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WA Rev Code § 18.55.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.010 - Licensing—Exemptions—Limitations.

RCW 18.55.010 Licensing—Exemptions—Limitations.(1) Nothing in this chapter shall:(a) Be construed to limit or restrict a duly licensed physician or employees working under the personal supervision of a duly licensed physician from the practices enumerated in this chapter;(b) Be construed to prohibit an unlicensed person from performing mechanical work upon inert matter in an ocularist's office or laboratory;(c) Be construed to authorize or permit a licensee under this chapter to hold himself or herself out as being able to, or to offer to, or to undertake to attempt, by any manner of means, to examine or exercise eyes, or diagnose, treat, correct, relieve, operate, or prescribe for disease or any visual deficiency.(2) Each practitioner duly licensed pursuant to chapters 18.53, 18.57, and 18.71 RCW shall have all the rights and privileges which may accrue under this chapter to ocularists licensed under this chapter.[ 1980 c 101 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.015 - Intent.

RCW 18.55.015 Intent.The legislature finds it necessary to regulate the practice of ocularist to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. The legislature intends that only individuals who meet and maintain minimum standards of competence and conduct may provide service to the public.[ 1991 c 180 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.020 - Definitions.

RCW 18.55.020 Definitions.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.[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 504; 1991 c 180 § 2; (1991 c 3 § 142 repealed by 1991 sp.s. c 11 § 2); 1980 c 101 § 2.]NOTES:Severability—Headings and captions not law—Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9: See RCW 18.79.900 through 18.79.902.
WA Rev Code § 18.55.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.030 - Licenses—Renewal.

RCW 18.55.030 Licenses—Renewal.The secretary shall determine administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees for licenses and renewals as provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.[ 1996 c 191 § 31; 1991 c 3 § 143; 1980 c 101 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.040 - License applicants—Qualifications—Examination.

RCW 18.55.040 License applicants—Qualifications—Examination.No applicant shall be licensed under this chapter until the applicant complies with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees determined by the secretary according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. Qualifications must require that the applicant:(1) Is eighteen years or more of age;(2) Has graduated from high school or has received a high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW 28B.50.536;(3) Is of good moral character; and(4)(a) Had at least ten thousand hours of apprenticeship training under the direct supervision of a licensed ocularist; or(b) Successfully completed a prescribed course in ocularist training programs approved by the secretary; or(c) Has had at least ten thousand hours of apprenticeship training under the direct supervision of a practicing ocularist, or has the equivalent experience as a practicing ocularist, or any combination of training and supervision, not in the state of Washington; and(5) Successfully passes an examination conducted or approved by the secretary.[ 2013 c 39 § 2; 1996 c 191 § 32; 1991 c 180 § 4; (1991 c 3 § 144 repealed by 1991 sp.s. c 11 § 2); 1985 c 7 § 53; 1980 c 101 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.043 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.043 - Licensing requirements—Military training or experience.

RCW 18.55.043 Licensing requirements—Military training or experience.An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the secretary determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.[ 2011 c 32 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.045 - Examination.

RCW 18.55.045 Examination.The secretary may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private testing agency or association of licensing authorities. The examination shall determine if the applicant has a thorough knowledge of the principles governing the practice of an ocularist.[ 1991 c 180 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.050 - Licenses or registrations—Renewal.

RCW 18.55.050 Licenses or registrations—Renewal.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.[ 1996 c 191 § 33; 1991 c 180 § 6; (1991 c 3 § 145 repealed by 1991 sp.s. c 11 § 2); 1985 c 7 § 54; 1980 c 101 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.060 - Apprentices.

RCW 18.55.060 Apprentices.(1) A person wishing to work as an apprentice ocularist shall submit to the secretary the registration fee and completed application form signed by the applicant and the licensed ocularist who shall be responsible for the acts of the apprentice in the performance of his or her work in the apprenticeship program.(2) Apprentices shall complete their ten thousand hours of apprenticeship within eight years and shall not work longer as an apprentice unless the secretary determines, after a hearing, that the apprentice was prevented by causes beyond his or her control from completing the apprenticeship and becoming a licensee hereunder in eight years.(3) No licensee under this chapter may have more than two apprentices in training at one time.[ 1991 c 180 § 7; 1991 c 3 § 146; 1980 c 101 § 5.]NOTES:Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1991 c 3 § 146 and by 1991 c 180 § 7, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section pursuant to RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
WA Rev Code § 18.55.066 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.066 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.55.066 Application of uniform disciplinary act.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.[ 1987 c 150 § 39; 1986 c 259 § 89.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.55.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.075 - Scope of practice.

RCW 18.55.075 Scope of practice.An ocularist designs, fabricates, and fits ocular prosthetic appliances. An ocularist is authorized to perform the necessary procedures to provide an ocular prosthetic service for the patient in the ocularist's office or laboratory on referral of a physician. A referral is not required for the replacement of an ocular prosthetic appliance. The ocularist is authorized to make judgment on the needed care, replacement, and use of an ocular prosthetic appliance. The ocularist is authorized to design, fabricate, and fit human prosthetics in the following categories:(1) Stock and custom prosthetic eyes;(2) Stock and custom therapeutic scleral shells;(3) Stock and custom therapeutic painted iris shells;(4) External orbital and facial prosthetics; and(5) Ocular conformers: PROVIDED, That nothing herein shall be construed to allow the fitting or fabricating of contact lenses.[ 1991 c 180 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.085 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.085 - Unprofessional conduct.

RCW 18.55.085 Unprofessional conduct.An ocularist or authorized service provider shall explain to patients or customers exactly which type of prosthesis or service they are receiving or purchasing. Failure to do so, or misrepresentation of said services, constitutes unprofessional conduct under this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW.[ 1991 c 180 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.095 - Authority of secretary.

RCW 18.55.095 Authority of secretary.In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary may:(1) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter;(2) Establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;(3) 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. Proceedings concerning the denial of licenses based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;(4) Employ clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter and hire individuals, including those licensed under this chapter, to serve as examiners or consultants as necessary to implement and administer this chapter;(5) Maintain the official departmental record of all applicants and licensees;(6) Determine the minimum education and experience requirements for licensure, including but not limited to approval of educational programs;(7) Prepare and administer or approve the preparation and administration of examinations for licensure; and(8) Establish and implement by rule a continuing competency program.[ 1991 c 180 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 18.55.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.55 - Ocularists.|18.55.105 - Out-of-state applicants.

RCW 18.55.105 Out-of-state applicants.An applicant holding a credential in another state may be credentialed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.[ 1991 c 180 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 18.56.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.56 - Corrective Lens Prescriptions—Remote Technology.|18.56.010 - Intent.

RCW 18.56.010 Intent.(1) The legislature recognizes the importance of allowing licensed practitioners to use their professional judgment, based on their education, training, and expertise, to determine the appropriate use of current and future technologies to enhance patient care. Guidelines for providing health care services through remote technology have been addressed by the medical community, and the legislature intends to complement and clarify those guidelines with respect to using remote technology to provide prescriptions for corrective lenses.(2) The legislature also recognizes that health care consumers, including eye health care consumers, can benefit from developments in technology that offer advantages such as increased convenience or increased speed in delivery of services. However, the legislature recognizes that health care consumers can be misled or harmed by the use of developments in technology that are not properly supervised by qualified providers.(3) The legislature recognizes that the use of technology that permits a consumer to submit data to an entity for the purposes of obtaining a prescription for corrective lenses, including contact lenses, may fail to detect serious eye health issues resulting in permanent vision loss if the patient is not also receiving comprehensive eye care according to standard of care.(4) Therefore, the legislature concludes that consumers should be protected from improper or unsupervised use of technology for purposes of obtaining a prescription for corrective lenses, without unduly restricting the development and implementation of technology and without unduly restricting licensed practitioners from using such technology where appropriate.[ 2020 c 241 § 2.]NOTES:Short title—2020 c 241: "This act may be known and cited as the consumer protection in eye care act." [ 2020 c 241 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.56.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.56 - Corrective Lens Prescriptions—Remote Technology.|18.56.040 - Remote technology standards for use.

RCW 18.56.040 Remote technology standards for use.It is unlawful for any person to offer or otherwise make available to consumers in this state remote technology under this chapter without fully complying with the following:(1) The remote technology must be approved by the United States food and drug administration when applicable;(2) The remote technology must be designed and operated in a manner that provides any accommodation required by the Americans with disabilities act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq. when applicable;(3) The remote technology, when used for the collection and transmission of diagnostic information and data, must gather and transmit any protected health information in compliance with the federal health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 and related regulations;(4) The remote technology, when used for the collection and transmission of diagnostic information and data, may only transmit the diagnostic information and data to a qualified provider, their staff, contracted support staff, or another licensed health care provider for the purposes of collaboration in providing care to the patient. When diagnostic information and data are collected and transmitted through remote technology, that information must be read and interpreted by a qualified provider in order to release a corrective lens prescription to the patient or other entity. Contracted support staff must comply with all requirements of this chapter. Contract support staff and the supervising provider retain personal and professional responsibility for any violation of this chapter by the contracted support staff; and(5) The owner, lessee, or operator of the remote technology must maintain liability insurance in an amount reasonably sufficient to cover claims which may be made by individuals diagnosed or treated based on information and data by the automated equipment, including but not limited to photographs and scans.[ 2020 c 241 § 5.]NOTES:Short title—2020 c 241: See note following RCW 18.56.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.56.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.56 - Corrective Lens Prescriptions—Remote Technology.|18.56.050 - Rule making.

RCW 18.56.050 Rule making.The department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this chapter.[ 2020 c 241 § 7.]NOTES:Short title—2020 c 241: See note following RCW 18.56.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.57.001 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.57 - Osteopathy—Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.|18.57.001 - Definitions.

RCW 18.57.001 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Board" means the Washington state board of osteopathic medicine and surgery;(2) "Department" means the department of health;(3) "Maintenance of certification" means the satisfactory participation in a formal recertification program to maintain board certification after initial certification from the American osteopathic association bureau of osteopathic specialists, the American board of medical specialties, or other accrediting organization recognized by the board;(4) "Osteopathic medicine and surgery" means the use of any and all methods in the treatment of disease, injuries, deformities, and all other physical and mental conditions in and of human beings, including the use of osteopathic manipulative therapy; and(5) "Secretary" means the secretary of health.[ 2018 c 211 § 3; 1996 c 178 § 2; 1991 c 160 § 1; 1991 c 3 § 147; 1979 c 117 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—1996 c 178: See note following RCW 18.35.110.
WA Rev Code § 18.57.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.57 - Osteopathy—Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.|18.57.005 - Powers and duties of board.

RCW 18.57.005 Powers and duties of board.The board shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To administer examinations to applicants for licensure under this chapter;(2) To make such rules and regulations as are not inconsistent with the laws of this state as may be deemed necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter;(3) To establish and administer requirements for continuing professional education as may be necessary or proper to insure the public health and safety as a prerequisite to granting and renewing licenses under this chapter: PROVIDED, That such rules shall not require a licensee under this chapter to engage in continuing education related to or provided by any specific branch, school, or philosophy of medical practice or its political and/or professional organizations, associations, or societies;(4) To adopt rules governing the administration of sedation and anesthesia in the offices of persons licensed under this chapter, including necessary training and equipment;(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.[ 2007 c 273 § 27; 1986 c 259 § 94; 1979 c 117 § 3.]NOTES:Effective date—Implementation—2007 c 273: See RCW 70.230.900 and 70.230.901.Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.57.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.57 - Osteopathy—Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.|18.57.011 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.57.011 Application of uniform disciplinary act.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.[ 1987 c 150 § 41; 1986 c 259 § 92.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.57.015 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.57 - Osteopathy—Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery.|18.57.015 - Impaired osteopathic practitioner program—Content—License surcharge.

RCW 18.57.015 Impaired osteopathic practitioner program—Content—License surcharge.(1) To implement an impaired osteopathic practitioner program as authorized by RCW 18.130.175, the board shall enter into a contract with a voluntary substance abuse monitoring program. The impaired osteopathic practitioner program may include any or all of the following:(a) Contracting with providers of treatment programs;(b) Receiving and evaluating reports of suspected impairment from any source;(c) Intervening in cases of verified impairment;(d) Referring impaired osteopathic practitioners to treatment programs;(e) Monitoring the treatment and rehabilitation of impaired osteopathic practitioners including those ordered by the board;(f) Providing education, prevention of impairment, posttreatment monitoring, and support of rehabilitated impaired osteopathic practitioners; and(g) Performing other related activities as determined by the board.(2) A contract entered into under subsection (1) of this section shall be financed by a surcharge of fifty dollars on each license issuance or renewal to be collected by the department from every osteopathic practitioner licensed under this chapter. These moneys shall be placed in the health professions account to be used solely for the implementation of the impaired osteopathic practitioner program.[ 2016 c 42 § 1.]