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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-780 - Farmers' market nutrition program › Section 246-780-028 - What is expected of an authorized grower or an authorized farm store?

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The authorized grower or authorized farm store must:
(1) Comply with the FMNP requirements and the
				terms and conditions of the contract;
(2) Accept training and technical assistance
				on FMNP requirements and ensure that all persons working or volunteering with
				the authorized grower or at the authorized farm store at the location(s)
				specified in the contract are trained as well. Training may be provided by
				either a farmers' market manager or the department and includes, but is not
				limited to: Eligible foods, check processing and redemption procedures, civil
				rights requirements and the complaint process;
(3) Be held accountable regarding FMNP
				purchases and requirements for the actions of all persons working or
				volunteering with the authorized grower or at the authorized farm store at the
				location(s) specified in the contract;
(4) Accept FMNP checks only for eligible
				foods;
(5) Accept FMNP checks only
				at authorized farmers' markets or at authorized farm stores at the location(s)
				specified in the contract;
(6)
				Accept FMNP checks within the valid dates of the FMNP and redeem checks by the
				date imprinted on the check;
(7)
				Display the "WIC Farmers' Market Checks Welcome Here" sign when selling
				eligible foods at authorized farmers' markets and authorized farm
				stores;
(8) Provide clients with
				the full amount of product for the value of each FMNP check;
(9) Charge clients the same prices as other
				customers;
(10) Make produce
				available to clients that is the same quality as that offered to other
				customers;
(11) Comply with federal
				and state nondiscrimination laws;
(12) Treat clients as courteously as other
				customers;
(13) Cooperate with
				department staff in monitoring for compliance with FMNP requirements and
				provide information on request;
(14) Reimburse the department for mishandled
				FMNP checks;
(15) Not collect sales
				tax on FMNP check purchases;
(16)
				Not seek reimbursement from clients for checks not paid by the
				department;
(17) Not give cash back
				for purchases less than the value of the FMNP checks; and
(18) Not trade, barter or otherwise use
				farmers' market checks to purchase foods from other growers or pay for market
				fees or other business costs.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.700. 10-21-068, § 246-780-028,
					 filed 10/15/10, effective 11/15/10. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.70.120 and  7 C.F.R. 248 . 00-07-129, §
					 246-780-028, filed 3/22/00, effective
					 4/22/00.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-780 - Farmers' market nutrition program › Section 246-780-030 - What kind of foods can clients buy with farmers' market nutrition program checks?

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(1) Clients can use
				FMNP checks to buy locally grown, unprocessed (except for washing), fresh
				fruits, vegetables, and cut herbs.
(2) Federal regulations do not allow clients
				to buy the following items with FMNP checks:
(a) Baked goods;
(b) Cheeses;
(c) Cider;
(d) Crafts;
(e) Dairy products;
(f) Dried fruits;
(g) Dried herbs;
(h) Dried vegetables;
(i) Eggs;
(j) Flowers,
(k) Fruit juices;
(l) Honey;
(m) Jams;
(n) Jellies;
(o) Meats;
(p) Nuts;
(q) Potted herbs;
(r) Seafood;
(s) Seeds; and
(t) Syrups.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-780 - Farmers' market nutrition program › Section 246-780-040 - What happens if an authorized farmers' market, authorized grower or authorized farm store does not comply with FMNP requirements?

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(1) Authorized farmers' markets, authorized
				growers or authorized farm stores who do not comply with FMNP requirements are
				subject to sanctions, such as monetary penalties, or disqualification. Prior to
				disqualification, the department must consider whether the disqualification
				would create undue hardships for clients.
(2) Noncompliance includes, but is not
				limited to:
(a) Failing to display the "WIC
				Farmers' Market Checks Welcome Here" sign each day when selling at authorized
				farmers' markets or authorized farm stores;
(b) Providing unauthorized food or nonfood
				items to clients in exchange for the FMNP check;
(c) Charging the department for foods not
				received by the client;
(d)
				Providing rain checks or credit to clients in an FMNP transaction;
(e) Giving change to clients if the purchase
				is less than the value of the FMNP check;
(f) Accepting FMNP checks without having a
				signed contract with the department;
(g) Accepting FMNP checks at unauthorized
				farmers' markets or unauthorized farm stores;
(h) Collecting sales tax on FMNP
				purchases;
(i) Seeking
				reimbursement from clients for checks not paid by the department; and
(j) Violating the rules of this chapter or
				the provisions of the contract.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-780 - Farmers' market nutrition program › Section 246-780-060 - How does an authorized farmers' market, authorized grower, an authorized farm store or an applicant appeal a department decision?

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(1) An authorized farmers' market, authorized
				grower, authorized farm store or an applicant has a right to appeal denial of
				payment, denial of an application, monetary penalty or disqualification from
				the FMNP. Expiration or nonrenewal of a contract is not subject to
				appeal.
(2) If the action being
				appealed is a disqualification of an authorized farmers' market, the authorized
				farmers' market must cease processing farmers' market checks for all authorized
				growers effective the date specified in the sanction notice.
(3) If the action being appealed is a
				disqualification of an authorized grower or authorized farm store, the
				authorized grower or authorized farm store must cease accepting FMNP checks
				effective the date specified in the sanction notice. In addition, the
				authorized farmers' market must cease processing checks for the affected
				authorized grower. Payments must not be made for any FMNP checks submitted for
				payment during a period of disqualification.
(4) The department may, at its discretion,
				permit the authorized farmers' market, authorized grower or authorized farm
				store to continue participating in the FMNP pending the appeal hearing outcome.
				The authorized farmers' market, authorized grower or authorized farm store may
				be required to repay funds for FMNP checks redeemed while waiting for the
				outcome of the hearing, depending on the hearing outcome.
(5) A request for an appeal hearing must be
				in writing and must:
(a) State the issue
				raised;
(b) Contain a summary of
				the authorized farmers' market's, authorized grower's, authorized farm store's
				or applicant's position on the issue, indicating whether each charge is
				admitted, denied, or not contested;
(c) State the name and address of the
				authorized farmers' market, authorized grower, authorized farm store or
				applicant requesting an appeal hearing;
(d) State the name and address of the
				attorney representing the authorized farmers' market, authorized grower,
				authorized farm store or applicant if any;
(e) State the need for an interpreter or
				other special accommodations, if necessary; and
(f) Have a copy of the notice from the
				department attached.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-001 - Purpose

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(1) The federal
				Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
				provides supplemental foods and nutrition education to pregnant, postpartum and
				breast feeding women, infants and young children from families with inadequate
				income through payment of cash grants to states that operate WIC food delivery
				systems. The department operates a WIC retail food delivery system in which WIC
				participants obtain authorized supplemental foods by submitting a food
				instrument to a retail business that has entered into a contract with the
				department to provide such service. The department's WIC operations comply with
				the most current version of  7 C.F.R. 246 . Copies are available from the
				Department of Health, P.O. Box 47886, Olympia, WA 98504-7886, or by calling the
				WIC nutrition program at 800-841-1410.
(2) The purpose of this chapter is to
				establish:
(a) Qualifications a store must
				meet before the department will consider its application to be a WIC authorized
				vendor;
(b) Requirements of all WIC
				authorized vendors;
(c)
				Administrative appeal processes; and
(d) An advisory committee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-055 - Adoption by reference (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.70.120. 11-23-125, § 246-790-055,
					 filed 11/21/11, effective 12/22/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-061 - Contract procedure

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(1) To become
				an authorized vendor and receive a contract, a retail business must apply to
				the department as provided under WAC
				246-790-075.
(2) The department shall make available to
				the applicant copies of the contract and all applicable regulations, policies,
				and guidelines current at the time of application.
(3) The department will consider an
				application only if the applicant complies with WAC
				246-790-075 and
				246-790-077.
(4) If the applicant meets the qualifications
				or the department has determined that including the applicant's store in the
				program is necessary to assure participant access, the department may offer a
				contract to the applicant. An applicant that has an application declined may
				appeal the department's decision as provided in WAC
				246-790-125.
(5) The authorized vendor will be assigned to
				the department's vendor peer group system as appropriate. The peer group
				assignment establishes the vendor's maximum allowable reimbursement
				level.
(6) If authorized, the
				applicant will become an authorized vendor for the term of the contract,
				provided the authorized vendor continues to comply with requirements in WAC
				246-790-086.
(7) Vendors can request an administrative
				appeal for certain adverse actions by the department in connection with the
				contract as specified in the contract and provided in WAC
				246-790-125.
(8) The department may temporarily suspend
				acceptance of applications when in the best interest of program
				administration.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-075 - Vendor application

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(1) To be
				considered for WIC vendor authorization, an applicant must:
(a) Be a food vendor that meets or exceeds
				all selection criteria listed in WAC
				246-790-077;
(b) Apply to the department using the
				required format;
(c) Provide
				complete and truthful information in the application;
(d) Allow the department to inspect the
				store; and
(e) Participate in
				training on WIC program requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-086 - Requirements of an authorized vendor

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(1)
				Authorized vendors shall:
(a) Comply with the
				terms and conditions of their contracts;
(b) Continue to meet the vendor selection
				criteria in WAC
				246-790-077 throughout the term
				of the contract;
(c) Notify the
				department prior to ownership changes;
(d) Notify the department prior to store
				closures;
(e) Notify the department
				prior to changing telephone numbers or electronic mailing addresses;
(f) Safeguard WIC client-related data;
				and
(g) Comply with corrective
				action requested by the department or the United States Department of
				Agriculture (USDA).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-095 - Vendor compliance activities

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There are three primary types of vendor compliance
				  activities:
(1) On-site contract
				monitoring is an overt compliance inspection conducted by department staff to
				confirm a vendor's compliance with state vendor agreement requirements, and
				state and federal WIC regulations.
(2) A compliance buy is a covert shopping
				experience conducted by department staff at WIC-authorized vendors. The
				compliance buy activity is used to test vendor staff's knowledge of compliance
				rules.
(3) An inventory audit is an
				examination of food invoices or other proof of purchase to determine whether a
				vendor has purchased sufficient quantities of authorized food to support the
				vendor's claim(s) for reimbursement for such foods from the department during a
				specific point in time.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-105 - Failure to meet WIC program requirements

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(1) When an authorized vendor is out of
				compliance with the requirements of
				7 C.F.R.
				246.12, this chapter, or the contract, the
				department will initiate appropriate enforcement action which may include
				notices of violation, unless the department determines that notification would
				compromise the investigation; claims for reimbursement; and sanctions as set
				forth in the applicable federal regulations or the contract.
(2) Where a violation requires
				disqualification, the department may impose a civil penalty in lieu of
				disqualification if the department determines, in its sole discretion and in
				accordance with the department's participant access criteria, that the
				continued operation of the store is necessary to assure adequate participant
				access.
(3) An authorized vendor's
				contract is terminated on the effective date of a disqualification. A
				multistore vendor's contract shall be amended to remove only the disqualified
				store on the effective date of disqualification.
(4) Where a sanction requires a pattern of
				violations, a "pattern" is established by three separate documented incidents
				of the same federal or state contract violation identified during a single
				contract period.
(5) A disqualified
				vendor may reapply at the end of the disqualification period.
(6) The department will document complaints
				against authorized vendors and any resulting corrective action.
(7) The effective date of all sanctions is
				twenty-eight days after an authorized vendor receives notice of the
				department's decision to impose sanctions, unless otherwise specified in this
				chapter, the contract, or in the department's notice. The department, in its
				sole discretion, may temporarily suspend the contract in lieu of termination to
				resolve any uncertain matters, including appeals.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.70.120. 11-23-125, § 246-790-105,
					 filed 11/21/11, effective 12/22/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-125 - Vendor appeal process

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(1) The
				following department actions may not be appealed:
(a) The validity or appropriateness of the
				department's limiting criteria or the vendor selection criteria for minimum
				variety and quantity of WIC approved foods, business integrity, and current
				SNAP disqualification or civil monetary penalty instead of
				disqualification;
(b) The validity
				or appropriateness of the department's selection criteria for competitive price
				including, but not limited to, the peer group criteria and the criteria used to
				identify above fifty percent vendors;
(c) The validity or appropriateness of the
				department's participant access criteria and the department's participant
				access determinations;
(d) The
				department's determination whether or not to include an infant formula
				manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor on the approved infant formula
				provider list;
(e) The validity or
				appropriateness of the department's prohibition of incentive items;
(f) The department's determination whether to
				notify an authorized vendor in writing when an investigation reveals an initial
				violation for which a pattern of violations must be established;
(g) The department's determination whether
				the authorized vendor had an effective policy and program in effect to prevent
				trafficking and that the ownership of the authorized vendor was not aware of,
				did not approve of, and was not involved in the violation;
(h) The expiration of the authorized vendor
				contract;
(i) Disputes regarding
				food instrument payments and claims (other than the opportunity to justify or
				correct an overcharge or other error);
(j) Disqualification as a result of a
				disqualification from SNAP.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › Section 246-790-127 - Vendor advisory committee

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(1)
				The department shall facilitate a WIC vendor advisory committee.
(2) The committee shall function in an
				advisory capacity.
(3)
				Participation is voluntary and there is no compensation.
(4) Invitations for participation may include
				authorized WIC vendors, retail grocer associations, food manufacturers,
				wholesale suppliers, and retail checker labor unions.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					  43.70.120. 11-23-125, § 246-790-127,
					 filed 11/21/11, effective 12/22/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › PARTICIPANT COMPLIANCE › Section 246-790-501 - Participant purpose

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(1) The federal
				  special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC)
				  provides supplemental foods and nutrition education to pregnant, postpartum and
				  breastfeeding women, infants and young children from families with inadequate
				  income through payment of cash grants to states that operate WIC food delivery
				  systems. The department operates a WIC retail food delivery system in which WIC
				  participants obtain authorized supplemental foods by submitting a food
				  instrument to a retail business that has entered into a contract with the
				  department to provide such service. The department's WIC operations comply with
				  the most current version of  7 C.F.R. Sec. 246 . Copies are available from the
				  Department of Health, P.O. Box 47886, Olympia, WA 98504-7886, or by calling the
				  WIC nutrition program at 800-841-1410.
(2) The purpose of this chapter is to
				  establish:
(a) Requirements an applicant must
				  meet to be certified as a WIC participant;
(b) Circumstances and process for verifying
				  and sharing WIC applicant information;
(c) Participant violations and the sanctions
				  that will be applied when violations occur;
(d) The circumstances in which a monetary
				  claim will be imposed, the process for establishing a claim, and the
				  consequences for failing to pay, or make arrangements to pay, a
				  claim;
(e) The circumstances in
				  which participants are disqualified; and
(f) The participant appeal process.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › PARTICIPANT COMPLIANCE › Section 246-790-510 - Participant certification requirements

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(1) To be eligible for the WIC program, at
				  the time of application an applicant must:
(a) Be a pregnant woman, a breastfeeding
				  woman up to one year after delivery, postpartum woman through six months after
				  delivery, an infant up to one year of age, or a child from age one through the
				  end of the month he or she turns five years of age;
(b) Reside within the state of
				  Washington;
(c) Meet the
				  department's income eligibility criteria as described in  7 C.F.R. Sec. 246.7;
				  and
(d) Be at nutritional risk as
				  defined by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › PARTICIPANT COMPLIANCE › Section 246-790-520 - Participant information verification and sharing

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(1) The department and local WIC agency staff
				  may verify any of the information provided by any person applying for or
				  receiving WIC benefits.
(2) When a
				  WIC participant moves to a new service area or state, the WIC agency staff or
				  state staff will share the participant's eligibility information with staff at
				  the new WIC agency or the state.
(3) The department may provide information to
				  law enforcement agencies when it is determined that a participant violated
				  program rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › PARTICIPANT COMPLIANCE › Section 246-790-550 - Participant claims

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(1) If the
				  department determines that a WIC participant has committed a violation listed
				  in WAC 246-790-530 which involves the misuse of WIC benefits, the department
				  shall establish a claim against the participant for the full value of such
				  benefits.
(2) The department shall
				  provide a written notice to the WIC participant of the claim, describing the
				  violation, and demanding a specific repayment amount.
(3) If the WIC participant does not appeal
				  the claim as provided in WAC 246-790-570, make full restitution, or agree to a
				  repayment schedule within thirty days of receiving the letter, the department
				  may take additional collection actions as authorized by law, unless the
				  department determines that further collection actions would not be
				  cost-effective.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › PARTICIPANT COMPLIANCE › Section 246-790-560 - Participant disqualification

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(1) In
				  addition to the disqualifications set forth in the table under WAC
				  246-790-530,
				  whenever the department assesses a claim under WAC
				  246-790-550 of
				  one hundred dollars or more, or assesses a second or subsequent claim of any
				  amount resulting from a participant violation, the department must disqualify
				  the participant for one year. In addition, a claim may be assessed for misuse
				  of WIC/FMNP benefits. Dual participation violations will result in
				  disqualification regardless of claim amount.
(2) The department will count any violation
				  occurring within the consecutive twelve-month period following the first notice
				  of violation as a second or subsequent violation. Second or subsequent
				  violations do not have to be for the same violation type.
(3) The department will count any second or
				  subsequent violation as a second or subsequent violation even if:
(a) Another member of the WIC participant's
				  household commits the violation; or
(b) The violation affects the WIC benefits of
				  another WIC participant in the same household.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PARENT/CHILD HEALTH › Chapter 246-790 - Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) › PARTICIPANT COMPLIANCE › Section 246-790-570 - Participant appeal process

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(1) An
				  applicant or WIC participant may file an appeal of the department's decision to
				  deny an applicant, establish a claim, or disqualify a person from receiving WIC
				  benefits.
(2) At the time the
				  department determines an applicant ineligible, issues a disqualification, or
				  establishes a claim, the department shall provide written notice of appeal
				  rights informing the person of how to file the appeal and that the person may
				  represent themselves personally or be represented by a spokesperson. The
				  spokesperson does not need to be a member of the Washington state
				  bar.
(3) The applicant or WIC
				  participant must file the appeal within sixty calendar days of service of the
				  notice of adverse action. Proceedings under WAC 246-790-500 through this
				  section must be in accordance with  7 C.F.R. Sec. 246.9  and chapter 246-10 WAC
				  including, at a minimum:
(a) A hearing
				  conducted by an impartial official;
(b) A scheduling order that sets the time and
				  dates of steps in the hearing process;
(c) A prehearing conference in which the
				  hearing official explains the procedures and establishes the conduct at
				  hearing;
(d) A hearing in which the
				  appellant and the department's WIC program can present evidence and
				  cross-examine witnesses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-800 - General provisions-Professionals › TRIPLICATE PRESCRIPTION FORM PROGRAM › Section 246-800-101 - Scope and purpose of chapter

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This chapter is intended to implement
					 RCW
					 69.50.311. The purpose of this chapter is to
					 establish a triplicate prescription program participation which may be imposed
					 by the appropriate disciplinary authority upon licensed health care
					 practitioners with prescription or dispensing authority. Participation in this
					 triplicate prescription program may be required of licensees as a part of
					 disciplinary action or board-supervision of the licensee's practice. The
					 determination as to whether to impose participation in this program upon a
					 licensee shall be within the sole discretion of the disciplinary
					 authority.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-800-101, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 86-10-036 (Order 197), §
						308-250-010, filed 5/5/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-800 - General provisions-Professionals › TRIPLICATE PRESCRIPTION FORM PROGRAM › Section 246-800-120 - Official triplicate prescription forms

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Any licensed health care practitioner upon whom
					 participation in the triplicate prescription form program is imposed shall
					 obtain official triplicate prescription forms from the Washington state
					 department of health. The practitioner shall pay a fee for these forms that is
					 equal to the cost to the department of the forms. The official triplicate
					 prescriptions forms shall be utilized by the practitioner with respect to the
					 drug or drugs specified by the disciplinary authority. The official triplicate
					 prescriptions forms utilized in this program will be sequentially numbered. The
					 practitioner shall account for all numbered prescriptions provided to him or
					 her.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 92-02-018 (Order 224), §
						246-800-120, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-800-120, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 86-10-036 (Order 197), §
						308-250-020, filed 5/5/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-800 - General provisions-Professionals › TRIPLICATE PRESCRIPTION FORM PROGRAM › Section 246-800-130 - Distribution and retention of the triplicate prescription forms

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The triplicate prescriptions utilized pursuant to this
					 program shall be retained as follows:
(1) The original prescription shall be
				  provided to the patient unless the drug is dispensed or administered to the
				  patient by the practitioner, or if an emergency prescription is issued. In
				  instances where the drug is dispensed or administered, the provisions of WAC
				  246-800-140 shall apply. In the
				  case of an emergency prescription, the provisions of WAC
				  246-800-150 shall
				  apply;
(2) One copy shall be
				  transmitted to the department. These copies shall be transmitted to the
				  department monthly unless otherwise directed by the disciplinary
				  authority;
(3) One copy shall be
				  retained by the health care practitioner and shall be available for inspection
				  by an authorized representative of the department.
(4) Any official triplicate prescription
				  forms improperly completed, damaged or otherwise not utilized shall be
				  accounted for by the practitioner. An explanation and accounting for the forms
				  not properly utilized, along with any improperly completed or damaged
				  triplicate prescriptions forms shall be returned to the department along with
				  the other copies to be submitted pursuant to this rule.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 92-02-018 (Order 224), §
						246-800-130, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-800-130, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 86-10-036 (Order 197), §
						308-250-030, filed 5/5/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-800 - General provisions-Professionals › TRIPLICATE PRESCRIPTION FORM PROGRAM › Section 246-800-140 - Drugs administered or dispensed by the health care practitioner

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A health care practitioner participating in the triplicate
					 prescription program shall complete a prescription form for all drugs specified
					 by the disciplinary authority. If the drugs are administered or dispensed to
					 the patient, the original shall be transmitted to the department along with the
					 copy as required by WAC
					 246-800-130.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 92-02-018 (Order 224), §
						246-800-140, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-800-140, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 86-10-036 (Order 197), §
						308-250-040, filed 5/5/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-800 - General provisions-Professionals › TRIPLICATE PRESCRIPTION FORM PROGRAM › Section 246-800-150 - Emergency prescriptions

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In an emergency, unless prohibited by the order of the
					 disciplinary authority, a practitioner participating in this program may orally
					 prescribe and a pharmacist may dispense a drug specified by the disciplinary
					 authority to be included in the triplicate prescription program. For the
					 purposes of this rule, "emergency" means that the immediate provision of the
					 drug is necessary for proper treatment, that no alternative treatment is
					 available and it is not possible for the practitioner to provide a written
					 prescription for the drug. If such a drug is orally prescribed, the
					 practitioner shall:
(1)
				  Contemporaneously reduce the prescription to writing;
(2) Cause the original of the written
				  prescription to be delivered to the pharmacy filling the prescription within 72
				  hours; and,
(3) Retain and transmit
				  copies of the prescription as provided in WAC
				  246-800-130.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 92-02-018 (Order 224), §
						246-800-150, filed 12/23/91, effective 1/23/92. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
						as § 246-800-150, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						69.50.311. 86-10-036 (Order 197), §
						308-250-050, filed 5/5/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EAST ASIAN MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Section 246-803-010 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this
					 chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Accredited school, college or program"
				  means:
(a) Accredited or has candidacy status
				  as a United States postsecondary school, college or program; or
(b) Accredited by or has candidacy status
				  with the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
				  (ACAOM).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EAST ASIAN MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Section 246-803-020 - Advertising

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(1) A person
				  licensed under this chapter may use the title acupuncturist (Ac), licensed
				  acupuncturist (L.Ac.), acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner (AEMP),
				  EAMP, or any derivative thereof in all forms of advertising, professional
				  literature and billing.
(2) An
				  acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner may not use the
				  title "doctor," "Dr.," or "Ph.D." on any advertising or other printed material
				  unless the nature of the degree is clearly stated.
(3) An acupuncturist or acupuncture and
				  Eastern medicine practitioner may not represent that they hold a degree from an
				  acupuncture or acupuncture and Eastern medicine school other than that degree
				  which has been awarded to them.
(4)
				  An acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner shall not
				  engage in false, deceptive, or misleading advertising including, but not
				  limited to, the following:
(a) Advertising
				  that misrepresents the potential of acupuncture or Eastern medicine;
				  and
(b) Advertising of any service,
				  technique, or procedure that is outside the scope of practice for an
				  acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine
				  practitioner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EAST ASIAN MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Section 246-803-030 - Acupuncture and Eastern medicine

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Acupuncture and Eastern medicine is a health care service
					 using 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:
(1) The 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;
(2) The
				  use of electrical, mechanical, or magnetic devices to stimulate meridians and
				  acupuncture points including ashi points, trigger points, and other nonspecific
				  points throughout the body;
(3)
				  Intramuscular needling and dry needling of trigger points and other nonspecific
				  points throughout the body in accordance with acupuncture and Eastern medicine
				  training;
(4) All points and
				  protocols for ear acupuncture including auricular acupuncture, national
				  acupuncture detoxification association protocol, battlefield acupuncture, and
				  the Nogier system;
(5) The use of
				  contact needling and noninsertion tools such as teishin, enshin, or
				  zanshin;
(6) Moxibustion;
(7) Acupressure;
(8) Cupping;
(9) Dermal friction technique;
(10) Infrared;
(11) Sonopuncture;
(12) Laserpuncture;
(13) Point injection therapy:
(a) Means the subcutaneous, intramuscular and
				  intradermal injection of substances consistent with the practice of acupuncture
				  or Eastern medicine to stimulate meridians, acupuncture points, ashi points,
				  motor points, trigger points, and other nonspecific points throughout the body.
				  Substances are limited to:
(i)
				  Saline;
(ii) Sterile
				  water;
(iii) Herbs specifically
				  manufactured for injection by means of hypodermic needles;
(iv) Minerals specifically manufactured for
				  injection by means of hypodermic needles;
(v) Vitamins in liquid form specifically
				  manufactured for injection by means of hypodermic needles; and
(vi) Homeopathic and nutritional substances
				  specifically manufactured for injection by means of hypodermic
				  needles.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EAST ASIAN MEDICINE PRACTITIONERS › Section 246-803-040 - Education and training for point injection therapy

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Acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine
					 practitioners employing point injection therapy shall use only those substances
					 and techniques for which they have received training.
(1) The education and training for point
				  injection therapy must:
(a) Consist of a
				  minimum total of 24 contact hours of training in the topics required in this
				  section;
(b) Include at least eight
				  hours of clinical practical experience; and
(c) Be administered by an instructor that
				  meets the requirements of subsection (4) of this section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › LICENSURE-APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-100 - Application requirements for applicants from approved schools, colleges or programs

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An applicant for an acupuncturist or acupuncture and
					 Eastern medicine practitioner license who has graduated from an approved
					 school, college or program must submit to the department:
(1) A completed application.
(2) The application fee required under WAC
				  246-803990.
(3) Verification of
				  academic or educational study and clinical training at a school, college or
				  program approved by the secretary. The school, college or program verification
				  must include one of the following:
(a)
				  Original copy of school transcript evidencing completion of a program in
				  Acupuncture or Eastern medicine that includes the required basic sciences sent
				  directly from the school, college or program. If all the required basic
				  sciences were not included as a part of the curriculum, then the applicant must
				  also provide official transcripts from where the basic sciences were
				  obtained;
(b) A notarized affidavit
				  or statement signed by an officer of the school, college, or program certifying
				  the applicant's satisfactory completion of the training and designating the
				  subjects and hours; or
(c) If the
				  school no longer exists, a copy of the transcript and a sworn affidavit stating
				  the school no longer exists.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › LICENSURE-APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-110 - Application requirements for applicants from accredited schools, colleges or programs

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An applicant for an acupuncturist or acupuncture and
					 Eastern medicine practitioner license who has graduated from an accredited
					 school, college or program must submit to the department:
(1) A completed application.
(2) The application fee required under WAC
				  246-803990.
(3) Verification of
				  academic or educational study and clinical training at a school, college or
				  program accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental
				  Medicine (ACAOM). The school, college or program verification must include one
				  of the following:
(a) Original copy of school
				  transcript evidencing completion of a program in Acupuncture or Eastern
				  medicine that includes the required basic sciences sent directly from the
				  school, college or program. If all of the required basic sciences were not
				  included as a part of the curriculum, then the applicant must also provide
				  official transcripts from where the basic sciences were obtained; or
(b) A notarized affidavit or statement signed
				  by an officer of the school, college or program certifying the applicant's
				  satisfactory completion of the training and designating the subjects and hours;
				  or
(c) If the school no longer
				  exists, a copy of the transcript and a sworn affidavit stating the school no
				  longer exists.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › LICENSURE-APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-120 - Application requirements for applicants from approved apprenticeships or tutorials (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						18.06 RCW and 2010 c 286.
						11-17-105, § 246-803-120, filed 8/22/11, effective
						9/22/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › LICENSURE-APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-130 - Application requirements for applicants from foreign schools

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(1) An applicant
				  for an acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner license
				  who has graduated from a foreign acupuncture or Eastern medicine practitioner
				  program not accredited, or approved by the secretary must:
(a) Have at least a bachelor's or master's
				  degree in Eastern medicine or acupuncture from an institution of higher
				  learning which is approved by the foreign country's ministry of
				  education/health, or other governmental entity;
(b) Have graduated from a program of Eastern
				  medicine or acupuncture education with requirements substantially equal to
				  those required of graduates of secretary-approved programs; and
(c) Demonstrate fluency in reading, speaking,
				  and understanding the English language by taking the examinations required in
				  WAC
				  246-803-240(2)(a) through
				  (c) in English or by passage of the test of
				  English as a foreign language in WAC
				  246-803-240(3).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXAMINATION - REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-200 - Training for acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioners

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To become an acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern
					 medicine practitioner, an applicant must have training in:
(1) Basic sciences as described in WAC
				  246-803-210;
(2) Acupuncture and Eastern medicine sciences
				  as described in WAC
				  246-803-220;
				  and
(3) Clinical training as
				  described in WAC
				  246-803-230.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						18.06 RCW and 2010 c 286.
						11-17-105, § 246-803-200, filed 8/22/11, effective
						9/22/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXAMINATION - REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-210 - Basic sciences

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To become an acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern
					 medicine practitioner, an applicant must have training in basic sciences that
					 must consist of a minimum of forty-five quarter credits or thirty semester or
					 trimester credits. These credits shall consist of the following:
(1) Anatomy;
(2) Physiology;
(3) Microbiology;
(4) Biochemistry;
(5) Pathology;
(6) Survey of western clinical sciences;
				  and
(7) Hygiene.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						18.06 RCW and 2010 c 286.
						11-17-105, § 246-803-210, filed 8/22/11, effective
						9/22/11.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-803 - Acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioner › EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXAMINATION - REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-803-220 - Acupuncture and Eastern medicine sciences

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To become an acupuncturist or acupuncture and Eastern
					 medicine practitioner, an applicant must have training in acupuncture or
					 Eastern medicine sciences consisting of a minimum of seventy-five quarter
					 credits or fifty semester or trimester credits. These credits must include, but
					 not be limited to, the following subjects of acupuncture/Eastern
					 medicine:
(1) Fundamental
				  principles;
(2)
				  Diagnosis;
(3) Pathology;
(4) Therapeutics;
(5) Meridians/vessels and points;
				  and
(6) Techniques, including
				  electro-acupuncture.
Statutory Authority:
						Chapter
						18.06 RCW and 2010 c 286.
						11-17-105, § 246-803-220, filed 8/22/11, effective
						9/22/11.