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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-160 - Prohibited transactions

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A veterinarian shall not compensate or give anything of
					 value to representatives of the press, radio, television or other communication
					 media in anticipation of or in return for professional publicity of any
					 individual veterinarian in a news item.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-160, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-09-106 (Order PL
						351 ), § 308-150-062, filed
						7/23/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-190 - Adjudicative proceedings

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The board adopts the model procedural rules for
					 adjudicative proceedings as adopted by the department of health and contained
					 in chapter 246-11 WAC, including subsequent amendments.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 93-21-007, § 246-933-190,
						filed 10/7/93, effective 11/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT/ETHICS › Section 246-933-200 - Veterinary-client-patient relationship

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A veterinary-client-patient relationship is the basis for
					 interaction between veterinarians and their clients and patients.
(1) A veterinary-client-patient relationship
				  exists when all of the following conditions have been met:
(a) The veterinarian has assumed
				  responsibility for making clinical judgments regarding the health of the
				  animal(s) and need for medical treatment, and the client or key party as
				  defined in WAC
				  246-934-020 has agreed to follow
				  the instructions of the veterinarian.
(b) The veterinarian has sufficient knowledge
				  of the ani-mal(s) to initiate, at a minimum, a general or preliminary diagnosis
				  of the medical conditions of the animal(s). This means the veterinarian:
(i) Has examined the animal(s) within the
				  last year, or sooner if medically appropriate; or
(ii) In cases involving operations with
				  several animals, such as encountered at farms, laboratories, or in shelters, is
				  personally acquainted with the keeping and care of the ani-mal(s) by virtue of
				  an examination of the animal(s) or by medically appropriate and timely visits
				  to the premises where the animal(s) are kept.
(c) The veterinarian is readily available for
				  follow-up evaluation or has arranged for emergency coverage and continuing care
				  and treatment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-220 - Approval of courses

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A course of instruction conducted by a school, that has
					 obtained accreditation of the course of instruction in the care and treatment
					 of animals from the American Veterinary Medical Association, is an approved
					 course within the meaning of section 1, chapter 44, Laws of 1974 1st ex. sess.,
					 RCW
					 18.92.015.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-220, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order PL 179, §
						308-151-050, filed 11/27/74.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-250 - Examination and licensure requirements

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To qualify for licensure in this state, a candidate
					 must:
(1) Successfully complete either
				  the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) or the National
				  Board Examination for Veterinary Medical Licensing (NBE);
(2) Successfully complete the Washington
				  state jurisprudence examination; and
(3) Be a graduate of a program that is
				  accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association. A person who is a
				  graduate of a college of veterinary medicine not accredited by the American
				  Veterinary Medical Association must:
(a)
				  Successfully complete the American Veterinary Medical Association's Educational
				  Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates program (ECFVG); or
(b) Successfully complete the American
				  Association of Veterinary State Board's Program for the Assessment of
				  Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-255 - How to obtain a temporary practice permit while the national background check is completed

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Fingerprint-based national background checks may cause a
					 delay in licensing. Individuals who satisfy all other licensing requirements
					 and qualifications may receive a temporary practice permit while the national
					 background check is completed.
(1) A
				  temporary practice permit may be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Holds an unrestricted, active license to
				  practice veterinary medicine, surgery and dentistry in another state that has
				  substantially equivalent licensing standards to those in Washington
				  state;
(b) Is not subject to denial
				  of a license or issuance of a conditional or restricted license; and
(c) Does not have a criminal record in
				  Washington state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-265 - Scope of Washington state jurisprudence examination

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(1) The Washington state jurisprudence
				  examination consists of multiple choice questions relating to state laws and
				  administrative regulations in the practice of veterinary medicine.
(2) A candidate may take the Washington state
				  jurisprudence examination up to six months prior to graduation from an approved
				  course of study.
(3) The passing
				  score on the examination is ninety percent.
(4) A candidate may retake the examination by
				  submitting an application and fee to the department of health.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 07-20-036, § 246-933-265,
						filed 9/25/07, effective 10/26/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-270 - Examination results

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The board accepts the following minimum passing score for
					 licensure examinations.
(1) The
				  minimum passing score for the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination
				  (NAVLE) is the criterion-referenced passing score established by the National
				  Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
(2) The minimum passing score before December
				  1982 for the National Board Examination for Veterinary Medical Licensing (NBE),
				  and the Clinical Competency Test (CCT) is 1.5 standard deviation below the mean
				  of the criterion population. From December 1992 through April 2000 the minimum
				  passing score is the criterion referenced passing score required by the
				  National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
(3) The minimum passing score on the
				  Washington state jurisprudence examination is ninety percent.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 07-20-036, § 246-933-270,
						filed 9/25/07, effective 10/26/07; 01-02-066, § 246-933-270, filed
						12/29/00, effective 1/29/01; 92-17-076 (Order 299B), § 246-933-270, filed
						8/19/92, effective 9/19/92; 91-24-098 (Order 221B), § 246-933-270, filed
						12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified as §
						246-933-270, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 85-07-021 (Order PL 523 ),
						§ 308-151-100, filed 3/13/85; 85-03-085 (Order PL 509 ), §
						308-151-100, filed 1/18/85. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030 and
						18.92.070. 83-07-050 (Order PL 429
						), § 308-151-100, filed 3/18/83. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 80-16-023 (Order PL 358 ), §
						308-151-100, filed 10/29/80; 80-05-032 (Order 340), § 308-151-100, filed
						4/15/80.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-275 - Reactivation of an expired veterinary license

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(1) To reactivate a veterinary license that
				  has been expired for three years or less, the veterinarian must meet the
				  requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) To reactivate a veterinary license that
				  has been expired for more than three years, the practitioner must:
(a) Submit verification of unrestricted
				  licensure in another state or jurisdiction; and
(b) Submit documentation of two hundred hours
				  of active practice within each of the previous three years within that state or
				  jurisdiction.
For purposes of this subsection, documentation of
					 licen-sure and active practice in a foreign country is acceptable if there is
					 an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited school or college of
					 veterinary medicine in that country.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-295 - Temporary practice permit-Military spouse

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A military spouse or state registered domestic partner of
					 a military person may receive a temporary practice permit while completing any
					 specific additional requirements that are not related to training or practice
					 standards for the profession. The board adopts the procedural rules as adopted
					 by the department of health in WAC
					 246-12-051.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-300 - Veterinary specialty licensure

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(1)
				  A person may be licensed to practice only specialized veterinary medicine in
				  Washington state. Application for specialty licensure shall be made on forms
				  provided by the secretary and include:
(a)
				  Official transcript or other evidence of graduation from an American Veterinary
				  Medical Association approved or accredited college or university; or
(b) Certification that the applicant has
				  successfully completed either:
(i) The
				  American Veterinary Medical Association's Educational Commission for Foreign
				  Veterinary Graduates; or
(ii) The
				  American Association of Veterinary State Board's Program for the Assessment of
				  Veterinary Education Equivalence (PAVE); and
(c) Documented licensure, in good standing,
				  to practice veterinary medicine in any state, United States territory, or
				  province of Canada; and
(d)
				  Certification as a diplomate of a national board or college recognized in the
				  specialty area for which application is submitted.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › VETERINARIAN EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-305 - Retired active credential

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A practitioner may obtain a retired active credential.
					 Refer to the requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 5.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-933-305,
						filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 92-03-074 (Order 235B), §
						246-933-305, filed 1/14/92, effective
						2/14/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-933-310 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply in WAC 246-933-310
					 through
					 246-933-350
					 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Antiseptic surgery" means the technique
				  used when care is taken to avoid bacterial contamination but the precautions
				  are not as thorough and extensive as in aseptic surgery. Surgeons and surgical
				  assistants wear clean attire and sterile gloves, and the patient is
				  appropriately draped. A separate sterile surgical pack shall be used for each
				  animal.
(2) "Aseptic surgery"
				  means the technique used when everything that comes in contact with the wound
				  is sterile and precautions are taken to ensure such sterility during the
				  procedure. These precautions include, but are not limited to, such things as
				  the surgery room itself, sterilization procedures, scrubbing hands and arms,
				  sterile gloves, caps and masks, sterile long-sleeved gowns, and sterile draping
				  and operative techniques.
(3)
				  "Client" means the patient's owner, owner's agent, or other person presenting
				  the patient for care.
(4) "Mobile
				  clinic" means a vehicle, including a camper, motor home, trailer or mobile
				  home, used as a veterinary medical facility. A mobile clinic is not required
				  for house calls or farm calls.
(5)
				  "Treatment" means any action or procedure taken to impact an animal's physical,
				  mental, or behavioral health in the pursuit of preventing or resolving disease,
				  maintaining or improving quality of life, or providing end of life care. This
				  includes, but is not limited to, the prescription, recommendation, issuance, or
				  administration of any drug, veterinary feed directive, vitamins, minerals, or
				  supplements.
(6) "Veterinary
				  medical facility" means any premise, unit, structure or vehicle where any
				  animal is either received or confined, or both, to be examined, diagnosed or
				  treated medically, surgically or prophylactically, as defined in
				  RCW
				  18.92.010.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-310, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-310, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 89-02-006
						(Order PM 804), § 308-153-010, filed 12/27/88. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030,
						18.130.050(1) and
						(12) and 1986 c 259 § 139. 86-13-070
						(Order PM 600), § 308-153-010, filed 6/18/86; Order PL-236, §
						308-153-010, filed 2/18/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-933-330 - Minimum physical facilities

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All veterinary medical facilities in which animals are
					 received for medical, surgical or prophylactic treatment shall have the
					 following minimum facilities, but are not limited to only these
					 facilities:
(1)
Reception room
				  and office:
Or a combination of the two.
(2)
Examination room:
Should be
				  separate but may be combined with a room having a related function, such as a
				  pharmacy or laboratory. It must be of sufficient size to accommodate the
				  veterinarian, patient and client.
Examination tables shall have impervious surfaces. Waste
					 receptacles shall be lined, covered or in a closed compartment, and properly
					 maintained. A sink with clean or disposable towels must be within easy
					 access.
(3)
Surgery:
If surgery is performed, a separate and distinct area so situated as to
				  keep contamination and infection to a minimum; provided, however, a separate
				  and distinct room so situated as to keep contamination and infection to a
				  minimum shall be required.
(4)
Laboratory:
Shall be either in the facility or through
				  consultative facilities, adequate to render diagnostic information.
(5)
Radiology:
Facilities for
				  diagnostic radiography shall be available either on or off the premises. The
				  facilities shall meet federal and Washington state protective requirements and
				  be capable of producing good quality diagnostic radiographs.
(6)
Animal housing areas:
Any
				  veterinary medical facility confining animals shall have individual cages,
				  pens, exercise areas or stalls to confine said animals in a comfortable,
				  sanitary and safe manner.
Cages and stalls shall be of impervious material and of
					 adequate size to assure patient comfort and sanitation.
Runs and exercise pens shall be of a size to allow patient
					 comfort and exercise. Runs and exercise pens shall provide and allow effective
					 separation of adjacent animals and their waste products, and shall be
					 constructed in such a manner as to protect against escape or injury. Floors of
					 runs shall be of impervious material.
Animals that are hospitalized for treatment of contagious
					 diseases shall be isolated in such a manner as to prevent the spread of
					 contagious diseases.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-24-098 (Order 221B), §
						246-933-330, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B),
						recodified as § 246-933-330, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 89-02-006
						(Order PM 804), § 308-153-030, filed 12/27/88; 88-08-033 (Order PM 719),
						§ 308-153-030, filed 4/1/88. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030,
						18.130.050(1) and
						(12) and 1986 c 259 § 139. 86-13-070
						(Order PM 600), § 308-153-030, filed 6/18/86; Order PL-236, §
						308-153-030, filed 2/18/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-933-345 - Client communication regarding evaluation and treatment

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(1) The
				  veterinarian must communicate when appropriate to the client the following:
(a) Proposed diagnostic tests;
(b) Differential diagnoses;
(c) Definitive diagnoses;
(d) Proposed treatments;
(e) Common side effects or adverse outcomes
				  from proposed diagnostic testing or treatment;
(f) Most likely side effects or adverse
				  outcomes from proposed diagnostic testing or treatment based on patient
				  signalment and disease status. Patient signalment may include, but is not
				  limited to, species, breed, age, and sex;
(g) Estimated cost;
(h) Prognosis; and
(i) Alternate diagnostic and treatment
				  options for the patient.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-933-350 - Release of a veterinary prescription

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(1)
				  If requested by the client, a veterinarian must provide a written prescription
				  for any medication prescribed by that veterinarian under a valid
				  veterinarian-client-patient relationship.
(2) As an alternative to a written
				  prescription, if requested by the client, the veterinarian must call or send
				  the prescription by electronic means consistent with state and federal law, to
				  any pharmacy of the client's choosing that is licensed under
				  chapter
				  18.64 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-401 - Citation and purpose

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These rules may be cited as the "veterinary continuing
					 education rules." The purpose of these rules is to establish standards of
					 continuing veterinary medical education. The rules provide for qualifying
					 training methods, designating approved continuing veterinary medical education
					 providers and setting minimum continuing veterinary medical education credit
					 requirements.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 07-19-130, § 246-933-401,
						filed 9/19/07, effective 10/20/07; 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified as §
						246-933-401, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 233, § 308-154-010,
						filed 2/16/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-420 - Continuing education requirement

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(1)
				  A licensed veterinarian shall complete and document thirty hours of continuing
				  education every two years and comply with chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 7.
(2) A licensed veterinarian shall meet the
				  continuing education requirement by either:
(a) Completing thirty hours of education that
				  comply with WAC
				  246-933-401
				  through
				  246-933-460;
				  or
(b) Alternatively, providing
				  proof that he or she:
(i) Became
				  board-certified by a veterinary specialty organization recognized by the
				  American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) within the continuing education
				  reporting period; or
(ii) Has been
				  enrolled in a residency program approved by a veterinary specialty organization
				  recognized by the AVMA during the entire continuing education reporting period
				  for a maximum of two reporting periods.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-425 - Approval of courses

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The board will not authorize or approve specific continuing
					 education courses or materials. All continuing education courses must be
					 provided by organizations, institutions, or individuals in WAC
					 246-933-460
					 and contribute to the professional knowledge and development of the
					 practitioner, enhance services provided to patients, and contribute to the
					 practitioner's ability to deliver current standards of care. The board will
					 accept continuing education that reasonably falls within these criteria, and
					 relies upon the integrity of each individual practitioner, as well as that of
					 program sponsors, in complying with this requirement and experiencing
					 meaningful and meritorious learning. Courses cannot be exclusively for product
					 promotion. The board reserves the right to not accept credits from any area for
					 any practitioner if, upon auditing, it determines that a course or material did
					 not provide appropriate information or training.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-435 - Veterinarian suicide prevention education

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A licensed veterinarian or a retired active licensed
					 veterinarian shall complete a board-approved, one-time training in suicide
					 prevention that is at least three hours in length. Training must include
					 suicide awareness and prevention, mental health and well-being, and imminent
					 harm by lethal means.
(1) This
				  training must be completed by the end of the first full continuing education
				  reporting period after July 1, 2022, or during the first full continuing
				  education reporting period after initial licensure, whichever is
				  later.
(2) The board accepts only
				  courses that are listed on the board's website.
(3) Training completed between June 11, 2020,
				  and June 30, 2022, that meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this
				  section, is accepted as meeting the one-time training requirement of this
				  section.
(4) The hours spent
				  completing the training in suicide prevention under this section count toward
				  meeting applicable continuing education requirements for veterinarian license
				  renewal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-437 - Veterinarians health equity continuing education training requirements

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(1) Veterinarians
				  must complete a minimum of two hours in health equity continuing education
				  training every four years by complying with WAC
				  246-12-800 through
				  246-12-830.
(2) This training must be completed by the
				  end of the second full continuing education reporting period after January 1,
				  2024, or the second full continuing education reporting period after initial
				  licensure, whichever is later.
(3)
				  The hours spent completing health equity continuing education under this
				  section count toward meeting applicable continuing education requirements for
				  veterinarian license renewal.
(4)
				  The board may randomly audit up to 25 percent of licensed veterinarians every
				  two years for compliance after the license is renewed as allowed by WAC
				  246-12-190.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-440 - Exceptions

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The board may excuse from or grant an extension of
					 continuing veterinary medical education requirements to a licensee due to
					 illness or other extenuating circumstances.
Licensees seeking an extension shall petition the board, in
					 writing, at least thirty days prior to the end of the reporting
					 period.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 07-19-130, § 246-933-440,
						filed 9/19/07, effective 10/20/07; 91-24-098 (Order 221B), § 246-933-440,
						filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92; 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified as §
						246-933-440, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; 80-16-023 (Order PL 358 ),
						§ 308-154-040, filed 10/29/80; Order 233, § 308-154-040, filed
						2/16/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-445 - Categories and methods of continuing education activities

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(1) Categories of
				  continuing education:
(a) Scientific or
				  clinical. A minimum of twenty scientific or clinical credit hours must be
				  earned in any two-year reporting period. Credits must be obtained through
				  education offered by an approved provider listed in WAC
				  246-933-460.
(b) Practice management or professional
				  development. A maximum of ten practice management or professional development
				  credit hours may be claimed in any two-year reporting period. Credits must be
				  obtained through education offered by an approved provider listed in WAC
				  246-933-460.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-460 - Organizations, institutions or individuals approved by the veterinary board to provide continuing education courses

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The board approves continuing veterinary medical education
					 courses provided by organizations, institutions, or individuals (providers)
					 including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The American Association of Veterinary
				  Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD);
(2) The American Association of Veterinary
				  State Boards (AAVSB) Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE)-approved
				  courses;
(3) The American
				  Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA);
(4) AVMA Council on Education (COE)
				  accredited veterinary medical colleges;
(5) AVMA recognized veterinary specialty
				  organizations;
(6) A board
				  certified veterinarian who is certified by a veterinary specialty organization
				  recognized by the AVMA when teaching a course within his or her area of
				  certification;
(7) Federal, state,
				  or local governmental agencies;
(8)
				  An instructor with credentials or qualifications in the health, husbandry, or
				  therapy of minor species. "Minor species" are all animals other than humans
				  that are not one of the major species and include, but are not limited to,
				  animals such as zoo animals, ornamental fish, parrots, ferrets, guinea pigs,
				  sheep, goats, catfish, game birds, and honey bees. Major species include
				  horses, dogs, cats, cattle, pigs, turkeys, and chickens;
(9) An instructor with credentials or
				  qualifications in practice management or professional development;
(10) Any international, national, state,
				  provincial, regional or local veterinary medical association;
(11) The Resources for Alternative and
				  Integrative Veterinary Education (RAIVE);
(12) A resident or intern in training for an
				  AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organization;
(13) The United States Animal Health
				  Association (USAHA);
(14) A
				  veterinarian who is a faculty member of an accredited college of veterinary
				  medicine when teaching a course within his or her area of expertise;
(15) The Washington physicians health program
				  (WPHP).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 07-19-130, § 246-933-460,
						filed 9/19/07, effective 10/20/07; 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified as §
						246-933-460, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91; Order 233, § 308-154-060,
						filed 2/16/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-465 - Self-study continuing veterinary medical education activities (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 07-19-130, § 246-933-465,
						filed 9/19/07, effective 10/20/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-933-480 - AIDS prevention and information education requirements (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-933-480,
						filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030 and
						70.24.270. 91-24-098 (Order 221B),
						§ 246-933-480, filed 12/4/91, effective 1/4/92. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						as § 246-933-480, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						1988 c 206 § 604 and
						RCW
						18.92.030. 89-10-076 (Order PM 836), §
						308-154-085, filed 5/3/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › AUTHORIZING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES › Section 246-933-501 - Intent

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It is the intent of the legislature to allow qualified
					 animal control agencies and humane societies to provide veterinary services to
					 low-income households in our communities. It is not the intent of the
					 legislature to allow these entities to provide veterinary services to the
					 public at large, except for in emergency situations and when providing
					 postadoption care as described in
					 RCW
					 18.92.260(1)(c).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030 and
						18.92.260. 03-14-035, §
						246-933-501, filed 6/23/03, effective
						7/24/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › AUTHORIZING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES › Section 246-933-510 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this
					 chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Entity" means animal care and control
				  agencies as defined in
				  RCW
				  16.52.011 and nonprofit humane societies,
				  which have qualified under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
				  Code.
(2) "Emergency care" as
				  referred to in
				  RCW
				  18.92.260(1)(b) means an
				  unexpected, serious occurrence or situation which urgently requires prompt
				  action in order to prevent an animal's death or permanent injury, unless
				  defined otherwise by local ordinance.
(3) "Low-income household" as defined in
				  RCW
				  43.185A.010 means a single person, family or
				  unrelated persons living together whose adjusted family income is less than 80
				  percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the
				  county where the project is located.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030 and
						18.92.260. 03-14-035, §
						246-933-510, filed 6/23/03, effective
						7/24/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › AUTHORIZING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES › Section 246-933-520 - Registration, household eligibility, and auditing

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(1) An entity must obtain a registration
				  credential in order to provide veterinary services as described in
				  RCW
				  18.92.260.
To obtain a registration the entity must comply with WAC
					 246-12-060.
(2) To provide veterinary services, a
				  registered entity must adopt procedures to verify a household qualifies as a
				  low-income household as defined in WAC
				  246-933-510(3).
				  Procedures may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Reviewing proof of income;
(b) Reviewing proof of eligibility for or
				  receipt of benefits based on low-income status; or
(c) Accepting attestation of low-income
				  status.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › AUTHORIZING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES › Section 246-933-530 - Purchase and use of legend drugs and controlled substances

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(1) For purposes of
				  this section, "drugs" includes both legend drugs and controlled substances.
(a) "Legend drugs" means any drugs that are
				  required by state law or regulation of the pharmacy quality assurance
				  commission to be dispensed on prescription only or are restricted to use by
				  practitioners only.
(b) "Controlled
				  substances" means a drug, substance, or immediate precursor in Schedule I
				  through V of Article II of chapter 69.50 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › AUTHORIZING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES › Section 246-933-550 - Investigation (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.92.030 and
						18.92.260. 03-14-035, §
						246-933-550, filed 6/23/03, effective
						7/24/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › AUTHORIZING ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL AGENCIES AND NONPROFIT HUMANE SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES › Section 246-933-590 - Humane society and animal care and control agency (entity) fees and renewal cycle

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(1) Registrations
				  must be renewed every year on August 1 as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part
				  3.
(2) The nonrefundable fees are:
Title of Fee
Fee
Entity registration
$120.00
Entity renewal
100.00
Late renewal penalty
80.00
Expired registration reissuance
80.00
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.110,
						43.70.250, and 2011 1st sp.s. c
						50. 11-20-092, § 246-933-590, filed 10/4/11, effective 12/1/11. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250,[43.70.]280 and 43.70.110.
						05-12-012, § 246-933-590, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250 and
						18.92.260. 03-10-044, §
						246-933-590, filed 5/1/03, effective
						6/1/03.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PHYSICIAN HEALTH MONITORING › Participation in Approved Physician Health or Substance Use Disorder Monitoring Program › Section 246-933-601 - Intent

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It is the intent of the legislature that the veterinary
						board of governors seek ways to identify and support the rehabilitation of
						veterinarians who have a health condition that may impair their ability to
						practice. The legislature intends that these veterinarians be treated so that
						they can return to or continue to practice veterinary medicine safely and
						competently. The legislature specifically intends that the veterinary board of
						governors establish an alternate program to the traditional administrative
						proceedings against such veterinarians.
In lieu of disciplinary action under
						RCW
						18.130.160 and if the veterinary board of
						governors determines that the unprofessional conduct may be the result of an
						impairing health condition, the veterinary board of governors may refer the
						license holder to a monitoring program.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						  as § 246-933-601, filed 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.130.175. 90-21-029 (Order 93), §
						  308-158-010, filed 10/9/90, effective
						  11/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PHYSICIAN HEALTH MONITORING › Participation in Approved Physician Health or Substance Use Disorder Monitoring Program › Section 246-933-610 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply in WAC
						246-933-601 through
						246-933-630 unless the context
						clearly requires otherwise.
(1)
					 "Continuing care" means ongoing treatment and other supports recommended by
					 treatment providers following a period of intensive treatment or illness
					 stabilization, typically at a lower level of care or service
					 intensity.
(2) "Health professional
					 monitoring group" means a group of veterinarians and other health professionals
					 meeting regularly to support the health and well-being of its members. The
					 group provides a confidential setting in which participants may safely discuss
					 impairing or potentially impairing health conditions with a trained and
					 experienced facilitator.
(3)
					 "Impaired" or "impairment" means an inability to practice veterinary medicine
					 with reasonable skill and safety due to a health condition.
(4) "Monitoring agreement" means a
					 comprehensive, structured set of written expectations between the recovering
					 veterinarian and the monitoring program wherein the veterinarian consents to
					 comply with the expectations and elements of monitoring as required by the
					 program.
(5) "Monitoring program"
					 means a physician health program or voluntary substance use disorder monitoring
					 program, which complies with applicable state law and is approved by the board.
					 Such programs oversee a veterinarian's compliance with program requirements and
					 may provide recommendations for approved evaluators or treatment
					 providers.
(6) "Mutual support
					 group" means a group within a 12-step or other organization approved by the
					 monitoring program that promotes a philosophy of personal growth and change
					 through peer support.
(7) "Random
					 drug screens" means the collection of specified bodily fluids together with
					 laboratory tests to detect the presence of drugs related to a substance use.
					 Collection must occur at irregular intervals not known in advance by the
					 veterinarian.
(8) "Substance use
					 disorder" means continued use of substances and related behaviors that continue
					 despite negative consequences.
(9)
					 "Veterinarian" means an impaired or potentially impaired
					 practitioner.
Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.92.030. 91-02-060 (Order 108B), recodified
						  as § 246-933-610, file 12/28/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						  RCW
						  18.130.175. 90-21-029 (Order 93), §
						  308-158-020, filed 10/9/90, effective
						  11/10/90.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PHYSICIAN HEALTH MONITORING › Participation in Approved Physician Health or Substance Use Disorder Monitoring Program › Section 246-933-620 - Approval of monitoring program

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The board shall approve the monitoring program which
						shall participate in the rehabilitation of veterinarians. The board shall enter
						a contract with the monitoring program on an annual basis.
(1) A monitoring program may provide
					 referrals for evaluations or treatment to the participating
					 veterinarians.
(2) Monitoring
					 program shall have staff with qualifications and knowledge commensurate with
					 the scope of health conditions monitored by the program and the practice of
					 veterinary medicine. At a minimum, program staff should be qualified to
					 evaluate:
(a) Toxicology testing
					 results;
(b) Laboratory
					 results;
(c) The qualifications,
					 work products, and recommendations of evaluators and treatment providers who
					 serve program participants;
(d)
					 Facilitator reports from health professional monitoring group;
(e) The veterinarian's work environment;
					 and
(f) The ability of the
					 veterinarian to practice with reasonable skill and safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-933 - Veterinarians-Veterinary board › PHYSICIAN HEALTH MONITORING › Participation in Approved Physician Health or Substance Use Disorder Monitoring Program › Section 246-933-630 - Participation in approved monitoring programs

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(1) In lieu of disciplinary action, the
					 veterinarian may accept board referral into a monitoring program.
(a) Before entering the program, the
					 veterinarian shall undergo evaluation(s) by experts approved by the program as
					 a condition of program participation.
(b) The veterinarian shall enter into an
					 agreement with the program that identifies program requirements. The
					 veterinarian shall:
(i) Remain free of all
					 mind-altering substances, including alcohol, except for medications prescribed
					 by an authorized prescriber, as defined in
					 RCW
					 69.41.030 and
					 69.50.101, when specified by the
					 monitoring program agreement.
(ii)
					 Submit to initial and random toxicology testing when specified by the
					 monitoring program.
(iii) Sign a
					 waiver allowing the program to release information to the board if the
					 veterinarian does not comply with the program or monitoring
					 agreement.
(iv) Complete continuing
					 care as recommended by the treatment providers.
(v) Ensure that treatment provider(s) send
					 reports to the program at specified intervals. Reports shall include treatment
					 adherence and progress.
(vi) Attend
					 health professional monitoring groups and mutual support groups as recommended
					 by the program.
(vii) Comply with
					 practice conditions and restrictions.
(viii) Comply with other conditions in the
					 agreement.
(ix) Except for (b)(i)
					 through (iii) of this subsection, a program may make an exception to the
					 foregoing requirements of individual agreements.
(c) The veterinarian is responsible for
					 paying the costs of evaluation, treatment, toxicology testing, and monitoring
					 program fees.
(d) The veterinarian
					 may be subject to disciplinary action under
					 RCW
					 18.130.160 and
					 18.130.180 if the veterinarian
					 refuses referral to the monitoring program, does not comply with specified
					 practice restrictions or modifications, or does not successfully complete the
					 program.