as an inducement, reward for placing business, referring business, or causing title insurance business to be given to a title insurance agent in which the escrow agent or person having a financial interest in the escrow agent also has a financial interest. (2) An escrow agent or person who has a financial interest in an escrow agent shall not either solicit or accept, or both, anything of value from: A title insurance company, a title insurance agent, or the employees or representatives of a title insurance company or title insurance agent, that a title insurance company or title insurance agent is not permitted by law or rule to give to the escrow agent or person who has a financial interest in the escrow agent. (3) An escrow agent or person who has a financial interest in an escrow agent shall not prevent or deter a title insurance company, title insurance agent, or their employees or representatives from delivering to an escrow agent or its employees, independent contractors, and clients printed promotional material concerning only title insurance services as long as: (a) The material is business appropriate and is not misleading or false; (b) The material does not malign the escrow agent, its employees, independent contractors, or affiliates; (c) The delivery of the materials is limited to those areas of the escrow agent's physical office reserved for unrestricted public access; and (d) The conduct of the employees or representatives are appropriate for a business setting and do not threaten the safety or health of anyone in the escrow agent's office. (4) An escrow agent shall not require a consumer, as a condition of providing real estate settlement services, to obtain title insurance from a title insurance agent in which the escrow agent has a financial interest.
RCW 18.79.180 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 79 / Section 180
RCW 18.79.180: Interim permits—License—Expiration upon failure.
Status: in_force

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When authorized by the board, the department shall issue an interim permit authorizing the applicant to practice registered nursing, advanced registered nursing, or licensed practical nursing, as appropriate, from the time of verification of the completion of the school or training program until notification of the results of the examination. Upon the applicant passing the examination, and if all other requirements established by the board for licensing are met, the department shall issue the applicant a license to practice registered nursing, advanced registered nursing, or licensed practical nursing, as appropriate. If the applicant fails the examination, the interim permit expires upon notification to the applicant, and is not renewable. The holder of an interim permit is subject to chapter 18.130 RCW.
RCW 18.35A.010 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 35A / Section 010
RCW 18.35A.010: Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with the goal of improving public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services. The practice of audiology and speech-language pathology occurs in the state where the patient, client, or student is located at the time of the patient, client, or student encounter. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. (2) This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (a) Increase public access to audiology and speech-language pathology services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses; (b) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety; (c) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate audiology and speech-language pathology practice; (d) Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel; (e) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information between member states; (f) Allow a remote state to hold a provider of services with a compact privilege in that state accountable to that state's practice standards; and (g) Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to audiology and speech-language pathology services.
RCW 18.17.030 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 17 / Section 030
RCW 18.17.030: Privilege to practice.
Status: in_force

(1) To exercise the privilege to practice under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall: (a) Hold a license in the home state; (b) Have a valid United States social security number or national practitioner identifier; (c) Be eligible for a privilege to practice in any member state in accordance with subsections (4), (7), and (8) of this section; (d) Have not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous two years; (e) Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the privilege to practice within a remote state(s); (f) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the privilege to practice; (g) Meet any continuing competence/education requirements established by the home state; (h) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state(s) in which the licensee is seeking a privilege to practice; and (i) Report to the commission any adverse action, encumbrance, or restriction on license taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date the action is taken. (2) The privilege to practice is valid until the expiration date of the home state license. The licensee must comply with the requirements of subsection (1) of this section to maintain the privilege to practice in the remote state. (3) A licensee providing professional counseling in a remote state under the privilege to practice shall adhere to the laws and regulations of the remote state. (4) A licensee providing professional counseling services in a remote state is subject to that state's regulatory authority. A remote state may, in accordance with due process and that state's laws, remove a licensee's privilege to practice in the remote state for a specific period of time, impose fines, and/or take any other necessary actions to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The licensee may be ineligible for a privilege to practice in any member state until the specific time for removal has passed and all fines are paid. (5) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the privilege to practice in any remote state until the following occur: (a) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and (b) Have not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous two years. (6) Once an encumbered license in the home state is restored to good standing, the licensee must meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section to obtain a privilege to practice in any remote state. (7) If a licensee's privilege to practice in any remote state is removed, the individual may lose the privilege to practice in all other remote states until the following occur: (a) The specific period of time for which the privilege to practice was removed has ended; (b) All fines have been paid; and (c) Have not had any encumbrance or restriction against any license or privilege to practice within the previous two years. (8) Once the requirements of subsection (7) of this section have been met, the licensee must meet the requirements in subsection (1) of this section to obtain a privilege to practice in a remote state.
RCW 18.39.070 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 39 / Section 070
RCW 18.39.070: Examinations.
Status: in_force

(1) License examinations shall be held by the director at least once each year at a time and place to be designated by the director. Application to take an examination shall be filed with the director at least fifteen days prior to the examination date. The department shall give each applicant written notice of the time and place of the next examination. The applicant shall be deemed to have passed an examination if the applicant attains a grade of not less than seventy-five percent in each examination. (2) An applicant for a license may take his or her written examination after completing the educational requirements and before completing the course of training required under RCW 18.39.035 .
RCW 18.83A.030 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83A / Section 030
RCW 18.83A.030: Compact state licensing.
Status: in_force

(1) The home state shall be a compact state where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. (2) A psychologist may hold one or more compact state licenses at a time. If the psychologist is licensed in more than one compact state, the home state is the compact state where the psychologist is physically present when the services are delivered as authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (3) Any compact state may require a psychologist not previously licensed in a compact state to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in the compact state under circumstances not authorized by the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology under the terms of the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (4) Any compact state may require a psychologist to obtain and retain a license to be authorized to practice in a compact state under circumstances not authorized by temporary authorization to practice under the terms of the psychology interjurisdictional compact. (5) A home state's license authorizes a psychologist to practice in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only if the compact state: (a) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active e-passport; (b) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals; (c) Notifies the commission, in compliance with the terms of this chapter, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual; (d) Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation, or other designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after activation of the psychology interjurisdictional compact; and (e) Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission. (6) A home state's license grants temporary authorization to practice to a psychologist in a distant state only if the compact state: (a) Currently requires the psychologist to hold an active interjurisdictional practice certificate; (b) Has a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensed individuals; (c) Notifies the commission, in compliance with this chapter, of any adverse action or significant investigatory information regarding a licensed individual; (d) Requires an identity history summary of all applicants at initial licensure, including the use of the results of fingerprints or other biometric data checks compliant with the requirements of the federal bureau of investigation, or other designee with similar authority, no later than 10 years after activation of the psychology interjurisdictional compact; and (e) Complies with the bylaws and rules of the commission.
RCW 18.84.123 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 84 / Section 123
RCW 18.84.123: Application, certification, and renewal fees.
Status: in_force

In accordance with RCW 43.135.055 , the department may establish application, certification, and renewal fees as necessary to recover the cost of implementing chapter 246, Laws of 2008.
RCW 18.270.080 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 270 / Section 080
RCW 18.270.080: Appeals.
Status: in_force

A person wishing to appeal a determination of infraction under this chapter must file an appeal within twenty days of the date of the notice of infraction in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 46.55.050 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 55 / Section 050
RCW 46.55.050: Classification of trucks—Marking requirements—Time and place of inspection—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Tow trucks shall be classified by towing capabilities, and shall meet or exceed all equipment standards set by the state patrol for the type of tow trucks to be used by an operator. (2) All tow trucks shall display the firm's name, city of address, and telephone number. This information shall be painted on or permanently affixed to both sides of the vehicle in accordance with rules adopted by the department. (3) Before a tow truck is put into tow truck service, or when the reinspection of a tow truck is necessary, the district commander of the state patrol shall designate a location and time for the inspection to be conducted. When practicable, the inspection or reinspection shall be made within three business days following the request by the operator. (4) Failure to comply with any requirement of this section or rules adopted under it is a traffic infraction.Every individual licensed or registered under this chapter shall comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined by the secretary, as provided by RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 to renew his or her license.
RCW 18.88B.041 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 88B / Section 041
RCW 18.88B.041: Exemptions from training requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The following long-term care workers are not required to become a certified home care aide pursuant to this chapter: (a)(i)(A) Registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, certified nursing assistants or persons who are in an approved training program for certified nursing assistants under chapter 18.88A RCW, medicare-certified home health aides, or other persons who hold a similar health credential, as determined by the secretary, or persons with special education training and an endorsement granted by the superintendent of public instruction, as described in RCW 28A.300.010 , if the secretary determines that the circumstances do not require certification. (B) A person who was initially hired as a long-term care worker prior to January 7, 2012, and who completes all of the training requirements in effect as of the date the person was hired. (ii) Individuals exempted by (a)(i) of this subsection may obtain certification as a home care aide without fulfilling the training requirements in RCW 74.39A.074 (1)(d)(ii) but must successfully complete a certification examination pursuant to RCW 18.88B.031 . (b) All long-term care workers employed by community residential service businesses. (c)(i) A long-term care worker providing in-home care and caring only for the worker's child or parent, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership; (ii) A long-term care worker providing in-home care and caring only for the worker's sibling, aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew, grandparent, or grandchild, including when related by marriage or domestic partnership; and (iii) A long-term care worker providing in-home care and caring only for the worker's spouse or domestic partner. (d) A person working as a long-term care worker providing in-home care who provides 20 hours or less of nonrespite care for one person in any calendar month. (e) A person working as a long-term care worker providing in-home care who only provides respite services and works less than 300 hours in any calendar year. (2) A long-term care worker exempted by this section from the training requirements contained in RCW 74.39A.074 may not be prohibited from enrolling in training pursuant to that section. (3) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 18.50.900 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 50 / Section 900
RCW 18.50.900: Repeal and saving.
Status: repealed

All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter may be and the same are hereby repealed: PROVIDED, This chapter shall not repeal the provisions of the vital statistics laws of the state, but shall be deemed as additional and cumulative provisions.
RCW 18.71D.060 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 71D / Section 060
RCW 18.71D.060: Signing and attesting to required documentation.
Status: in_force

An anesthesiologist assistant may sign and attest to any certificates, cards, forms, or other required documentation that the anesthesiologist assistant's supervising anesthesiologist may sign, provided that it is within the anesthesiologist assistant's scope of practice.
RCW 18.108.035 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 108 / Section 035
RCW 18.108.035: Unlicensed practice—Penalties.
Status: in_force

The following penalties must be imposed upon an owner of a massage business or reflexology business where the unlicensed practice of massage therapy or reflexology has been committed: (1) Any person who with knowledge or criminal negligence allows or permits the unlicensed practice of massage therapy or reflexology to be committed within his or her massage business or reflexology business by another is guilty of a misdemeanor for a single violation. (2) Each subsequent violation, whether alleged in the same or in subsequent prosecutions, is a gross misdemeanor punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 18.415.010 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 415 / Section 010
RCW 18.415.010: Eligibility for license, certificate, permit, and registration regardless of immigration and citizenship status—Disclosure of identifier numbers—Exemptions.
Status: in_force

For the businesses and professions included under this title, except for interstate compacts: (1) An individual who is not lawfully present in the United States is eligible for a professional license, commercial license, certificate, permit, or registration as allowed under Title 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1621. A state agency, regulatory authority, or disciplining authority shall not deny an application for a professional license, commercial license, certificate, permit, or registration solely on the basis of a person's immigration or citizenship status if the person has met all other qualifications. (2) An applicant for a professional license, commercial license, certificate, permit, or registration may provide an individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number when completing an application. (3) A state agency, regulatory authority, or disciplining authority shall not disclose to any person who is not employed by the state agency, regulatory authority, or disciplining authority the social security number or individual taxpayer identification number of an applicant or licensee for any purpose except: (a) Tax purposes; (b) Licensing purposes; and (c) Enforcement of an order for the payment of child support. (4) A social security number or individual taxpayer identification number provided to a state agency, regulatory authority, or disciplining authority is confidential and is exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (5) Nothing in this section shall affect the requirements to obtain a professional license, commercial license, certificate, permit, or registration that are not directly related to citizenship status or immigration status. (6) This chapter does not apply to licensees under chapters 18.165 and 18.170 RCW and RCW 18.185.250 .
RCW 18.88A.082 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 88A / Section 082
RCW 18.88A.082: Medication assistant endorsement—Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning July 1, 2013, the secretary shall issue a medication assistant endorsement to any nursing assistant-certified who meets the following requirements: (a) Ongoing certification as a nursing assistant-certified in good standing under this chapter; (b) Completion of a minimum number of hours of documented work experience as a nursing assistant-certified in a long-term care setting as defined in rule by the board; (c) Successful completion of an education and training program approved by the board by rule, such as the model medication assistant-certified curriculum adopted by the national council of state boards of nursing. The education and training program must include training on the specific tasks listed in subsection (2) of this section as well as training on identifying tasks that a medication assistant may not perform under subsection (4) of this section; (d) Passage of an examination approved by the board by rule, such as the medication aide competency examination available through the national council of state boards of nursing; and (e) Continuing competency requirements as defined in rule by the board. (2) Subject to subsection (3) of this section, a medication assistant may perform the following additional tasks: (a) The administration of medications orally, topically, and through inhalation; (b) The performance of simple prescriber-ordered treatments, including blood glucose monitoring, noncomplex clean dressing changes, pulse oximetry reading, and oxygen administration, to be defined by the board by rule; and (c) The documentation of the tasks in this subsection (2) on applicable medication or treatment forms. (3) A medication assistant may only perform the additional tasks in subsection (2) of this section: (a) In a nursing home; (b) Under the direct supervision of a designated registered nurse who is on-site and immediately accessible during the medication assistant's shift. The registered nurse shall assess the resident prior to the medication assistant administering medications or treatments and determine whether it is safe to administer the medications or treatments. The judgment and decision to administer medications or treatments is retained by the registered nurse; and (c) If, while functioning as a medication assistant, the primary responsibility of the medication assistant is performing the additional tasks. The board may adopt rules regarding the medication assistant's primary responsibilities and limiting the duties, within the scope of practice of a nursing assistant-certified, that a nursing assistant-certified may perform while functioning as a medication assistant. (4) A medication assistant may not: (a) Accept telephone or verbal orders from a prescriber; (b) Calculate medication dosages; (c) Inject any medications; (d) Perform any sterile task; (e) Administer medications through a tube; (f) Administer any Schedule I, II, or III controlled substance; or (g) Perform any task that requires nursing judgment. (5) Nothing in this section requires a nursing home to employ a nursing assistant-certified with a medication assistant endorsement. (6) A medication assistant is responsible and accountable for his or her specific functions. (7) A medication assistant's employer may limit or restrict the range of functions permitted under this section, but may not expand those functions.
RCW 18.260.130 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 260 / Section 130
RCW 18.260.130: Application of uniform disciplinary act.
Status: in_force

Chapter 18.130 RCW governs unregistered or unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of credentials, and the discipline of those credentialed under this chapter. The commission is the disciplining authority under this chapter.
RCW 18.140.900 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 140 / Section 900
RCW 18.140.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the real estate appraiser act.
RCW 18.19.040 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 19 / Section 040
RCW 18.19.040: Exemptions.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict: (1) The practice of a profession by a person who is either registered, certified, licensed, or similarly regulated under the laws of this state and who is performing services within the person's authorized scope of practice, including any attorney admitted to practice law in this state when providing counseling incidental to and in the course of providing legal counsel; (2) The practice of counseling by an employee or trainee of any federal agency, or the practice of counseling by a student of a college or university, if the employee, trainee, or student is practicing solely under the supervision of and accountable to the agency, college, or university, through which he or she performs such functions as part of his or her position for no additional fee other than ordinary compensation; (3) The practice of counseling by a person for no compensation; (4) The practice of counseling by persons offering services for public and private nonprofit organizations or charities not primarily engaged in counseling for a fee when approved by the organizations or agencies for whom they render their services; (5) Evaluation, consultation, planning, policy-making, research, or related services conducted by social scientists for private corporations or public agencies; (6) The practice of counseling by a person under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or organization, or the practice of religion itself; (7) The practice of counseling by peer counselors who use their own experience to encourage and support people with similar conditions or activities related to the training of peer counselors; and (8) Counselors who reside outside Washington state from providing up to ten days per quarter of training or workshops in the state, as long as they do not hold themselves out to be registered or certified in Washington state.
RCW 18.27.800 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 27 / Section 800
RCW 18.27.800: Report—2009 c 432.
Status: in_force

The department of labor and industries, the employment security department, and the department of revenue shall coordinate and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year on the effectiveness of efforts implemented since July 1, 2008, to address the underground economy. The agencies shall use benchmarks and measures established by the institute for public policy and other measures it determines appropriate.
RCW 18.04.305 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 04 / Section 305
RCW 18.04.305: Actions against firm license.
Status: in_force

The board may revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew the license issued to a firm if at any time the firm does not meet the requirements of this chapter for licensing, or for any of the causes enumerated in RCW 18.04.295 , or for any of the following additional causes: (1) The revocation or suspension of the sole-practitioner's license or the revocation or suspension or refusal to renew the license of any partner, manager, member, or shareholder; (2) The revocation, suspension, or refusal to renew the license of the firm, or any partner, manager, member, or shareholder thereof, to practice public accounting in any other state or foreign jurisdiction for any cause other than failure to pay a fee or to meet the CPE requirements of the other state or foreign jurisdiction; (3) Failure by a nonlicensee owner of a licensed firm to comply with the requirements of this chapter or board rule; or (4) Failure of the firm to comply with the requirements of this chapter or board rule.
RCW 18.44.161 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 44 / Section 161
RCW 18.44.161: License—Reinstatement.
Status: in_force

An escrow agent's license which has not been renewed may be reinstated at any time prior to the thirtieth day of January following its expiration, upon the payment to the director of the annual license fees then in default and a penalty equal to one-half of the annual license fees then in default.
RCW 18.185.210 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 185 / Section 210
RCW 18.185.210: Application of Consumer Protection Act.
Status: in_force

Failure to fulfill the fiduciary duties and other duties as prescribed in RCW 18.185.100 is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of RCW 18.185.100 is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW.
RCW 18.17.100 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 17 / Section 100
RCW 18.17.100: Rule making.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purpose of the compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the commission exercises its rule-making authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of the compact, or the powers granted hereunder, then such an action by the commission shall be invalid and have no force or effect. (2) The commission shall exercise its rule-making powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (3) If a majority of the legislatures of the member states rejects a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the compact within four years of the date of adoption of the rule, then such rule shall have no further force and effect in any member state. (4) Rules or amendments to the rules shall be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission. (5) Prior to promulgation and adoption of a final rule or rules by the commission, and at least 30 days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the commission shall file a notice of proposed rule making: (a) On the website of the commission or other publicly accessible platform; and (b) On the website of each member state professional counseling licensing board or other publicly accessible platform or the publication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules. (6) The notice of proposed rule making shall include: (a) The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted upon; (b) The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason for the proposed rule; (c) A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and (d) The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to the commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and any written comments. (7) Prior to adoption of a proposed rule, the commission shall allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which shall be made available to the public. (8) The commission shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is requested by: (a) At least 25 persons; (b) A state or federal governmental subdivision or agency; or (c) An association having at least 25 members. (9) If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the commission shall publish the place, time, and date of the scheduled public hearing. If the hearing is held via electronic means, the commission shall publish the mechanism for access to the electronic hearing. (a) All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing shall notify the executive director of the commission or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not less than five business days before the scheduled date of the hearing. (b) Hearings shall be conducted in a manner providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing. (c) All hearings will be recorded. A copy of the recording will be made available on request. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings required by this section. (10) Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held, the commission shall consider all written and oral comments received. (11) If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing by interested parties is received, the commission may proceed with promulgation of the proposed rule without a public hearing. (12) The commission shall, by majority vote of all members, take final action on the proposed rule and shall determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rule-making record and the full text of the rule. (13) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, provided that the usual rule-making procedures provided in the compact and in this section shall be retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event later than 90 days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this provision, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to: (a) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare; (b) Prevent a loss of commission or member state funds; (c) Meet a deadline for the promulgation of an administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule; or (d) Protect public health and safety. (14) The commission or an authorized committee of the commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions shall be posted on the website of the commission. The revision shall be subject to challenge by any person for a period of 30 days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule. A challenge shall be made in writing and delivered to the chair of the commission prior to the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the commission.
RCW 18.85.101 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 85 / Section 101
RCW 18.85.101: Broker's license—Requirements—Renewal.
Status: in_force

(1) The minimum requirements for an individual to receive a broker's license are that the individual: (a) Is 18 years of age or older; (b) Has a high school diploma or its equivalent; (c) Except as provided in RCW 18.85.141 , has furnished proof, as the director may require, that the applicant has successfully completed 90 hours of instruction in real estate. Instruction must include courses as prescribed by the director including fundamentals, which shall include three hours of instruction on fair housing and consumer protection issues, and practices. Each course must be completed within two years before applying for the broker's license examination and be approved by the director. The applicant must pass a course examination, approved by the director for each course used to satisfy the broker's license requirement; and (d) Has passed the broker's license examination. (2) The broker's license may be renewed upon completion of continuing education courses and payment of the renewal fee as prescribed by the director. The education requirements for the first renewal of the broker's license must include 90 hours of courses as prescribed by the director, including real estate law, which shall include three hours of instruction on fair housing and consumer protection issues, advance practices, and continuing education. (3) The broker is licensed to one firm at a time and is supervised by a designated or managing broker.
RCW 18.27.390 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 27 / Section 390
RCW 18.27.390: Finding—Unregistered contractors enforcement team.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that it is contrary to public policy to allow unregistered contractors to continue doing business illegally. (2) The department of labor and industries, the employment security department, and the department of revenue shall establish an unregistered contractors enforcement team. The team shall develop a written plan to coordinate the activities of the participating agencies to enforce the state's contractor registration laws and rules and other state laws and rules deemed appropriate by the team. In developing the plan, the team shall seek the input and advice of interested stakeholders who support the work of the team. (3) The director or the director's designee shall call the initial meeting of the unregistered contractors enforcement team by September 1, 2001. The team shall complete the plan and forward it to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature and to the departments that contribute members to the team by December 1, 2001. (4) The department of labor and industries, the employment security department, and the department of revenue shall accomplish the tasks listed in this section within existing resources, including but not limited to fees charged under RCW 18.27.075 .
RCW 18.64.540 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64 / Section 540
RCW 18.64.540: Provision of drugs to ambulance or aid services associated with providing emergency medical services to patients.
Status: in_force

A pharmacy that is licensed under this chapter and operated by a hospital that is licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW may provide drugs to ambulance or aid services that are licensed under RCW 18.73.130 for use associated with providing emergency medical services to patients if the following conditions are met: (1) The hospital is located in the same or an adjacent county to the county in which the ambulance or aid service operates; (2) A medical program director of an ambulance or aid service has requested drugs from the hospital per agreed protocol. A medical program director may only request drugs that: (a) Are relevant to the level of service provided by the ambulance or aid service and the training of its emergency medical personnel; and (b) Are approved as part of the ambulance or aid service prehospital patient care protocols for use by emergency medical personnel in the county in which the ambulance or aid service is located; and (3) The provision of the drugs by the pharmacy is not contingent upon arrangements for the transport of patients to the hospital that operates the pharmacy for reasons other than the consideration of patients' medical needs and any patient care procedures.
RCW 18.84.010 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 84 / Section 010
RCW 18.84.010: Legislative intent—Insurance coverage not required.
Status: in_force

It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to protect the public by the certification and registration of practitioners of radiological technology. By promoting high standards of professional performance, by requiring professional accountability, and by credentialing those persons who seek to provide radiological technology under the title of radiologic technologists, and by regulating all persons utilizing ionizing radiation on human beings this chapter identifies those practitioners who have achieved a particular level of competency. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require that individual or group policies or contracts of an insurance carrier, health care service contractor, or health maintenance organization provide benefits or coverage for services and supplies provided by a person certified under this chapter. The legislature finds and declares that this chapter conforms to the guidelines, terms, and definitions for the credentialing of health or health-related professions specified under chapter 18.120 RCW.
RCW 18.220.040 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 220 / Section 040
RCW 18.220.040: Director's authority.
Status: in_force

The director has the following authority in administering this chapter: (1) To adopt fees as provided in RCW 43.24.086 ; and (2) To administer licensing examinations approved by the board.
RCW 18.85.191 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 85 / Section 191
RCW 18.85.191: License fees—Expiration—Renewal—Identification cards—Background checks.
Status: in_force

Before receiving a license, every real estate broker, managing broker, and firm must pay a license fee as prescribed by the director by rule. A license issued under the provisions of this chapter expires two years from the issuance date. Licenses issued to real estate firms that are partnerships, limited liability partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and other legally recognized business entities expire on the date when the registration or certificate of authority filed with the secretary of state expires. Licenses must be renewed every two years on or before the date established under this section and a biennial renewal license fee as prescribed by the director by rule must be paid. A license is considered expired when the licensee fails to meet the renewal requirements as of the date of renewal for that license. If the director does not receive the application for a renewal license on or before the renewal date, a penalty fee as prescribed by the director by rule shall be paid. Acceptance by the director of an application for renewal after the renewal date shall not be a waiver of the delinquency. The license of a person whose license renewal fee is not received within one year from the date of expiration is canceled. This person may obtain a new license by satisfying the procedures and requirements as prescribed by the director by rule. The director may issue to each active licensee a license and a pocket identification card in the form and size as prescribed by rule. The director must develop by rule a procedure and a schedule to ensure all active licensees and licensees applying for active status, renewal, or reinstatement have a fingerprint and background check done on a regular basis.
RCW 18.92.051 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 92 / Section 051
RCW 18.92.051: Compliance with chapter required.
Status: in_force

It is a violation of RCW 18.130.190 for any person to practice the profession of veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry in this state, who has not complied with the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 18.25.070 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 25 / Section 070
RCW 18.25.070: License renewal—Continuing education—Rules.
Status: in_force

Every person practicing chiropractic shall, as a prerequisite to renewal of license, submit to the secretary at the time of application therefor, satisfactory proof showing attendance of at least twenty-five hours per year during the preceding credential period, at one or more chiropractic symposiums which are recognized and approved by the commission. The commission may, for good cause shown, waive said attendance. The following guidelines for such symposiums shall apply: (1) The commission shall set criteria for the course content of educational symposia concerning matters which are recognized by the state of Washington chiropractic licensing laws; it shall be the licensee's responsibility to determine whether the course content meets these criteria; (2) The commission shall adopt standards for distribution of annual continuing education credit requirements; (3) Rules shall be adopted by the commission for licensees practicing and residing outside the state who shall meet all requirements established by rule of the commission.
RCW 18.145.120 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 145 / Section 120
RCW 18.145.120: Sanctions against certificate—Director's powers—Costs.
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receipt of complaints against court reporters, the director shall investigate and evaluate the complaint to determine if disciplinary action is appropriate. The director shall hold disciplinary hearings pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW. (2) After a hearing conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW and upon a finding that a certificate holder or applicant has committed unprofessional conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, except as provided in RCW 9.97.020 , the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the following: (a) Revocation of the certification; (b) Suspension of the certificate for a fixed or indefinite term; (c) Restriction or limitation of the practice; (d) Requiring the satisfactory completion of a specific program or remedial education; (e) The monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the director; (f) Censure or reprimand; (g) Compliance with conditions of probation for a designated period of time; (h) Denial of the certification request; (i) Corrective action; (j) Refund of fees billed to or collected from the consumer. Any of the actions under this section may be totally or partly stayed by the director. In determining what action is appropriate, the director shall consider sanctions necessary to protect the public, after which the director may consider and include in the order requirements designed to rehabilitate the certificate holder or applicant. All costs associated with compliance to orders issued under this section are the obligation of the certificate holder or applicant.
RCW 18.300.005 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 300 / Section 005
RCW 18.300.005: Finding.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that the practices of body piercing, tattooing, and other forms of body art involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles, sharps, instruments, and jewelry. These practices may be dangerous when improper sterilization techniques are used, presenting a risk of infecting the client with blood-borne pathogens including, but not limited to, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. It is in the interests of the public health, safety, and welfare to establish requirements in the commercial practice of these activities in this state.
RCW 18.106.310 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 106 / Section 310
RCW 18.106.310: Backflow assembly testers—Specialty plumber's certificate of competency.
Status: in_force

(1) Those actively certified by the department of health on or before July 1, 2001, as backflow assembly testers and registered as a contractor under chapter 18.27 RCW or employed by a registered contractor, may perform maintenance and repair of backflow prevention assemblies, without being a certified plumber under this chapter, until January 1, 2003. For the purposes of this section, "maintenance and repair" include cleaning and replacing internal parts of an assembly, but do not include installing or replacing backflow prevention assemblies. (2) After January 1, 2003, backflow assembly testers exempted under subsection (1) of this section are required to meet the eligibility requirements for a specialty plumber's certificate of competency under *RCW 18.106.040 (1)(c).
RCW 18.83.070 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83 / Section 070
RCW 18.83.070: Applicants—Qualifications—Examination.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as "psychologist" must submit proof to the board that: (1) The applicant is of good moral character. (2) The applicant holds a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, obtained from an integrated program of graduate study in psychology as defined by rules of the board. (3) The applicant has had no fewer than two years of supervised experience. The board shall adopt rules defining the circumstances under which supervised experience shall qualify the candidate for licensure. (4) The applicant has passed the examination or examinations required by the board. Any person holding a valid license to practice psychology in the state of Washington on June 7, 1984, shall be considered licensed under this chapter.
RCW 18.83.020 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83 / Section 020
RCW 18.83.020: License required—Use of "psychology" or similar terms.
Status: in_force

(1) To safeguard the people of the state of Washington from the dangers of unqualified and improper practice of psychology, it is unlawful for any person to whom this chapter applies to represent himself or herself to be a psychologist without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter. (2) A person represents himself or herself to be a psychologist when the person adopts or uses any title or any description of services which incorporates one or more of the following terms: "psychology," "psychological," "psychologist," or any term of like import.

PDF RCW 18.83.020

License required — Use of "psychology" or similar terms — Associate disclosure form. (Effective October 1, 2025.)

(1) To safeguard the people of the state of Washington from the dangers of unqualified and improper practice of psychology, it is unlawful for any person to whom this chapter applies to represent himself or herself to be a psychologist or a licensed psychological associate without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter. (2) A person represents himself or herself to be a psychologist or a licensed psychological associate when the person adopts or uses any title or any description of services which incorporates one or more of the following terms: "psychology," "psychological," "psychologist," or any term of like import. (3) A licensed psychological associate shall provide each client or patient, during the first professional contact, with a disclosure form disclosing that the licensed psychological associate is an associate under the supervision of an approved supervisor.
RCW 18.35A.150 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 35A / Section 150
RCW 18.35A.150: Board of hearing and speech—Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

To the extent necessary to implement chapter 53, Laws of 2023, the board of hearing and speech is authorized to adopt rules necessary to implement the audiology and speech-language pathology interstate compact.
RCW 18.46.005 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 46 / Section 005
RCW 18.46.005: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the development, establishment, and enforcement of standards for the maintenance and operation of birthing centers, which, in the light of advancing knowledge, will promote safe and adequate care and treatment of the individuals therein.
RCW 18.64A.050 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64A / Section 050
RCW 18.64A.050: Disciplinary action against certificate or registration—Grounds.
Status: in_force

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 through fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit; (2) He or she has been found guilty of any offense in violation of the laws of this state relating to drugs, poisons, cosmetics, or drug sundries by any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing herein shall be construed to affect or alter the provisions of RCW 9.96A.020 ; (3) He or she has exhibited gross incompetency in the performance of his or her duties; (4) He or she has willfully or repeatedly violated any of the rules and regulations of the commission or of the department; (5) He or she has willfully or repeatedly performed duties beyond the scope of his or her certificate or registration in violation of the provisions of this chapter; or (6) He or she has impersonated a licensed pharmacist.
RCW 18.235.160 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 235 / Section 160
RCW 18.235.160: Violation of injunction—Contempt of court—Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

A person or business that violates an injunction issued under this chapter may be found in contempt of court under RCW 7.21.010 . Upon a finding by a court of competent jurisdiction that the person or business is in contempt, the court may order any remedial sanction as authorized by RCW 7.21.030 . Further, the court may, in addition to the remedial sanctions available under RCW 7.21.030 , order the person or business to pay a civil penalty to the state in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars, which shall be deposited in the related program account. For the purposes of this section, the superior court issuing any injunction retains jurisdiction and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties.
RCW 18.53.150 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 53 / Section 150
RCW 18.53.150: Violations generally—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
RCW 18.227.080 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 227 / Section 080
RCW 18.227.080: Examination.
Status: in_force

(1) The date and location of examinations shall be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements for certification shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline. (2) The secretary or the secretary's designee shall examine each applicant, by means determined to be most effective, on subjects appropriate to the scope of practice, as applicable. Such examinations shall be limited to the purpose of determining whether the applicant possesses the minimum skill and knowledge necessary to practice competently. (3) The examination papers, all grading of the papers, and the grading of any practical work shall be preserved for a period of not less than one year after the secretary has made and published the decisions. All examinations shall be conducted using fair and wholly impartial methods. (4) The secretary may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private testing agency or association of licensing agencies for use by an applicant in meeting the certification requirements.
RCW 18.53.920 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 53 / Section 920
RCW 18.53.920: Repeal—1919 c 144.
Status: repealed

All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed.
RCW 18.96.180 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 96 / Section 180
RCW 18.96.180: Certificate of licensure suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
Status: in_force

The board, through the director, shall immediately suspend the certificate of licensure to practice landscape architecture of a person who has been certified under RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the certificate shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the individual is in compliance with the order.
RCW 18.04.320 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 04 / Section 320
RCW 18.04.320: Actions against license—Procedures.
Status: in_force

In the case of the refusal, revocation, or suspension of a license by the board under the provisions of this chapter, such proceedings and any appeal therefrom shall be taken in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 18.29.060 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 29 / Section 060
RCW 18.29.060: License issuance—Display.
Status: in_force

Upon passing an examination and meeting the requirements as provided in RCW 18.29.021 , the secretary of health shall issue to the successful applicant a license as dental hygienist. The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the operation room where such licensee shall practice.
RCW 18.270.090 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 270 / Section 090
RCW 18.270.090: Suspension.
Status: in_force

The director shall immediately suspend any certificate issued under this chapter if the holder has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for certification during the suspension, reissuance of the certificate shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with the order.
RCW 18.210.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 210 / Section 110
RCW 18.210.110: Experience from outside state.
Status: in_force

Experience in on-site design, inspection, and/or construction activities acquired outside the state of Washington may satisfy the experience requirements under this chapter. The board shall consider the experience according to the level of complexity of the design work and evidence that the experience shows increased responsibility over designs. The experience may be considered only to the extent that it can be independently verified by the board.
RCW 18.170.310 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 170 / Section 310
RCW 18.170.310: Military training or experience.
Status: in_force

An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
RCW 18.27.320 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 27 / Section 320
RCW 18.27.320: Infraction—Dismissal, when.
Status: in_force

The administrative law judge shall dismiss the notice of infraction at any time upon written notification from the department that the contractor named in the notice of infraction was registered, without suspension, at the time the work was performed.
RCW 18.79.290 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 79 / Section 290
RCW 18.79.290: Catheterization of students—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) In accordance with rules adopted by the board, public school districts and private schools that offer classes for any of grades kindergarten through twelve may provide for clean, intermittent bladder catheterization of students or assisted self-catheterization of students who are in the custody of the school district or private school at the time. After consultation with staff of the superintendent of public instruction, the board shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, that provide for the following and such other matters as the board deems necessary to the proper implementation of this section: (a) A requirement for a written, current, and unexpired request from a parent, legal guardian, or other person having legal control over the student that the school district or private school provide for the catheterization of the student; (b) A requirement for a written, current, and unexpired request from a physician licensed under chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW, that catheterization of the student be provided for during the hours when school is in session or the hours when the student is under the supervision of school officials; (c) A requirement for written, current, and unexpired instructions from an advanced registered nurse practitioner or a registered nurse licensed under this chapter regarding catheterization that include (i) a designation of the school district or private school employee or employees who may provide for the catheterization, and (ii) a description of the nature and extent of any required supervision; and (d) The nature and extent of acceptable training that shall (i) be provided by a physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or registered nurse licensed under chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW, or this chapter, and (ii) be required of school district or private school employees who provide for the catheterization of a student under this section, except that a licensed practical nurse licensed under this chapter is exempt from training. (2) This section does not require school districts to provide intermittent bladder catheterization of students.
RCW 18.170.180 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 170 / Section 180
RCW 18.170.180: Authority of director.
Status: in_force

The director or the director's designee has the following authority in administering this chapter: (1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) To adopt standards of professional conduct or practice; and (3) To employ such administrative and clerical staff as necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
RCW 18.71B.130 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 71B / Section 130
RCW 18.71B.130: Interstate commission—Finance powers.
Status: in_force

(1) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of the interstate commission and its staff. The total assessment must be sufficient to cover the annual budget approved each year for which revenue is not provided by other sources. The aggregate annual assessment amount shall be allocated upon a formula to be determined by the interstate commission, which shall promulgate a rule binding upon all member states. (2) The interstate commission shall not incur obligations of any kind prior to securing the funds adequate to meet the same. (3) The interstate commission shall not pledge the credit of any of the member states, except by, and with the authority of, the member state. (4) The interstate commission shall be subject to a yearly financial audit conducted by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in the annual report of the interstate commission.
RCW 18.380.080 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 380 / Section 080
RCW 18.380.080: Temporary license.
Status: in_force

The secretary may grant a temporary license to a person who does not reside in this state if he or she: (1) Is licensed to practice applied behavior analysis in another state or province of Canada; or (2) meets other qualifications established by the secretary. A temporary license holder may only practice applied behavior analysis for a limited period of time, as defined by the secretary.
RCW 19.16.100 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 16 / Section 100
RCW 19.16.100: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as hereinafter used in this chapter shall have the following meanings: (1) "Board" means the Washington state collection agency board. (2) "Claim" means any obligation for the payment of money or thing of value arising out of any agreement or contract, express or implied. (3) "Client" or "customer" means any person authorizing or employing a collection agency to collect a claim. (4) "Collection agency" means and includes: (a) Any person directly or indirectly engaged in soliciting claims for collection, or collecting or attempting to collect claims owed or due or asserted to be owed or due another person; (b) Any person who directly or indirectly furnishes or attempts to furnish, sells, or offers to sell forms represented to be a collection system or scheme intended or calculated to be used to collect claims even though the forms direct the debtor to make payment to the creditor and even though the forms may be or are actually used by the creditor himself or herself in his or her own name; (c) Any person who in attempting to collect or in collecting his or her own claim uses a fictitious name or any name other than his or her own which would indicate to the debtor that a third person is collecting or attempting to collect such claim; (d) A debt buyer as defined in this section; (e) Any person or entity attempting to enforce a lien under chapter 60.44 RCW, other than the person or entity originally entitled to the lien. (5) "Collection agency" does not mean and does not include: (a) Any individual engaged in soliciting claims for collection, or collecting or attempting to collect claims on behalf of a licensee under this chapter, if said individual is an employee of the licensee; (b) Any individual collecting or attempting to collect claims for not more than one employer, if all the collection efforts are carried on in the name of the employer and if the individual is an employee of the employer; (c) Any person whose collection activities are carried on in his, her, or its true name and are confined and are directly related to the operation of a business other than that of a collection agency, such as but not limited to: Trust companies; savings and loan associations; building and loan associations; abstract companies doing an escrow business; real estate brokers; property management companies collecting assessments, charges, or fines on behalf of condominium unit owners associations, associations of apartment owners, or homeowners' associations; public officers acting in their official capacities; persons acting under court order; lawyers; insurance companies; credit unions; loan or finance companies; mortgage banks; and banks; (d) Any person who on behalf of another person prepares or mails monthly or periodic statements of accounts due if all payments are made to that other person and no other collection efforts are made by the person preparing the statements of account; (e) An "out-of-state collection agency" as defined in this chapter; or (f) Any person while acting as a debt collector for another person, both of whom are related by common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, if the person acting as a debt collector does so only for persons to whom it is so related or affiliated and if the principal business of the person is not the collection of debts. (6) "Commercial claim" means any obligation for payment of money or thing of value arising out of any agreement or contract, express or implied, where the transaction which is the subject of the agreement or contract is not primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (7) "Debt buyer" means any person or entity that is engaged in the business of purchasing delinquent or charged off claims for collection purposes, whether it collects the claims itself or hires a third party for collection or an attorney for litigation in order to collect such claims(1) Upon completion of an application approved by the department and payment of the proper fee, the director shall issue the appropriate license to any person who: (a) Is at least seventeen years of age or older; (b)(i) Has completed and graduated from a school licensed under this chapter in a curriculum approved by the director consisting of the hours of training required under this chapter for a school curriculum, or has met the requirements in RCW 18.16.020 or 18.16.130 ; or (ii) Has successfully completed a state-approved apprenticeship program consisting of the hours of training required under this chapter for the apprentice training curriculum; and (c) Has received a passing grade on the appropriate licensing examination approved or administered by the director. (2) A person currently licensed under this chapter may qualify for examination and licensure, after the required examination is passed, in another category if he or she has completed the crossover training course. (3) Upon completion of an application approved by the department, certification of insurance, and payment of the proper fee, the director shall issue a location license to the applicant. (4) The director may consult with the state board of health and the department of labor and industries in establishing training, apprenticeship, and examination requirements.on which is the subject of the agreement or contract is not primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (7) "Debt buyer" means any person or entity that is engaged in the business of purchasing delinquent or charged off claims for collection purposes, whether it collects the claims itself or hires a third party for collection or an attorney for litigation in order to collect such claims. (8) "Debtor" means any person owing or alleged to owe a claim. (9) "Director" means the director of licensing. (10) "Licensee" means any person licensed under this chapter. (11) "Medical debt" means any debt owed by a consumer to a person whose primary business is providing medical services, products, or devices, or to the person's agent or assignee, for the provision of medical services, products, or devices. Medical debt includes, but is not limited to, medical bills that are not past due or that have been paid. For the purposes of this subsection, "medical service, product, or device" includes, but is not limited to, any service, drug, medication, product, or device sold, offered, or provided to a patient by a health care provider or health care facility, as defined in RCW 48.43.005 , except that it does not include cosmetic surgery. "Cosmetic surgery" shall not include reconstructive surgery when such service is incidental to or follows surgery resulting from trauma, infection, or other diseases of the involved party. (12) "Out-of-state collection agency" means a person whose activities within this state are limited to collecting debts from debtors located in this state by means of interstate communications, including telephone, mail, or facsimile transmission, from the person's location in another state on behalf of clients located outside of this state, but does not include any person who is excluded from the definition of the term "debt collector" under the federal fair debt collection practices act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692a(6)). (13) "Person" includes individual, firm, partnership, trust, joint venture, association, or corporation. (14) "Statement of account" means a report setting forth only amounts billed, invoices, credits allowed, or aged balance due.
RCW 18.11.205 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 11 / Section 205
RCW 18.11.205: Director—Authority to impose administrative fines.
Status: in_force

The director shall impose and collect the administrative fines authorized by this chapter. Any administrative fine imposed under this chapter or the agency rules adopted pursuant to this chapter may be appealed under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act. Assessment of an administrative fine shall not preclude the initiation of any disciplinary, civil, or criminal action for the same or similar violations.
RCW 18.43.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 43 / Section 110
RCW 18.43.110: Discipline of registrant—Board's power—Unprofessional conduct—Reissuance of certificate of registration.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the exclusive power to discipline the registrant and sanction the certificate of registration of any registrant. Any person may file a complaint alleging unprofessional conduct, as set out in RCW 18.43.105 , against any registrant. The complaint shall be in writing and shall be sworn to in writing by the person making the allegation. A registrant against whom a complaint was made must be immediately informed of such complaint by the board. The board, for reasons it deems sufficient, may reissue a certificate of registration to any person whose certificate has been revoked or suspended, providing a majority of the board vote in favor of such issuance. A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate revoked, lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules of the board, and a charge determined by the board shall be made for such issuance. In addition to the imposition of disciplinary action under RCW 18.235.110 and 18.43.105 , the board may refer violations of this chapter to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for charges under RCW 18.43.120 .
RCW 18.84.800 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 84 / Section 800
RCW 18.84.800: Construction—Student practice.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict practice by a regularly enrolled student in a cardiovascular invasive specialist program approved by the secretary whose practice is pursuant to a regular course of instruction or assignments. Persons practicing under this section must be clearly identified as students.
RCW 18.79.300 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 79 / Section 300
RCW 18.79.300: Department—Rules for administration.
Status: in_force

The department, subject to chapter 34.05 RCW, the Washington Administrative Procedure Act, may adopt such reasonable rules as may be necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it in the administration of this chapter.
RCW 18.130.070 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 130 / Section 070
RCW 18.130.070: Rules requiring reports—Court orders—Immunity from liability—Licensees required to report.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The secretary shall adopt rules requiring every license holder to report to the appropriate disciplining authority any conviction, determination, or finding that another license holder has committed an act which constitutes unprofessional conduct, or to report information to the disciplining authority, physician health program, or voluntary substance use disorder monitoring program approved by the disciplining authority, which indicates that the other license holder may not be able to practice his or her profession with reasonable skill and safety to consumers as a result of a mental or physical condition. (b) The secretary may adopt rules to require other persons, including corporations, organizations, health care facilities, physician health programs, or voluntary substance use disorder monitoring programs approved by the disciplining authority, and state or local government agencies, to report: (i) Any conviction, determination, or finding that a license holder has committed an act which constitutes unprofessional conduct; or (ii) Information to the disciplining authority, physician health program, or voluntary substance use disorder monitoring program approved by the disciplining authority, which indicates that the license holder may not be able to practice his or her profession with reasonable skill and safety to consumers as a result of a mental or physical condition. (c) If a report has been made by a hospital to the department pursuant to RCW 70.41.210 or by an ambulatory surgical facility pursuant to RCW 70.230.110 , a report to the disciplining authority is not required. To facilitate meeting the intent of this section, the cooperation of agencies of the federal government is requested by reporting any conviction, determination, or finding that a federal employee or contractor regulated by the disciplining authorities enumerated in this chapter has committed an act which constituted unprofessional conduct and reporting any information which indicates that a federal employee or contractor regulated by the disciplining authorities enumerated in this chapter may not be able to practice his or her profession with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a mental or physical condition. (d) Reporting under this section is not required by: (i) Any entity with a peer review committee, quality improvement committee or other similarly designated professional review committee, or by a license holder who is a member of such committee, during the investigative phase of the respective committee's operations if the investigation is completed in a timely manner; (ii) A physician health program or voluntary substance use disorder monitoring program approved by a disciplining authority under RCW 18.130.175 if the license holder is currently enrolled in the program, so long as the license holder actively participates in the program and the license holder's impairment does not constitute a clear and present danger to the public health, safety, or welfare; or (iii) A physician well-being program, so long as the license holder is competent to practice with reasonable skill and safety. If the license holder is not competent to practice with reasonable skill and safety, or if a patient has been harmed, the license holder shall be reported by the physician well-being program medical director or other licensee to the disciplining authority according to requirements established and adopted in rule by the Washington medical commission or, if permitted by rule, referred to a physicians health program or voluntary substance use disorder monitoring program approved under RCW 18.130.175 . Any report made to the disciplining authority under this section is not privileged or confidential and is subject to the public records act. (2) If a person fails to furnish a required report, the disciplining authority may petition the superior court of the county in which the person resides or is found, and the court shall issue to the person an order to furnish the required report. A failure to obey the order is a contempt of court as provided in chapter 7.21 RCW. (3) A person is immune from civil liability, whether direct or derivative, for providing information to the disciplining authority pursuant to the rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section. (4)(a) The holder of a license subject to the jurisdiction of this chapter shall report to the disciplining authority: (i) Any conviction, determination, or finding that he or she has committed unprofessional conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill or safety; and (ii) Any disqualification from participation in the federal medicare program, under Title XVIII of the federal social security act or the federal medicaid program, under Title XIX of the federal social security act. (b) Failure to report within thirty days of notice of the conviction, determination, finding, or disqualification constitutes grounds for disciplinary action.
RCW 18.235.130 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 235 / Section 130
RCW 18.235.130: Unprofessional conduct—Acts or conditions that constitute.
Status: in_force

The following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct for any license holder or applicant under the jurisdiction of this chapter: (1) The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption relating to the practice of the person's profession or operation of the person's business, whether the act constitutes a crime or not. At the disciplinary hearing a certified copy of a final holding of any court of competent jurisdiction is conclusive evidence of the conduct of the license holder or applicant upon which a conviction or the final holding is based. Upon a conviction, however, the judgment and sentence is conclusive evidence at the ensuing disciplinary hearing of the guilt of the license holder or applicant of the crime described in the indictment or information, and of the person's violation of the statute on which it is based. For the purposes of this subsection, conviction includes all instances in which a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is the basis for the conviction and all proceedings in which the sentence has been deferred or suspended. Except as specifically provided by law, nothing in this subsection abrogates the provisions of chapter 9.96A RCW. However, RCW 9.96A.020 does not apply to a person who is required to register as a sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130 ; (2) Misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact in obtaining or renewing a license or in reinstatement thereof; (3) Advertising that is false, deceptive, or misleading; (4) Incompetence, negligence, or malpractice that results in harm or damage to another or that creates an unreasonable risk of harm or damage to another; (5) The suspension, revocation, or restriction of a license to engage in any business or profession by competent authority in any state, federal, or foreign jurisdiction. A certified copy of the order, stipulation, or agreement is conclusive evidence of the revocation, suspension, or restriction; (6) Failure to cooperate with the disciplinary authority in the course of an investigation, audit, or inspection authorized by law by: (a) Not furnishing any papers or documents requested by the disciplinary authority; (b) Not furnishing in writing an explanation covering the matter contained in a complaint when requested by the disciplinary authority; (c) Not responding to a subpoena issued by the disciplinary authority, whether or not the recipient of the subpoena is the accused in the proceeding; or (d) Not providing authorized access, during regular business hours, to representatives of the disciplinary authority conducting an investigation, inspection, or audit at facilities utilized by the license holder or applicant; (7) Failure to comply with an order issued by the disciplinary authority; (8) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the chapters specified in RCW 18.235.020 (2) or any rules made by the disciplinary authority under the chapters specified in RCW 18.235.020 (2); (9) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to practice or operate a business or profession when a license is required; (10) Practice or operation of a business or profession beyond the scope of practice or operation as defined by law or rule; (11) Misrepresentation in any aspect of the conduct of the business or profession; (12) Failure to adequately supervise or oversee auxiliary staff, whether employees or contractors, to the extent that consumers may be harmed or damaged; (13) Conviction of any gross misdemeanor or felony relating to the practice of the person's profession or operation of the person's business. For the purposes of this subsection, conviction includes all instances in which a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is the basis for conviction and all proceedings in which the sentence has been deferred or suspended. Except as specifically provided by law, nothing in this subsection abrogates the provisions of chapter 9.96A RCW. However, RCW 9.96A.020 does not apply to a person who is required to register as a sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130 ; (14) Interference with an investigation or disciplinary action by willful misrepresentation of facts before the disciplinary authority or its authorized representatives, or by the use of threats or harassment against any consumer or witness to discourage them from providing evidence in a disciplinary action or any other legal action, or by the use of financial inducements to any consumer or witness to prevent or attempt to prevent him or her from providing evidence in a disciplinary action; and (15) Engaging in unlicensed practice as defined in RCW 18.235.010 .
RCW 18.25.0165 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 25 / Section 0165
RCW 18.25.0165: Commission—Qualifications of members.
Status: in_force

Members must be residents of this state. Members must be licensed chiropractors for a period of five years before appointment. Public members of the commission may not be a member of any other health care licensing board or commission, or have a fiduciary obligation to a facility rendering health services regulated by the commission, or have a material or financial interest in the rendering of health services regulated by the commission.
RCW 18.20.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 110
RCW 18.20.110: Inspection of assisted living facilities—Approval of changes or new facilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall make or cause to be made, at least every eighteen months with an annual average of fifteen months, an inspection and investigation of all assisted living facilities. However, the department may delay an inspection to twenty-four months if the assisted living facility has had three consecutive inspections with no written notice of violations and has received no written notice of violations resulting from complaint investigation during that same time period. The department may at anytime make an unannounced inspection of a licensed facility to assure that the licensee is in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter. Every inspection shall focus primarily on actual or potential resident outcomes, and may include an inspection of every part of the premises and an examination of all records, methods of administration, the general and special dietary, and the stores and methods of supply; however, the department shall not have access to financial records or to other records or reports described in RCW 18.20.390 . Financial records of the assisted living facility may be examined when the department has reasonable cause to believe that a financial obligation related to resident care or services will not be met, such as a complaint that staff wages or utility costs have not been paid, or when necessary for the department to investigate alleged financial exploitation of a resident. Following such an inspection or inspections, written notice of any violation of this law or the rules adopted hereunder shall be given to the applicant or licensee and the department. The department may prescribe by rule that any licensee or applicant desiring to make specified types of alterations or additions to its facilities or to construct new facilities shall, before commencing such alteration, addition, or new construction, submit plans and specifications therefor to the agencies responsible for plan reviews for preliminary inspection and approval or recommendations with respect to compliance with the rules and standards herein authorized. (2) If a pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency prevents the department from completing inspections according to the timeline in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall adopt rules to reestablish inspection timelines based on the length of time since last inspection, compliance history of each facility, and immediate health or safety concerns. (a) Rules adopted under this subsection (2) are effective until the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency or until the department determines that all facility inspections are occurring according to time frames established in subsection (1) of this section, whichever is later. Once the department determines a rule adopted under this subsection (2) is no longer necessary, it must repeal the rule under RCW 34.05.353 . (b) Within 12 months of the termination of the pandemic, natural disaster, or other declared state of emergency, the department shall conduct a review of inspection compliance with subsection (1) of this section and provide the legislature with a report.
RCW 18.165.160 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 165 / Section 160
RCW 18.165.160: Unprofessional conduct.
Status: in_force

In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130 , the director may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions: (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Making a material misstatement or omission in the application for or renewal of a firearms certificate, including falsifying requested identification information; (3) Not meeting the qualifications set forth in RCW 18.165.030 , 18.165.040 , or 18.165.050 ; (4) Failing to return immediately on demand a firearm issued by an employer; (5) Carrying a firearm in the performance of his or her duties if not the holder of a valid armed private investigator license, or carrying a firearm not meeting the provisions of this chapter while in the performance of his or her duties; (6) Failing to return immediately on demand company identification, badges, or other items issued to the private investigator by an employer; (7) Making any statement that would reasonably cause another person to believe that the private investigator is a sworn peace officer; (8) Divulging confidential information obtained in the course of any investigation to which he or she was assigned; (9) Acceptance of employment that is adverse to a client or former client and relates to a matter about which a licensee has obtained confidential information by reason of or in the course of the licensee's employment by the client; (10) Assigning or transferring any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in RCW 18.165.050 ; (11) Assisting a client to locate, trace, or contact a person when the investigator knows that the client is prohibited by any court order from harassing or contacting the person whom the investigator is being asked to locate, trace, or contact, as it pertains to domestic violence, stalking, or minor children; (12) Failure to maintain bond or insurance; (13) Failure to have a qualifying principal in place; or (14) Being certified as not in compliance with a support order as provided in RCW 74.20A.320 .
RCW 18.104.070 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 104 / Section 070
RCW 18.104.070: Water well operator's license.
Status: in_force

A person shall be qualified to receive a water well operator's license if the person: (1) Has submitted a completed application to the department on forms provided by the department and has paid to the department the application fee determined by rule adopted pursuant to this chapter; and (2) Has the field experience and educational training required by rule adopted by the department pursuant to this chapter; and (3) Has passed a written examination as provided for in RCW 18.104.080 ; and (4) Has passed an on-site examination by the department if the person's qualifying field experience under subsection (2) of this section is from another state. The department may waive the on-site examination.
RCW 18.55.066 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 55 / Section 066
RCW 18.55.066: Application of uniform disciplinary act.
Status: in_force

The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
RCW 18.39.050 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 39 / Section 050
RCW 18.39.050: Application—Renewal—Fees.
Status: in_force

Every application for an initial license or a license renewal under this chapter shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the director with such information as the director requires. The director shall set license fees in accordance with RCW 43.24.086 .
RCW 18.17.005 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 17 / Section 005
RCW 18.17.005: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of licensed professional counselors with the goal of improving public access to professional counseling services. The practice of professional counseling occurs in the state where the client is located at the time of the counseling services. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (1) Increase public access to professional counseling services by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses; (2) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety; (3) Encourage the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate practice for licensed professional counselors; (4) Support spouses of relocating active duty military personnel; (5) Enhance the exchange of licensure, investigative, and disciplinary information among member states; (6) Allow for the use of telehealth technology to facilitate increased access to professional counseling services; (7) Support the uniformity of professional counseling licensure requirements throughout the states to promote public safety and public health benefits; (8) Invest all member states with the authority to hold a licensed professional counselor accountable for meeting all state practice laws in the state in which the client is located at the time care is rendered through the mutual recognition of member state licenses; (9) Eliminate the necessity for licenses in multiple states; and (10) Provide opportunities for interstate practice by licensed professional counselors who meet uniform licensure requirements.
RCW 18.71.250 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 71 / Section 250
RCW 18.71.250: Down syndrome—Parent information.
Status: in_force

A physician licensed under this chapter who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the physician provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
RCW 18.370.030 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 370 / Section 030
RCW 18.370.030: Penalty.
Status: in_force

The owner of a tanning facility that violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per violation in addition to any other penalty established by law.
RCW 18.32.810 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 32 / Section 810
RCW 18.32.810: Opioid drugs—Right to refuse.
Status: in_force

By January 1, 2020, the commission must adopt or amend its rules to require dentists who prescribe opioids to inform patients of their right to refuse an opioid prescription or order for any reason. If a patient indicates a desire to not receive an opioid, the dentist must document the patient's request and avoid prescribing or ordering opioids, unless the request is revoked by the patient.
RCW 18.74.023 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 74 / Section 023
RCW 18.74.023: Board—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The board has the following powers and duties: (1) To develop and administer, or approve, or both, examinations to applicants for a license under this chapter. (2) To pass upon the qualifications of applicants for a license and to certify to the secretary duly qualified applicants. (3) To make such rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be deemed necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (4) To establish and administer requirements for continuing competency, which shall be a prerequisite to renewing a license under this chapter. (5) To keep an official record of all its proceedings, which record shall be evidence of all proceedings of the board which are set forth therein. (6) To adopt rules not inconsistent with the laws of this state, when it deems appropriate, in response to questions put to it by professional health associations, physical therapists, and consumers in this state concerning the authority of physical therapists to perform particular acts. (7) To adopt rules to define and specify the education and training requirements for physical therapist assistants and physical therapy aides.
RCW 18.71B.210 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 71B / Section 210
RCW 18.71B.210: Dissolution.
Status: in_force

(1) The compact shall dissolve effective upon the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state which reduces the membership in the compact to one member state. (2) Upon the dissolution of the compact, the compact becomes null and void and shall be of no further force or effect, and the business and affairs of the interstate commission shall be concluded and surplus funds shall be distributed in accordance with the bylaws.
RCW 18.120.900 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 120 / Section 900
RCW 18.120.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington regulation of health professions act.
RCW 18.130.090 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 130 / Section 090
RCW 18.130.090: Statement of charge—Request for hearing.
Status: in_force

(1) If the disciplining authority determines, upon investigation, that there is reason to believe a violation of RCW 18.130.180 has occurred, a statement of charge or charges shall be prepared and served upon the license holder or applicant at the earliest practical time. The statement of charge or charges shall be accompanied by a notice that the license holder or applicant may request a hearing to contest the charge or charges. The license holder or applicant must file a request for hearing with the disciplining authority within twenty days after being served the statement of charges. If the twenty-day limit results in a hardship upon the license holder or applicant, he or she may request for good cause an extension not to exceed sixty additional days. If the disciplining authority finds that there is good cause, it shall grant the extension. The failure to request a hearing constitutes a default, whereupon the disciplining authority may enter a decision on the basis of the facts available to it. (2) If a hearing is requested, the time of the hearing shall be fixed by the disciplining authority as soon as convenient, but the hearing shall not be held earlier than thirty days after service of the charges upon the license holder or applicant.
RCW 18.74.510 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 74 / Section 510
RCW 18.74.510: Physical therapy licensure compact—Compact privilege—Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary, in consultation with the board, shall establish fees pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants seeking to practice in this state by use of compact privilege as defined in RCW 18.74.500 . At the time of applying for compact privilege in this state, the applicant shall comply with established fee requirements. (2) The fees established in subsection (1) of this section must be an amount sufficient to cover the state's monetary obligations as a member state to the physical therapy licensure compact.
RCW 18.280.030 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 280 / Section 030
RCW 18.280.030: Duties of a licensed home inspector.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter is responsible for performing a visual and noninvasive inspection of the following readily accessible systems and components of a home and reporting on the general condition of those systems and components at the time of the inspection in his or her written report: The roof, foundation, exterior, heating system, air conditioning system, structure, plumbing and electrical systems, and other aspects of the home as may be identified by the board. The inspection must include looking for certain fire and safety hazards as defined by the board. The standards of practice to be developed by the board will be used as the minimum standards for an inspection. The duties of the home inspector with regard to wood destroying organisms are provided in RCW 18.280.190 .
RCW 18.17.010 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 17 / Section 010
RCW 18.17.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Active duty military" means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. chapters 1209 and 1211. (2) "Adverse action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a state's laws which is imposed by a licensing board or other authority against a licensed professional counselor, including actions against an individual's license or privilege to practice such as revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of the licensee, limitation on the licensee's practice, or any other encumbrance on licensure affecting a licensed professional counselor's authorization to practice, including issuance of a cease and desist action. (3) "Alternative program" means a nondisciplinary monitoring or practice remediation process approved by a professional counseling licensing board to address impaired practitioners. (4) "Continuing competence/education" means a requirement, as a condition of license renewal, to provide evidence of participation in, and/or completion of, educational and professional activities relevant to practice or area of work. (5) "Counseling compact commission" or "commission" means the national administrative body whose membership consists of all states that have enacted the compact. (6) "Current significant investigative information" means: (a) Investigative information that a licensing board, after a preliminary inquiry that includes notification and an opportunity for the licensed professional counselor to respond, if required by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true, would indicate more than a minor infraction; or (b) Investigative information that indicates that the licensed professional counselor represents an immediate threat to public health and safety regardless of whether the licensed professional counselor has been notified and had an opportunity to respond. (7) "Data system" means a repository of information about licensees, including, but not limited to, continuing education, examination, licensure, investigative, privilege to practice, and adverse action information. (8) "Encumbered license" means a license in which an adverse action restricts the practice of licensed professional counseling by the licensee and said adverse action has been reported to the national practitioners data bank. (9) "Encumbrance" means a revocation or suspension of, or any limitation on, the full and unrestricted practice of licensed professional counseling by a licensing board. (10) "Executive committee" means a group of directors elected or appointed to act on behalf of, and within the powers granted to them by, the commission. (11) "Home state" means the member state that is the licensee's primary state of residence. (12) "Impaired practitioner" means an individual who has a condition(s) that may impair their ability to practice as a licensed professional counselor without some type of intervention and may include, but are not limited to, alcohol and drug dependence, mental health impairment, and neurological or physical impairments. (13) "Investigative information" means information, records, and documents received or generated by a professional counseling licensing board pursuant to an investigation. (14) "Jurisprudence requirement," if required by a member state, means the assessment of an individual's knowledge of the laws and rules governing the practice of professional counseling in a state. (15) "Licensed professional counselor" means a counselor licensed by a member state, regardless of the title used by that state, to independently assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health conditions. (16) "Licensee" means an individual who currently holds an authorization from the state to practice as a licensed professional counselor. (17) "Licensing board" means the agency of a state, or equivalent, that is responsible for the licensing and regulation of licensed professional counselors. (18) "Member state" means a state that has enacted the compact. (19) "Privilege to practice" means a legal authorization, which is equivalent to a license, permitting the practice of professional counseling in a remote state. (20) "Professional counseling" means the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health conditions by a licensed professional counselor. (21) "Remote state" means a member state other than the home state, where a licensee is exercising or seeking to exercise the privilege to practice. (22) "Rule" means a regulation promulgated by the commission that has the force of law. (23) "Single state license" means a licensed professional counselor license issued by a member state that authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not include a privilege to practice in any other member state. (24) "State" means any state, commonwealth, district, or territory of the United States of America that regulates the practice of professional counseling. (25) "Telehealth" means the application of telecommunication technology to deliver professional counseling services remotely to assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health conditions. (26) "Unencumbered license" means a license that authorizes a licensed professional counselor to engage in the full and unrestricted practice of professional counseling.
RCW 18.300.040 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 300 / Section 040
RCW 18.300.040: Requirements for issuance of license.
Status: in_force

Upon completion of an application approved by the department and payment of the proper fee, the director shall issue the appropriate location license to any person who completes an application approved by the department, provides certification of insurance, and provides payment of the proper fee.
RCW 18.64.510 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64 / Section 510
RCW 18.64.510: Limitation on authority to regulate or establish standards regarding a jail.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter or in any provision of law shall be interpreted to invest the commission with the authority to regulate or establish standards regarding a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020 that does not operate, in whole or in part, a pharmacy or a correctional pharmacy. This section does not limit the commission's authority to regulate a pharmacist that has entered into an agreement with a jail for the provision of pharmaceutical services.
RCW 18.59.050 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 59 / Section 050
RCW 18.59.050: Licenses—Application—Requirements—Waiver.
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant applying for a license as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall file a written application on forms provided by the department showing to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant meets the requirements specified in this subsection. (a) The applicant shall be of good moral character. (b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully completed the academic requirements of an educational program in occupational therapy recognized by the board, with concentration in biological or physical science, psychology, sociology, and with education in selected manual skills. (i) For an occupational therapist, such a program shall be nationally accredited and approved by rules of the board. (ii) For an occupational therapy assistant, such a program shall be nationally accredited and approved by rules of the board. (c) The applicant shall submit to the board evidence of having successfully completed a period of supervised fieldwork experience at a recognized educational institution or a training program approved by the educational institution at which the applicant met the academic requirements. (i) For an occupational therapist, a minimum of six months of supervised fieldwork experience is required. (ii) For an occupational therapy assistant, a minimum of two months of supervised fieldwork experience is required. (d) An applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist or as an occupational therapy assistant shall pass an examination as provided in RCW 18.59.060 . (2) The board may waive the educational requirements specified under subsection (1)(b)(ii) of this section for an occupational therapy assistant who has met the experience and any other requirements established by the board. Upon successful completion of the examination required of the occupational therapist, the individual shall be granted a license.
RCW 18.44.410 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 44 / Section 410
RCW 18.44.410: Powers of director.
Status: in_force

(1) The director has the power and broad administrative discretion to administer and interpret this chapter to facilitate the delivery of services to citizens of this state by escrow agents and others subject to this chapter. (2) The director may issue rules and regulations to govern the activities of licensed escrow agents and escrow officers. The director shall enforce all laws and rules relating to the licensing of escrow agents and escrow officers and fix the time and places for holding examinations of applicants for licenses and prescribe the method of conducting the examinations. The director may hold hearings and suspend or revoke the licenses of violators and may deny, suspend, or revoke the authority of an escrow officer to act as the designated escrow officer of a person who commits violations of this chapter or of the rules under this chapter. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, the rules adopted and the hearings conducted shall be in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act.
RCW 18.73.910 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 73 / Section 910
RCW 18.73.910: Effective dates—1973 1st ex.s. c 208.
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 1 through 8, inclusive, 11, 12, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of this 1973 act shall take effect on July 1, 1973. The provisions of sections 9, 10, and 13 through 19, inclusive, shall take effect on January 1, 1976.
RCW 18.64.020 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64 / Section 020
RCW 18.64.020: Licensing required.
Status: in_force

It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person to practice pharmacy or to institute or operate any pharmacy unless such person shall be a licensed pharmacist or shall place in charge of said pharmacy a licensed pharmacist: PROVIDED, That persons licensed as manufacturers or as wholesalers, and their employees, acting within the scope of their licenses, shall be exempt from this section.
RCW 18.120.050 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 120 / Section 050
RCW 18.120.050: Continuing education requirements—Legislative proposals—Evidence of effectiveness.
Status: in_force

Requirements for licensees to engage in continuing education as a condition of continued licensure has not been proven to be an effective method of guaranteeing or improving the competence of licensees or the quality of care received by the consumer. The legislature has serious reservations concerning the appropriateness of mandated continuing education. Any legislative proposal which contains a continuing education requirement should be accompanied by evidence that such a requirement has been proven effective for the profession addressed in the legislation.
RCW 18.57.800 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 57 / Section 800
RCW 18.57.800: Opioid drug prescribing rules—Adoption.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2019, the board must adopt rules establishing requirements for prescribing opioid drugs. The rules may contain exemptions based on education, training, amount of opioids prescribed, patient panel, and practice environment. (2) In developing the rules, the board must consider the agency medical directors' group and centers for disease control guidelines, and may consult with the department of health, the University of Washington, and the largest professional association of osteopathic physicians and surgeons in the state.
RCW 18.27.270 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 27 / Section 270
RCW 18.27.270: Notice—Response—Failure to respond, appear, pay penalties, or register.
Status: in_force

(1) A contractor who is issued a notice of infraction shall respond within thirty days of the date of issuance of the notice of infraction. (2) If the contractor named in the notice of infraction does not elect to contest the notice of infraction, then the contractor shall pay to the department, by check or money order, the amount of the penalty prescribed for the infraction. When a response which does not contest the notice of infraction is received by the department with the appropriate penalty, the department shall make the appropriate entry in its records. (3) If the contractor named in the notice of infraction elects to contest the notice of infraction, the contractor shall respond by filing an appeal to the department in the manner specified in RCW 18.27.250 . (4) If any contractor issued a notice of infraction fails to respond within the prescribed response period, the contractor shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and prosecuted in the county where the infraction occurred. (5) After final determination by an administrative law judge that an infraction has been committed, a contractor who fails to pay a monetary penalty within thirty days, that is not waived pursuant to RCW 18.27.340 (2), and who fails to file an appeal pursuant to RCW 18.27.310 (4), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be prosecuted in the county where the infraction occurred. (6) A contractor who fails to pay a monetary penalty within thirty days after exhausting appellate remedies pursuant to RCW 18.27.310 (4), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be prosecuted in the county where the infraction occurred. (7) If a contractor who is issued a notice of infraction is a contractor who has failed to register as a contractor under this chapter, the contractor is subject to a monetary penalty per infraction as provided in the schedule of penalties established by the department, and each day the person works without becoming registered is a separate infraction.
RCW 18.59.150 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 59 / Section 150
RCW 18.59.150: Board—Staff.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall provide such administrative and investigative staff as are necessary for the board to carry out its duties under this chapter.
RCW 18.39.290 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 39 / Section 290
RCW 18.39.290: Prearrangement contracts—Registration—Renewal—Fees—Disposition.
Status: in_force

All certificates of registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall continue in force until the expiration date unless suspended or revoked. A certificate shall be subject to renewal annually ninety days after the end of its fiscal year, as stated on the original application, by the funeral establishment and payment of the required fees. The director shall determine and collect fees related to certificate of registration licensure. All fees so collected shall be remitted by the director to the state treasurer not later than the first business day following receipt of such funds and the funds shall be credited to the funeral directors and embalmers account.
RCW 18.64A.060 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64A / Section 060
RCW 18.64A.060: Pharmacy's application for ancillary personnel—Fee—Approval or rejection by commission—Hearing—Appeal.
Status: in_force

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 shall be accompanied by a fee and shall comply with administrative procedures and administrative requirements set pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 , shall detail the manner and extent to which the pharmacy ancillary personnel would be used and supervised, and shall provide other information in such form as the secretary may require. The commission may approve or reject such applications. In addition, the commission may modify the proposed utilization of pharmacy ancillary personnel and approve the application as modified. Whenever it appears to the commission that pharmacy ancillary personnel are being utilized in a manner inconsistent with the approval granted, the commission may withdraw such approval. In the event a hearing is requested upon the rejection of an application, or upon the withdrawal of approval, a hearing shall be conducted in accordance with RCW 18.64.022 and appeal may be taken in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 46.55.020 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 55 / Section 020
RCW 46.55.020: Registration required—Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person shall not engage in or offer to engage in the activities of a registered tow truck operator without a current registration certificate from the department of licensing authorizing him or her to engage in such activities. (2) Any person engaging in or offering to engage in the activities of a registered tow truck operator without the registration certificate required by this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (3) A registered operator who engages in a business practice that is prohibited under this chapter may be issued a notice of traffic infraction under chapter 46.63 RCW and is also subject to the civil penalties that may be imposed by the department under this chapter. (4) A person found to have committed an offense that is a traffic infraction under this chapter is subject to a monetary penalty of at least two hundred fifty dollars. (5) All traffic infractions issued under this chapter shall be under the jurisdiction of the district court in whose jurisdiction they were issued.The terms defined in this section shall have the meaning ascribed to them wherever appearing in this chapter, unless a different meaning is specifically used to such term in such statute. (1) "Department" means the department of health. (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of health. (3) "Ocularist" means a person licensed under this chapter. (4) "Apprentice" means a person designated an apprentice in the records of the secretary to receive from a licensed ocularist training and direct supervision in the work of an ocularist. (5) "Stock-eye" means an ocular stock prosthesis that has not been originally manufactured or altered by the ocularist or service provider selling or fitting, or both, said prosthesis to a patient or customer. "Altered" means either taking away or adding materials, or colorization, or otherwise changing the prosthesis' appearance, function, or fit in the socket or on the implant of the patient or customer. (6) "Modified stock-eye" means a stock-eye that has been altered in some manner by the ocularist or service provider selling or fitting, or both, said prosthesis to a patient or customer. "Altered" is as defined in subsection (5) of this section. A modified stock-eye cannot be defined as either a "custom" or "impression-fitted" eye or prosthesis by adding material that incorporates an impression-surface of the patient or customer socket or implant surfaces. (7) "Custom-eye" means an original, newly manufactured eye or prosthesis that has been specifically crafted by an ocularist or authorized service provider for the patient or customer to whom it is sold or provided. The "custom-eye" may be either an impression-fitted eye (an impression of the socket or implant surfaces) or an empirical/wax pattern-fitted method eye, or a combination of either, as delineated in the ocularist examination.
RCW 18.88A.080 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 88A / Section 080
RCW 18.88A.080: Registration requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall issue a registration to any applicant who pays any applicable fees and submits, on forms provided by the secretary, the applicant's name, address, and other information as determined by the secretary, provided there are no grounds for denial of registration or issuance of a conditional registration under this chapter or chapter 18.130 RCW. (2) Applicants must file an application with the board for registration within three days of employment.
RCW 18.240.060 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 240 / Section 060
RCW 18.240.060: Examinations.
Status: in_force

(1) The date and location of examinations must be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements for obtaining a certificate must be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline. (2) The secretary shall examine each applicant, by means determined most effective, on subjects appropriate to the scope of practice, as applicable. The examinations must be limited to the purpose of determining whether the applicant possesses the minimum skill and knowledge necessary to practice competently. (3) The examination papers, all grading of the papers, and the grading of any practical work must be preserved for a period of not less than one year after the secretary has made and published the decisions. All examinations must be conducted under fair and wholly impartial methods. (4) Any applicant failing to make the required grade in the first examination may take up to three subsequent examinations as the applicant desires upon prepaying a fee determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 for each subsequent examination. Upon failing four examinations, the secretary may invalidate the original application and require remedial education before the person may take future examinations. (5) The secretary may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private testing agency or association of licensing agencies for use by an applicant in meeting the certification requirements.
RCW 18.83A.010 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83A / Section 010
RCW 18.83A.010: Findings.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds: (a) States license psychologists in order to protect the public through verification of education, training, and experience, and to ensure accountability for professional practice; (b) The psychology interjurisdictional compact is intended to regulate the day-to-day practice of telepsychology and the provision of psychological services using telecommunication technologies by psychologists across state boundaries in the performance of their psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate authority; (c) The psychology interjurisdictional compact is intended to regulate the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology by psychologists across state boundaries for 30 days within a calendar year in the performance of their psychological practice as assigned by an appropriate authority; (d) The psychology interjurisdictional compact is intended to authorize state psychology regulatory authorities to afford legal recognition, in a manner consistent with the terms of the compact, to psychologists licensed in another state; (e) The psychology interjurisdictional compact recognizes that states have a vested interest in protecting the public's health and safety through their licensing and regulation of psychologists and that state regulation best protects public health and safety; (f) The psychology interjurisdictional compact does not apply when a psychologist is licensed in both the home and receiving states; and (g) The psychology interjurisdictional compact does not apply to permanent in-person, face-to-face practice; it does allow for authorization of temporary psychological practice. (2) Consistent with the findings of subsection (1) of this section, the psychology interjurisdictional compact is designed to achieve the following purposes and objectives: (a) Increase public access to professional psychological services by allowing for telepsychological practice across state lines as well as temporary in-person, face-to-face services into a state in which the psychologist is not licensed to practice psychology; (b) Enhance the states' ability to protect the public's health and safety, especially client/patient safety; (c) Encourage the cooperation of compact states in the areas of psychology licensure and regulation; (d) Facilitate the exchange of information between compact states regarding psychologist licensure, adverse actions, and disciplinary history; (e) Promote compliance with the laws governing psychological practice in each compact state; and (f) Invest all compact states with the authority to hold licensed psychologists accountable through the mutual recognition of compact state licenses.
RCW 18.35.260 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 35 / Section 260
RCW 18.35.260: Misrepresentation of credentials.
Status: in_force

(1) A person who is not a licensed hearing aid specialist may not represent himself or herself as being so licensed and may not use in connection with his or her name the words "licensed hearing instrument fitter/dispenser," "hearing instrument specialist," or "hearing aid fitter/dispenser," or a variation, synonym, word, sign, number, insignia, coinage, or whatever expresses, employs, or implies these terms, names, or functions of a licensed hearing aid specialist. (2) A person who is not a licensed speech-language pathologist may not represent himself or herself as being so licensed and may not use in connection with his or her name the words including "licensed speech-language pathologist" or a variation, synonym, word, sign, number, insignia, coinage, or whatever expresses, employs, or implies these terms, names, or functions as a licensed speech-language pathologist. (3) A person who is not a certified speech-language pathology assistant may not represent himself or herself as being so certified and may not use in connection with his or her name the words including "certified speech-language pathology assistant" or a variation, synonym, word, sign, number, insignia, coinage, or whatever expresses, employs, or implies these terms, names, or functions as a certified speech-language pathology assistant. (4) A person who is not a licensed audiologist may not represent himself or herself as being so licensed and may not use in connection with his or her name the words "licensed audiologist" or a variation, synonym, letter, word, sign, number, insignia, coinage, or whatever expresses, employs, or implies these terms, names, or functions of a licensed audiologist. (5) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a person credentialed in this state under another act from engaging in the practice for which he or she is credentialed.
RCW 18.27.114 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 27 / Section 114
RCW 18.27.114: Disclosure statement required—Prerequisite to lien claim.
Status: in_force

(1) Any contractor agreeing to perform any contracting project: (a) For the repair, alteration, or construction of four or fewer residential units or accessory structures on such residential property when the bid or contract price totals one thousand dollars or more; or (b) for the repair, alteration, or construction of a commercial building when the bid or contract price totals one thousand dollars or more but less than sixty thousand dollars, must provide the customer with the following disclosure statement in substantially the following form using lower case and upper case twelve-point and bold type where appropriate, prior to starting work on the project: "NOTICE TO CUSTOMER This contractor is registered with the state of Washington, registration no. . . ., and has posted with the state a bond or deposit of . . . . . for the purpose of satisfying claims against the contractor for breach of contract including negligent or improper work in the conduct of the contractor's business. The expiration date of this contractor's registration is . . . . .. THIS BOND OR DEPOSIT MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO COVER A CLAIM THAT MIGHT ARISE FROM THE WORK DONE UNDER YOUR CONTRACT. This bond or deposit is not for your exclusive use because it covers all work performed by this contractor. The bond or deposit is intended to pay valid claims up to . . . . . that you and other customers, suppliers, subcontractors, or taxing authorities may have. FOR GREATER PROTECTION YOU MAY WITHHOLD A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR CONTRACT. You may withhold a contractually defined percentage of your construction contract as retainage for a stated period of time to provide protection to you and help insure that your project will be completed as required by your contract. YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE LIENED. If a supplier of materials used in your construction project or an employee or subcontractor of your contractor or subcontractors is not paid, your property may be liened to force payment and you could pay twice for the same work. FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION, YOU MAY REQUEST THE CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ORIGINAL "LIEN RELEASE" DOCUMENTS FROM EACH SUPPLIER OR SUBCONTRACTOR ON YOUR PROJECT. The contractor is required to provide you with further information about lien release documents if you request it. General information is also available from the state Department of Labor and Industries. I have received a copy of this disclosure statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Signature of customer)" (2) The contractor must retain a signed copy of the disclosure statement in his or her files for a minimum of three years, and produce a copy of the signed disclosure statement to the department upon request. (3) A contractor subject to this section shall notify any consumer to whom notice is required under subsection (1) of this section if the contractor's registration has expired or is revoked or suspended by the department prior to completion or other termination of the contract with the consumer. (4) No contractor subject to this section may bring or maintain any lien claim under chapter 60.04 RCW based on any contract to which this section applies without alleging and proving that the contractor has provided the customer with a copy of the disclosure statement as required in subsection (1) of this section. (5) This section does not apply to contracts authorized under chapter 39.04 RCW or to contractors contracting with other contractors. (6) Failure to comply with this section shall constitute an infraction under the provisions of this chapter. (7) The department shall produce model disclosure statements, and public service announcements detailing the information needed to assist contractors and contractors' customers to comply under this section. As necessary, the department shall periodically update these education materials.
RCW 18.104.020 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 104 / Section 020
RCW 18.104.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Abandoned well" means a well that is unmaintained or is in such disrepair that it is unusable or is a risk to public health and welfare. (2) "Constructing a well" or "construct a well" means: (a) Boring, digging, drilling, or excavating a well; (b) Installing casing, sheeting, lining, or well screens, in a well; (c) Drilling a geotechnical soil boring; or (d) Installing an environmental investigation well. "Constructing a well" or "construct a well" includes the alteration of an existing well. (3) "Decommission" means to fill or plug a well so that it will not produce water, serve as a channel for movement of water or pollution, or allow the entry of pollutants into the well or aquifers. (4) "Department" means the department of ecology. (5) "Dewatering well" means a cased or lined excavation or boring that is intended to withdraw or divert groundwater for the purpose of facilitating construction, stabilizing a landslide, or protecting an aquifer. (6) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology. (7) "Environmental investigation well" means a cased hole intended or used to extract a sample or samples of groundwater, vapor, or soil from an underground formation and which is decommissioned immediately after the sample or samples are obtained. An environmental investigation well is typically installed using direct push technology or auger boring and uses the probe, stem, auger, or rod as casing. An environmental investigation well is not a geotechnical soil boring. (8) "Geotechnical soil boring" or "boring" means a well drilled for the purpose of obtaining soil samples or information to ascertain structural properties of the subsurface. (9) "Ground source heat pump boring" means a vertical boring constructed for the purpose of installing a closed loop heat exchange system for a ground source heat pump. (10) "Grounding well" means a grounding electrode installed in the earth by the use of drilling equipment to prevent buildup of voltages that may result in undue hazards to persons or equipment. Examples are anode and cathode protection wells. (11) "Groundwater" means and includes groundwaters as defined in RCW 90.44.035 . (12) "Instrumentation well" means a well in which pneumatic or electric geotechnical or hydrological instrumentation is permanently or periodically installed to measure or monitor subsurface strength and movement. Instrumentation well includes borehole extensometers, slope indicators, pneumatic or electric pore pressure transducers, and load cells. (13) "Monitoring well" means a well designed to obtain a representative groundwater sample or designed to measure the water level elevation in either clean or contaminated water or soil. (14) "Observation well" means a well designed to measure the depth to the water level elevation in either clean or contaminated water or soil. (15) "Operator" means a person who (a) is employed by a well contractor; (b) is licensed under this chapter; or (c) who controls, supervises, or oversees the construction of a well or who operates well construction equipment. (16) "Owner" or "well owner" means the person, firm, partnership, copartnership, corporation, association, other entity, or any combination of these, who owns the property on which the well is or will be constructed or has the right to the well by means of an easement, covenant, or other enforceable legal instrument for the purpose of benefiting from the well. (17) "Pollution" and "contamination" have the meanings provided in RCW 90.48.020 . (18) "Remediation well" means a well intended or used to withdraw groundwater or inject water, air (for air sparging), or other solutions into the subsurface for the purpose of remediating, cleaning up, or controlling potential or actual groundwater contamination. (19) "Resource protection well" means a cased boring intended or used to collect subsurface information or to determine the existence or migration of pollutants within an underground formation. Resource protection wells include monitoring wells, observation wells, piezometers, spill response wells, remediation wells, environmental investigation wells, vapor extraction wells, ground source heat pump boring, grounding wells, and instrumentation wells. (20) "Resource protection well contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, corporation, association, or other entity, licensed and bonded under chapter 18.27 RCW, engaged in the business of constructing resource protection wells or geotechnical soil borings. (21) "Water well" means any excavation that is constructed when the intended use of the well is for the location, diversion, artificial recharge, observation, monitoring, dewatering, or withdrawal of groundwater. "Water wells" include ground source heat pump borings and grounding wells. (22) "Water well contractor" means any person, firm, partnership, copartnership, corporation, association, or other entity, licensed and bonded under chapter 18.27 RCW, engaged in the business of constructing water wells. (23)(a) "Well" means water wells, resource protection wells, dewatering wells, and geotechnical soil borings. (b) Well does not mean an excavation made for the purpose of: (i) Obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, geothermal resources, minerals, or products of mining, or quarrying, or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formations, or for storing petroleum, natural gas, or other products; (ii) Siting and constructing an on-site sewage disposal system as defined in RCW 70A.105.020 or a large on-site sewage system as defined in RCW 70A.115.010 ; or (iii) Inserting any device or instrument less than ten feet in depth into the soil for the sole purpose of performing soil or water testing or analysis or establishing soil moisture content as long as there is no withdrawal of water in any quantity other than as necessary to perform the intended testing or analysis. (24) "Well contractor" means a resource protection well contractor and a water well contractor licensed and bonded under chapter 18.27 RCW.
RCW 18.20.300 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 300
RCW 18.20.300: Domiciliary care services—Scope of services—Disclosure form.
Status: in_force

(1) An assisted living facility, licensed under this chapter, may provide domiciliary care services, as defined in this chapter, and shall disclose the scope of care and services that it chooses to provide. (2) The assisted living facility licensee shall disclose to the residents, the residents' legal representative if any, and if not, the residents' representative if any, and to interested consumers upon request, the scope of care and services offered, using the form developed and provided by the department, in addition to any supplemental information that may be provided by the licensee. The form that the department develops shall be standardized, reasonable in length, and easy to read. The assisted living facility's disclosure statement shall indicate the scope of domiciliary care assistance provided and shall indicate that it permits the resident or the resident's legal representative to independently arrange for outside services under RCW 18.20.380 . (a) For assisted living facilities certified as memory care facilities or memory care units under RCW 18.20.540 , the facility must provide an additional disclosure that includes a description of staffing coverage for the memory care facility or the memory care unit, including the number of awake staff that will be available overnight and the regular direct care staffing level per bed in the memory care facility or memory care unit. Residents of the certified memory care facility or memory care unit and their resident representatives as defined in RCW 70.129.010 , when relevant, shall be informed of any significant changes in or staffing within 30 days of the change. (b) The department shall define significant change in staffing for a certified memory care facility or memory care unit and provide an example of an accepted disclosure form to the facilities and units for their use in rule. (3)(a) If the assisted living facility licensee decreases the scope of services that it provides due to circumstances beyond the licensee's control, the licensee shall provide a minimum of thirty days' written notice to the residents, the residents' legal representative if any, and if not, the residents' representative if any, before the effective date of the decrease in the scope of care or services provided. (b) If the licensee voluntarily decreases the scope of services, and any such decrease in the scope of services provided will result in the discharge of one or more residents, then ninety days' written notice shall be provided prior to the effective date of the decrease. Notice shall be provided to the affected residents, the residents' legal representative if any, and if not, the residents' representative if any. (c) If the assisted living facility licensee increases the scope of services that it chooses to provide, the licensee shall promptly provide written notice to the residents, the residents' legal representative if any, and if not, the residents' representative if any, and shall indicate the date on which the increase in the scope of care or services is effective. (4) When the care needs of a resident exceed the disclosed scope of care or services that an assisted living facility licensee provides, the licensee may exceed the care or services disclosed consistent with RCW 70.129.030 (3) and 70.129.110 (3)(a). Providing care or services to a resident that exceed the care and services disclosed may or may not mean that the provider is capable of or required to provide the same care or services to other residents. (5) Even though the assisted living facility licensee may disclose that it can provide certain care or services to resident applicants or to their legal representative if any, and if not, to the resident applicants' representative if any, the licensee may deny admission to a resident applicant when the licensee determines that the needs of the resident applicant cannot be met, as long as the provider operates in compliance with state and federal law, including RCW 70.129.030 (3). (6) The disclosure form is intended to assist consumers in selecting assisted living facility services and, therefore, shall not be construed as an implied or express contract between the assisted living facility licensee and the resident.
RCW 18.11.280 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 11 / Section 280
RCW 18.11.280: Uniform regulation of business and professions act.
Status: in_force

The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
RCW 18.106.075 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 106 / Section 075
RCW 18.106.075: Medical gas piping installer endorsement.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt requirements that qualify a journey level plumber to be issued a medical gas piping installer endorsement.
RCW 18.91.040 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 91 / Section 040
RCW 18.91.040: Compact privilege.
Status: in_force

(1) To exercise the compact privilege under the terms and provisions of the compact, the licensee shall: (a) Hold and maintain an active home state license as a respiratory therapist; (b) Hold and maintain an active credential from the national board for respiratory care (or its successor) that would qualify them for licensure in the remote state in which they are seeking the privilege; (c) Have not had any adverse action against a license within the previous two years; (d) Notify the commission that the licensee is seeking the compact privilege within a remote state(s); (e) Pay any applicable fees, including any state and commission fees and renewal fees, for the compact privilege; (f) Meet any jurisprudence requirements established by the remote state in which the licensee is seeking a compact privilege; (g) Report to the commission adverse action taken by any nonmember state within 30 days from the date the adverse action is taken; (h) Report to the commission, when applying for a compact privilege, the address of the licensee's domicile and thereafter promptly report to the commission any change in the address of the licensee's domicile within 30 days of the effective date of the change in address; and (i) Consent to accept service of process by mail at the licensee's domicile on record with the commission with respect to any action brought against the licensee by the commission or a member state, and consent to accept service of a subpoena by mail at the licensee's domicile on record with the commission with respect to any action brought or investigation conducted by the commission or a member state. (2) The compact privilege is valid until the expiration date or revocation of the home state license unless terminated pursuant to adverse action. The licensee must comply with all of the requirements of subsection (1) of this section to maintain the compact privilege in a remote state. If those requirements are met, no adverse actions are taken, and the licensee has paid any applicable compact privilege renewal fees, then the licensee will maintain the licensee's compact privilege. (3) A licensee providing respiratory therapy in a remote state under the compact privilege shall function within the scope of practice authorized by the remote state for the type of respiratory therapist license the licensee holds. Such procedures, actions, processes, and the circumstances under which they may be undertaken may be established through means including, but not limited to, statute, regulations, case law, and other processes available to the state respiratory therapy licensing authority or other government agency. (4) If a licensee's compact privilege in a remote state is removed by the remote state, the individual shall lose or be ineligible for the compact privilege in that remote state until the compact privilege is no longer limited or restricted by that state. (5) If a home state license is encumbered, the licensee shall lose the compact privilege in all remote states until the following occur: (a) The home state license is no longer encumbered; and (b) Two years have elapsed from the date on which the license is no longer encumbered due to the adverse action. (6) Once a licensee with a restricted or limited license meets the requirements of subsection (5)(a) and (b) of this section, the licensee must also meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section to obtain a compact privilege in a remote state.
RCW 18.16.060 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 16 / Section 060
RCW 18.16.060: License required—Penalty—Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in a practice listed in subsection (2) of this section unless the person has a license in good standing as required by this chapter. A license issued under this chapter shall be considered to be "in good standing" except when: (a) The license has expired or has been canceled and has not been renewed in accordance with RCW 18.16.110 ; (b) The license has been denied, revoked, or suspended under RCW 18.16.210 , * 18.16.230 , or 18.16.240 , and has not been reinstated; (c) The license is held by a person who has not fully complied with an order of the director issued under RCW 18.16.210 requiring the licensee to pay restitution or a fine, or to acquire additional training; or (d) The license has been placed on inactive status at the request of the licensee, and has not been reinstated in accordance with RCW 18.16.110 (3). (2) The director may take action under RCW 18.235.150 and 18.235.160 against any person who does any of the following without first obtaining, and maintaining in good standing, the license required by this chapter: (a) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, engages in the commercial practice of cosmetology, hair design, barbering, esthetics, master esthetics, or manicuring; (b) Instructs in a school; (c) Operates a school; or (d) Operates a salon/shop, personal services, or mobile unit. (3) A person who receives a license as an instructor may engage in the commercial practice for which he or she held a license when applying for the instructor license without also renewing the previously held license. However, a person licensed as an instructor whose license to engage in a commercial practice is not or at any time was not renewed may not engage in the commercial practice previously permitted under that license unless that person renews the previously held license. (4) An apprentice actively enrolled in an apprenticeship program for cosmetology, barbering, hair design, esthetics, master esthetics, or manicuring may engage in the commercial practice as required for the apprenticeship program.
RCW 18.265.040 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 265 / Section 040
RCW 18.265.040: Licensure without examination—Licensed in another state.
Status: in_force

An applicant holding a valid license and currently engaged in practice in another state may be granted a license without examination required by this chapter, on the payment of any required fees, if the secretary determines that the other state's licensing standards are substantively equivalent to the standards in this state: PROVIDED, That the secretary may require the applicant to: (1) File with the secretary documentation certifying the applicant is licensed to practice in another state; and (2) provide information as the secretary deems necessary pertaining to the conditions and criteria of the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, and to demonstrate to the secretary a knowledge of Washington law pertaining to the practice of dental therapy.
RCW 18.35.195 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 35 / Section 195
RCW 18.35.195: Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) This chapter shall not apply to military or federal government employees. (2) This chapter does not prohibit or regulate: (a) Fitting or dispensing by students enrolled in a board-approved program who are directly supervised by a licensed hearing aid specialist, a licensed audiologist under the provisions of this chapter, or an instructor at a two-year hearing aid specialist degree program that is approved by the board; (b) Hearing aid specialists, speech-language pathologists, or audiologists of other states, territories, or countries, or the District of Columbia while appearing as clinicians of bona fide educational seminars sponsored by speech-language pathology, audiology, hearing aid specialist, medical, or other healing art professional associations so long as such activities do not go beyond the scope of practice defined by this chapter; and (c) The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology by persons certified by the Washington professional educator standards board as educational staff associates, except for those persons electing to be licensed under this chapter. However, a person certified by the board as an educational staff associate who practices outside the school setting must be a licensed audiologist or licensed speech-language pathologist.
RCW 18.160.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 160 / Section 110
RCW 18.160.110: Enforcement—Civil proceedings.
Status: in_force

Civil proceedings to enforce this chapter may be brought by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county where a violation occurs on his or her own motion or at the request of the state director of fire protection.
RCW 18.64.400 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64 / Section 400
RCW 18.64.400: Nonresident pharmacies—Definition—Advertising.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, a nonresident pharmacy is defined as any pharmacy located outside this state that ships, mails, or delivers, in any manner, except when delivered in person to an individual, controlled substances, legend drugs, or devices into this state. It is unlawful for: (1) Any nonresident pharmacy that is not licensed under RCW 18.64.350 through 18.64.400 to advertise its service in this state; or (2) Any resident of this state to advertise the pharmaceutical services of a nonresident pharmacy with the knowledge that the nonresident pharmacy is not licensed by the department and that the advertisement will or is likely to induce persons within this state to use the nonresident pharmacy to fill prescriptions.
RCW 18.35.105 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 35 / Section 105
RCW 18.35.105: Records—Contents.
Status: in_force

Each licensee and interim permit holder under this chapter shall keep records of all services rendered for a minimum of three years. These records shall contain the names and addresses of all persons to whom services were provided. Hearing aid specialists, audiologists, and interim permit holders shall also record the date the hearing instrument warranty expires, a description of the services and the dates the services were provided, and copies of any contracts and receipts. All records, as required pursuant to this chapter or by rule, shall be owned by the establishment or facility and shall remain with the establishment or facility in the event the licensee changes employment. If a contract between the establishment or facility and the licensee provides that the records are to remain with the licensee, copies of such records shall be provided to the establishment or facility.
RCW 18.35A.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 35A / Section 110
RCW 18.35A.110: Oversight—Dispute resolution—Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Upon request by a member state, the commission shall attempt to resolve disputes related to the compact that arise among member states and between member and nonmember states. (b) The commission shall promulgate a rule providing for both mediation and binding dispute resolution for disputes as appropriate. (2)(a) The commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions and rules of this compact. (b) By majority vote, the commission may initiate legal action in the United States district court for the District of Columbia or the federal district where the commission has its principal offices against a member state in default to enforce compliance with the provisions of this compact and its promulgated rules and bylaws. The relief sought may include both injunctive relief and damages. In the event judicial enforcement is necessary, the prevailing member shall be awarded all costs of litigation, including reasonable attorneys' fees. (c) The remedies herein shall not be the exclusive remedies of the commission. The commission may pursue any other remedies available under federal or state law.
RCW 18.27.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 27 / Section 110
RCW 18.27.110: Building permits—Verification of registration required—Responsibilities of issuing entity—Penalties.
Status: in_force

(1) No city, town or county shall issue a construction building permit for work which is to be done by any contractor required to be registered under this chapter without verification that such contractor is currently registered as required by law. When such verification is made, nothing contained in this section is intended to be, nor shall be construed to create, or form the basis for any liability under this chapter on the part of any city, town or county, or its officers, employees or agents. However, failure to verify the contractor registration number results in liability to the city, town, or county to a penalty to be imposed according to *RCW 18.27.100 (7)(a). (2) At the time of issuing the building permit, all cities, towns, or counties are responsible for: (a) Printing the contractor registration number on the building permit; and (b) Providing a written notice to the building permit applicant informing them of contractor registration laws and the potential risk and monetary liability to the homeowner for using an unregistered contractor. (3) If a building permit is obtained by an applicant or contractor who falsifies information to obtain an exemption provided under RCW 18.27.090 , the building permit shall be forfeited.
RCW 18.85.930 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 85 / Section 930
RCW 18.85.930: Effective date—2008 c 23.
Status: in_force

This act takes effect July 1, 2010.
RCW 18.290.110 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 290 / Section 110
RCW 18.290.110: Application of uniform disciplinary act.
Status: in_force

The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of a license, and the discipline of persons licensed under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this chapter.
RCW 18.64.047 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 64 / Section 047
RCW 18.64.047: Itinerant vendor's or peddler's registration—Fee—Penalties—Ephedrine/pseudoephedrine/phenylpropanolamine.
Status: in_force

(1) Any itinerant vendor or any peddler of any nonprescription drug or preparation for the treatment of disease or injury, shall pay a registration fee determined by the secretary on a date to be determined by the secretary as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . The department may issue a registration to such vendor on an approved application made to the department. (2) Any itinerant vendor or peddler who shall vend or sell, or offer to sell to the public any such nonprescription drug or preparation without having registered to do so as provided in this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and each sale or offer to sell shall constitute a separate offense. (3) In event the registration fee remains unpaid on the date due, no renewal or new registration shall be issued except upon compliance with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . This registration shall not authorize the sale of legend drugs or controlled substances. (4) An itinerant vendor may purchase products containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers only from a wholesaler licensed by the department under RCW 18.64.046 or from a manufacturer licensed by the department under RCW 18.64.045 . The commission shall issue a warning to an itinerant vendor who violates this subsection, and may suspend or revoke the registration of the vendor for a subsequent violation. (5) An itinerant vendor who has purchased products containing any detectable quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, in a suspicious transaction as defined in RCW 69.43.035 , is subject to the following requirements: (a) The itinerant vendor may not sell any quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, if the total monthly sales of these products exceed 10 percent of the vendor's total prior monthly sales of nonprescription drugs in March through October. In November through February, the vendor may not sell any quantity of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine, or their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers, if the total monthly sales of these products exceed 20 percent of the vendor's total prior monthly sales of nonprescription drugs. For purposes of this section, "monthly sales" means total dollars paid by buyers. (b) The itinerant vendor shall maintain inventory records of the receipt and disposition of nonprescription drugs, utilizing existing inventory controls if an auditor or investigator can determine compliance with (a) of this subsection, and otherwise in the form and manner required by the commission. The records must be available for inspection by the commission or any law enforcement agency and must be maintained for two years. The commission may suspend or revoke the registration of an itinerant vendor who violates this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, "disposition" means the return of product to the wholesaler or distributor.
RCW 18.04.055 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 04 / Section 055
RCW 18.04.055: Board—Rules.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and amend rules under chapter 34.05 RCW for the orderly conduct of its affairs. The board shall prescribe rules consistent with this chapter as necessary to implement this chapter. Included may be: (1) Rules of procedure to govern the conduct of matters before the board; (2) Rules of professional conduct for all licensees and nonlicensee owners of licensed firms, in order to establish and maintain high standards of competence and ethics including rules dealing with independence, integrity, objectivity, and freedom from conflicts of interest; (3) Rules specifying actions and circumstances deemed to constitute holding oneself out as a licensee in connection with the practice of public accountancy; (4) Rules specifying the manner and circumstances of the use of the titles "certified public accountant," "CPA," "CPA-inactive," and "CPA-retired" by holders of a license under this chapter; (5) Rules specifying the educational requirements to take the certified public accountant examination; (6) Rules designed to ensure that licensees' "reports" meet the definitional requirements for that term as specified in RCW 18.04.025 ; (7) Requirements for CPE to maintain or improve the professional competence of licensees as a condition to maintaining their license; (8) Rules governing firms issuing or offering to issue attest or compilation reports or providing public accounting services as defined in RCW 18.04.025 using the title "certified public accountant" or "CPA" including, but not limited to, rules concerning their style, name, title, and affiliation with any other organization, and establishing reasonable practice and ethical standards to protect the public interest; (9) The board may by rule implement a quality assurance review program as a means to monitor licensees' quality of practice and compliance with professional standards. The board may exempt from such program, licensees who undergo periodic peer reviews in programs of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, NASBA, or other programs recognized and approved by the board; (10) The board may by rule require licensed firms to obtain professional liability insurance if in the board's discretion such insurance provides additional and necessary protection for the public; (11) Rules specifying the experience requirements in order to qualify for a license; (12) Rules specifying the registration requirements, including ethics examination and fee requirements, for resident nonlicensee partners, shareholders, and managers of licensed firms; (13) Rules specifying the ethics CPE requirements for an individual with an inactive license and owners of licensed firms, including the process for reporting compliance with those requirements; (14) Rules specifying the experience and CPE requirements for licensees offering or issuing reports; and (15) Any other rule which the board finds necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter.(1) The director shall issue and deliver a license to the applicant to make loans in accordance with this chapter at the location specified in the application if, after investigation, the director finds that: (a) The applicant has paid all required fees; (b) The applicant has submitted a complete application in compliance with RCW 31.04.045 ; (c) Neither the applicant nor its officers or principals have had a license issued under this section or any other section, in this state or another state, revoked or suspended within the last five years of the date of filing of the application; (d) Neither the applicant nor any of its officers or principals have been convicted of a gross misdemeanor involving dishonesty or financial misconduct or a felony or a violation of the banking laws of this state or of the United States within seven years of the filing of an application; (e) The financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are such as to command the confidence of the community and to warrant a belief that the business will be operated honestly, fairly, and efficiently within the purposes of this chapter; and (f) Neither the applicant nor any of its principals have provided unlicensed residential mortgage loan modification services in this state in the five years prior to the filing of the present application. (2) If the director does not find the conditions of subsection (1) of this section have been met, the director shall not issue the license. The director shall notify the applicant of the denial and return to the applicant the bond posted and the sum paid by the applicant as a license fee, retaining the investigation fee to cover the costs of investigating the application. The director shall approve or deny every application for license under this chapter within ninety days from the filing of a complete application with the fees and the approved bond.
RCW 18.20.184 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 20 / Section 184
RCW 18.20.184: Communication system—Telephones and other equipment.
Status: in_force

(1) Each assisted living facility shall be responsive to incoming communications and respond within a reasonable time to phone and electronic messages. (2) Each assisted living facility must have a communication system, including a sufficient quantity of working telephones and other communication equipment, to ensure that residents have 24-hour access to communications with family, medical providers, and others, and also to allow for emergency contact to and from facility staff. The telephones and communication equipment must provide for auditory privacy, not be located in a staff office or station, be accessible and usable by persons with hearing loss and other disabilities, and not require payment for local calls. An assisted living facility is not required to provide telephones at no cost in each resident room.
RCW 18.44.061 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 44 / Section 061
RCW 18.44.061: Change in business location, office location, business name—Written notice required.
Status: in_force

A licensed escrow agent shall provide notice in writing to the director and to the insurer providing coverage under RCW 18.44.201 of any change of business location, branch office location, or business name. Such notice shall be given in a form prescribed by the director and shall be delivered at least ten business days prior to the change in business location or name. Upon the surrender of the original license for the agent or the applicable branch office and a payment of a fee, the director shall issue a new license for the new location.
RCW 18.83A.050 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83A / Section 050
RCW 18.83A.050: Interjurisdictional telepsychology scope of practice.
Status: in_force

A psychologist may practice in a receiving state under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practice for psychology as assigned by an appropriate state psychology regulatory authority, as defined by the rules of the commission, and under the following circumstances: (1) The psychologist initiates a client/patient contact in a home state via telecommunications technologies with a client/patient in a receiving state; and (2) Meeting other conditions regarding telepsychology as determined by the rules adopted by the commission.
RCW 18.43.100 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 43 / Section 100
RCW 18.43.100: Registration of out-of-state applicants—Waiver.
Status: in_force

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(1) The board may, upon application and the payment of a fee determined by the board, issue a certificate as a professional engineer or land surveyor to any person who holds a certificate of qualification of registration issued to the applicant following examination by proper authority, of any state or territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or of any foreign country, if: (a) The applicant meets all requirements of this chapter and the rules established by the board to qualify for such waiver, and (b) the applicant is in good standing with the licensing agency in said state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country. (2) The board shall waive the fundamentals examination for applicants who have passed the national council for examiners for engineering and surveying principles and practice examination, have met the experience and education requirements established by the board, and are in good standing with the licensing agency in a state, territory, possession, district, or foreign country.
RCW 18.85.321 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 85 / Section 321
RCW 18.85.321: Real estate education program account.
Status: in_force

The real estate education program account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All moneys received for credit to this account pursuant to RCW 18.85.311 and all moneys derived from fines imposed under this chapter shall be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be made only upon the authorization of the director or a duly authorized representative of the director, and may be used only for the purposes of carrying out the director's programs for education of real estate licensees, others in the real estate industry, and members of the public as described in RCW 18.85.041 (6). All expenses and costs relating to the implementation or administration of, or payment of contract fees or charges for, the director's real estate education programs may be paid from this account. The account is subject to appropriation under chapter 43.88 RCW.
RCW 18.51.210 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 51 / Section 210
RCW 18.51.210: Authority to enter and inspect nursing home—Advance notice—Defense.
Status: in_force

(1) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department may enter and inspect any nursing home, including, but not limited to, interviewing residents and reviewing records, at any time to enforce any provision of this chapter. Inspections conducted pursuant to complaints filed with the department shall be conducted in such a manner as to ensure maximum effectiveness. No advance notice shall be given of any inspection conducted pursuant to this chapter unless previously and specifically authorized by the secretary or required by federal law. (2) Any public employee giving such advance notice in violation of this section shall be suspended from all duties without pay for a period of not less than five nor more than fifteen days. (3) In any hearing held pursuant to this chapter, it shall be a defense to a violation relating to the standard of care to be afforded public patients to show that the department does not provide reasonable funds to meet the cost of reimbursement standard allegedly violated.
RCW 18.330.030 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 330 / Section 030
RCW 18.330.030: Exemptions.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit, restrict, or apply to: (1) Any home health or hospice agency while providing counseling to patients on placement options in the normal course of practice; (2) Government entities providing information and assistance to vulnerable adults unless making a referral in which a fee is received from a client; (3) Professional guardians providing services under authority of their guardianship appointment; (4) Supportive housing or care services providers who make referrals to other supportive housing or care services providers where no monetary value is exchanged; (5) Social workers, discharge planners, or other social services staff assisting a vulnerable adult to define supportive housing or care services providers in the course of their employment responsibilities if they do not receive any monetary value from a provider; or (6) Any person to the extent that he or she provides information to another person.
RCW 18.73.300 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 73 / Section 300
RCW 18.73.300: Ground ambulance services organizations—Penalties.
Status: in_force

If the insurance commissioner reports to the department that they have cause to believe that a ground ambulance services organization has engaged in a pattern of violations of RCW 48.49.200 , and the report is substantiated after investigation, the department may levy a fine upon the ground ambulance services organization in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation and take other formal or informal disciplinary action as permitted under the authority of the department.
RCW 18.250.020 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 250 / Section 020
RCW 18.250.020: Secretary's authority—Application of uniform disciplinary act.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary may: (a) Adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to implement this chapter; (b) Establish all license, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 ; (c) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter; (d) Establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . All fees collected under this section must be credited to the health professions account as required under RCW 43.70.320 ; (e) Develop and administer, or approve, or both, examinations to applicants for a license under this chapter; (f) Establish continuing education requirements by rule; (g) Issue a license to any applicant who has met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure and deny a license to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications for licensure. However, denial of licenses based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice is governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW; (h) In consultation with the committee, approve examinations prepared or administered by private testing agencies or organizations for use by an applicant in meeting the licensing requirements under RCW 18.250.060 ; (i) Determine which states have credentialing requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, and issue licenses to individuals credentialed in those states that have successfully fulfilled the requirements of RCW 18.250.080 ; (j) Hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter; (k) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and licensees; and (l) Establish requirements and procedures for an inactive license. (2) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
RCW 18.210.005 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 210 / Section 005
RCW 18.210.005: Findings—Purpose—Prohibition.
Status: in_force

(1) In order to safeguard life, health, and property and to promote the public welfare, the legislature finds that it is in the public interest to permit the limited practice of engineering by qualified individuals who are not registered as professional engineers under chapter 18.43 RCW. The increased complexity of on-site wastewater treatment systems, changes in treatment technology, and the need to protect groundwater and watershed areas make it essential that qualified professionals design the systems. Furthermore, the legislature finds that individuals who have been authorized by local health jurisdictions to design on-site wastewater treatment systems have performed these designs in the past. However, it is desirable to establish a statewide licensing program to create uniform application of design practices, standards for designs, individual qualifications, and consistent enforcement efforts applicable to all persons who design on-site wastewater treatment systems, including persons licensed to practice as professional engineers under chapter 18.43 RCW. It is further desirable to establish a certification program applicable to all persons who inspect or approve on-site wastewater treatment systems on behalf of a local health jurisdiction. (2) It is unlawful for any individual to practice or offer to practice the design of on-site wastewater treatment systems unless licensed in accordance with this chapter or licensed as a professional engineer under chapter 18.43 RCW.
RCW 18.44.450 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 44 / Section 450
RCW 18.44.450: Referral fees prohibited—Consumer protection act—Application.
Status: in_force

(1) "Real property lender" as used in this section means a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, mortgage company, or other corporation, association, or partnership that makes loans secured by real property located in this state. (2) No real property lender, escrow agent, or officer or employee of any escrow agent or real property lender may give or agree to pay or give any money, service, or object of value to any real estate agent or broker, to any real property lender, or to any officer or employee of any agent, broker, or lender in return for the referral of any real estate escrow services. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the payment of fees or other compensation permitted under the federal Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act as amended (12 U.S.C. sections 2601 through 2617). (3) The legislature finds that the practices governed by this subsection are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. Any violation of this section is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair and deceptive act or practice and an unfair method of competition in the conduct of trade or commerce in violation of RCW 19.86.020 . Remedies provided by chapter 19.86 RCW are cumulative and not exclusive.(1) Each employer-sponsored group contract for comprehensive health care service which is entered into, or renewed, on or after twelve months after July 23, 1989, shall include coverage for neurodevelopmental therapies for covered individuals age six and under. (2) Benefits provided under this section shall cover the services of those authorized to deliver occupational therapy, speech therapy, and physical therapy. Benefits shall be payable only where the services have been delivered pursuant to the referral and periodic review of a holder of a license issued pursuant to chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW or where covered services have been rendered by such licensee. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a health care service contractor from requiring that covered services be delivered by a provider who participates by contract with the health care service contractor unless no participating provider is available to deliver covered services. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a health care service contractor from negotiating rates with qualified providers. (3) Benefits provided under this section shall be for medically necessary services as determined by the health care service contractor. Benefits shall be payable for services for the maintenance of a covered individual in cases where significant deterioration in the patient's condition would result without the service. Benefits shall be payable to restore and improve function. (4) It is the intent of this section that employers purchasing comprehensive group coverage including the benefits required by this section, together with the health care service contractor, retain authority to design and employ utilization and cost controls. Therefore, benefits delivered under this section may be subject to contractual provisions regarding deductible amounts and/or copayments established by the employer purchasing coverage and the health care service contractor. Benefits provided under this section may be subject to standard waiting periods for preexisting conditions, and may be subject to the submission of written treatment plans. (5) In recognition of the intent expressed in subsection (4) of this section, benefits provided under this section may be subject to contractual provisions establishing annual and/or lifetime benefit limits. Such limits may define the total dollar benefits available or may limit the number of services delivered as agreed by the employer purchasing coverage and the health care service contractor.
RCW 18.83A.100 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 83A / Section 100
RCW 18.83A.100: Psychology interjurisdictional compact commission—Rule making.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission must exercise its rule-making powers under the criteria set forth in this section and the rules adopted under this section. Rules and amendments become binding as of the date specified in each rule or amendment. (2) If a majority of the legislatures of the compact states reject a rule, by enactment of a statute or resolution in the same manner used to adopt the psychology interjurisdictional compact, the rule will have no further force and effect in any compact state. (3) Rules or amendments to the rules must be adopted at a regular or special meeting of the commission. (4) Before adoption of a final rule or rules by the commission, and at least 60 days in advance of the meeting at which the rule will be considered and voted upon, the commission must file a notice of proposed rule making: (a) On the website of the commission; and (b) On the website of each compact state's psychology regulatory authority or the publication in which each state would otherwise publish proposed rules. (5) The notice of proposed rule making must include: (a) The proposed time, date, and location of the meeting in which the rule will be considered and voted upon; (b) The text of the proposed rule or amendment and the reason for the proposed rule; (c) A request for comments on the proposed rule from any interested person; and (d) The manner in which interested persons may submit notice to the commission of their intention to attend the public hearing and any written comments. (6) Before adoption of a proposed rule, the commission must allow persons to submit written data, facts, opinions, and arguments, which must be made available to the public. (7) The commission must grant an opportunity for a public hearing before it adopts a rule or amendment if a hearing is requested by: (a) At least 25 persons who submit comments independently of each other; (b) A governmental subdivision or agency; or (c) A duly appointed person in an association that has at least 25 members. (8) If a hearing is held on the proposed rule or amendment, the commission must publish the place, time, and date of the scheduled public hearing. (a) All persons wishing to be heard at the hearing must notify the executive director of the commission or other designated member in writing of their desire to appear and testify at the hearing not less than five business days before the scheduled date of the hearing. (b) Hearings must be conducted in a manner providing each person who wishes to comment a fair and reasonable opportunity to comment orally or in writing. (c) No transcript of the hearing is required, unless a written request for a transcript is made, in which case the person requesting the transcript must bear the cost of producing the transcript. A recording may be made in lieu of a transcript under the same terms and conditions as a transcript. This subsection does not preclude the commission from making a transcript or recording of the hearing if it so chooses. (d) This section does not require a separate hearing on each rule. Rules may be grouped for the convenience of the commission at hearings required by this section. (9) Following the scheduled hearing date, or by the close of business on the scheduled hearing date if the hearing was not held, the commission must consider all written and oral comments received. (10) The commission must, by majority vote of all members, take final action on the proposed rule and must determine the effective date of the rule, if any, based on the rule making record and the full text of the rule. (11) If no written notice of intent to attend the public hearing by interested parties is received, the commission may proceed with adoption of the proposed rule without a public hearing. (12) Upon determination that an emergency exists, the commission may consider and adopt an emergency rule without prior notice, opportunity for comment, or hearing, if the usual rule-making procedures provided in the psychology interjurisdictional compact and in this section are retroactively applied to the rule as soon as reasonably possible, in no event more than 90 days after the effective date of the rule. For the purposes of this subsection, an emergency rule is one that must be adopted immediately in order to: (a) Meet an imminent threat to public health, safety, or welfare; (b) Prevent a loss of commission or compact state funds; (c) Meet a deadline for the adoption of an administrative rule that is established by federal law or rule; or (d) Protect public health and safety. (13) The commission or an authorized committee of the commission may direct revisions to a previously adopted rule or amendment for purposes of correcting typographical errors, errors in format, errors in consistency, or grammatical errors. Public notice of any revisions must be posted on the website of the commission. The revision is subject to challenge by any person for a period of 30 days after posting. The revision may be challenged only on grounds that the revision results in a material change to a rule. A challenge must be made in writing and delivered to the chair of the commission before the end of the notice period. If no challenge is made, the revision will take effect without further action. If the revision is challenged, the revision may not take effect without the approval of the commission.
RCW 18.06.010 — Washington Code / Title 18 / Chapter 06 / Section 010
RCW 18.06.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The following terms in this chapter shall have the meanings set forth in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Acupuncture and Eastern medicine" means a health care service utilizing acupuncture or Eastern medicine diagnosis and treatment to promote health and treat organic or functional disorders, which includes a variety of traditional and modern acupuncture and Eastern medicine therapeutic treatments, such as the practice of acupuncture techniques and herbal medicine to maintain and promote wellness, prevent, manage, and reduce pain, and treat substance use disorder. Acupuncture and Eastern medicine includes the following: (a) Use of presterilized, disposable needles, such as filiform needles, and other acupuncture needles, syringes, or lancets to directly and indirectly stimulate meridians and acupuncture points including ashi points, motor points, trigger points, and other nonspecific points throughout the body; (b) Use of electrical, mechanical, or magnetic devices to stimulate meridians and acupuncture points including ashi points, motor points, trigger points, and other nonspecific points throughout the body; (c) Intramuscular needling and dry needling of trigger points and other nonspecific points throughout the body in accordance with acupuncture and Eastern medicine training; (d) All points and protocols for ear acupuncture including auricular acupuncture, national acupuncture detoxification association protocol, battlefield acupuncture, and the Nogier system; (e) Use of contact needling and noninsertion tools such as teishin, enshin, or zanshin; (f) Moxibustion; (g) Acupressure; (h) Cupping; (i) Dermal friction technique; (j) Infra-red; (k) Sonopuncture; (l) Laserpuncture; (m) Point injection therapy, as defined in rule by the department. Point injection therapy includes injection of substances, limited to saline, sterile water, herbs, minerals, vitamins in liquid form, and homeopathic and nutritional substances, consistent with the practice of acupuncture or Eastern medicine. Point injection therapy also includes injection of local anesthetics, such as lidocaine and procaine, for reduction of pain during point injection therapy, consistent with the practice of acupuncture and Eastern medicine and training requirements as defined in rule. An acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner using point injection therapy who has met the training and education requirements established pursuant to RCW 18.06.230 may use oxygen, and epinephrine for potential emergency purposes, such as an allergic or adverse reaction, for patient care and safety. Point injection therapy does not include injection of controlled substances contained in Schedules I through V of the uniform controlled substances act, chapter 69.50 RCW or steroids as defined in RCW 69.41.300 ; (n) Dietary advice and health education based on acupuncture or Eastern medical theory, including the recommendation and sale of herbs, vitamins, minerals, and dietary and nutritional supplements; (o) Breathing, relaxation, and Eastern exercise techniques; (p) Qi gong; (q) Eastern massage and Tui na, which is a method of Eastern bodywork, characterized by the kneading, pressing, rolling, shaking, and stretching of the body and does not include spinal manipulation; and (r) Superficial heat and cold therapies. (2) "Acupuncturist" or "acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner" means a person licensed under this chapter. (3) "Department" means the department of health. (4) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee. Nothing in this chapter requires individuals to be licensed as an acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner in order to provide the techniques and services in subsection (1)(n) through (r) of this section or to sell herbal products.