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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FEES › Section 246-851-990 - Optometry fees and renewal cycle

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(1)
				  Licenses must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided
				  in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2)
				  The following nonrefundable fees will be charged:
Title of Fee
Fee
Original application
Application
$ 130.00
Out-of-state seminar
100.00
UW online access fee (HEAL-WA)
16.00
Active license renewal
Renewal
150.00
Late renewal penalty
75.00
Expired license reissuance
75.00
UW online access fee (HEAL-WA)
16.00
Inactive license renewal
Renewal
75.00
Late renewal penalty
50.00
UW online access fee (HEAL-WA)
16.00
Retired active license renewal
Renewal
94.00
Late renewal penalty
50.00
UW online access fee (HEAL-WA)
16.00
Duplicate license
15.00
Verification of license
25.00
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.110(3)(c) and
						43.70.250. 12-19-088, §
						246-851-990, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.110,
						43.70.250, and 2010 c 37 .
						10-19-071, § 246-851-990, filed 9/16/10, effective 10/15/10. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.110,
						43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014,
						§ 246-851-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250. 06-24-048, § 246-851-990,
						filed 12/1/06, effective 1/1/07. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and 43.70.110.
						05-12-012, § 246-851-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250. 99-08-101, § 246-851-990,
						filed 4/6/99, effective 7/1/99. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-851-990,
						filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250. 96-20-088, § 246-851-990,
						filed 10/1/96, effective 11/1/96; 95-14-111, § 246-851-990, filed 6/30/95,
						effective 7/31/95; 92-23-006 (Order 311), § 246-851-990, filed 11/5/92,
						effective 12/6/92; 92-06-029 (Order 246), § 246-851-990, filed 2/26/92,
						effective 3/28/92. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250. 91-13-002 (Order 173), §
						246-851-990, filed 6/6/91, effective 7/7/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.040. 91-06-028 (Order 137), recodified
						as § 246-851-990, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.24.086. 87-10-028 (Order PM 650), §
						308-53-020, filed 5/1/87. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 168 § 12. 83-17-031
						(Order PL 442 ), § 308-53-020, filed 8/10/83. Formerly WAC
						308-53-310.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-852 - Consumer access to vision care › Section 246-852-005 - Definitions

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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
				  apply:
(1) "Contact lens" means any
				contact lens for which state or federal law requires a prescription including
				noncorrective or plano contact lenses.
(2) "Initial prescription" means a written
				directive from a prescriber for corrective lenses and consists of the
				refractive powers.
(3) "Fitting"
				means the performance of mechanical procedures and measurements necessary to
				adapt and fit eyeglasses or contact lenses from an initial written prescription
				containing the information in WAC
				246-852-020. In the case of
				contact lenses, where a patient requests that the fitting be performed by an
				optician licensed under
				chapter
				18.34 RCW, the initial
				prescription from a prescriber must be in writing and fitting includes the
				selection of physical characteristics of the lenses including conversion of the
				spectacle power to contact lens equivalents, lens design, material and
				manufacturer of the lenses, and supervision of the trial wearing of the lenses
				which may require incidental revisions during the fitting period. The revisions
				may not alter the effect of the written prescription. The fitting and follow-up
				evaluation must be completed within six months of the eye
				examination.
(4) "Finalized contact
				lens prescription" means a contact lens prescription consisting of the contact
				lens specifications approved by a prescriber at the conclusion of the follow-up
				evaluation.
(5) "Contact lens
				prescription" means a postevaluation finalized prescription, issued by a
				prescriber in accordance with state and federal law, that contains sufficient
				information for the complete and accurate filling of a prescription for contact
				lenses that includes the following:
(a) Name
				of the patient.
(b) Date of
				original examination.
(c) Issue
				date of the finalized contact lens prescription and expiration date of that
				prescription.
(d) The name, postal
				address, telephone number and facsimile number of the evaluating
				prescriber.
(e) Dioptric
				power.
(f) Lens material, brand
				name and/or manufacturer.
(g) In
				the case of a private label contact lens, the name of the manufacturer, trade
				name of the private label brand, and, if applicable, trade name of an
				equivalent brand name.
(h) Base
				curve (inside radius of curvature), or appropriate designation.
(i) Diameter.
(j) Color (when applicable).
(k) Thickness (when applicable).
(l) Secondary/peripheral curves (when
				applicable).
(m) Special features
				equivalent to variable curves, fenestration or coating.
(n) Suggested wearing schedule and care
				regimen.
(o) Signature of the
				evaluating prescriber.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-852 - Consumer access to vision care › Section 246-852-010 - Duties of practitioners

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(1)
				Prescribers, including ophthalmologists and optometrists, under
				chapters
				18.53,
				18.57, or
				18.71 RCW:
(a) When performing an eye examination
				including the determination of the refractive condition of the eye, shall
				provide the patient a copy of the initial prescription at the conclusion of the
				eye examination. A prescriber may refuse to give the patient a copy of the
				patient's prescription until the patient has paid for the eye examination or
				fitting and follow-up evaluation, but only if that prescriber would have
				required immediate payment from that patient had the examination revealed that
				no ophthalmic goods were required. Verification of insurance coverage for a
				service shall be deemed a payment.
(b) Shall, if requested by the patient, at
				the time of the eye examination, also determine the appropriateness of contact
				lenses wear and include a notation of "OK for Contacts" or similar language on
				the prescription if the prescriber would have fitted the patient him or
				herself, if the patient has no contraindications for contact lenses.
(c) Shall inform the patient that failure to
				complete the initial fitting and obtain a follow-up evaluation by a prescriber
				within six months of the initial exam will void the "OK for Contacts" portion
				of the prescription.
(d) Shall
				provide a verbal explanation to the patient if the prescriber determines the
				ocular health of the eye presents a contraindication for contact lenses.
				Documentation of contraindication will also be maintained in the patient's
				record.
(e) May exclude categories
				of contact lenses where clinically indicated.
(f) Shall not expire prescriptions in less
				than two years, unless a shorter time period is warranted by the ocular health
				of the eye. If a prescription is to expire in less than two years, an
				explanatory notation must be made by the prescriber in the patient's record and
				a verbal explanation given to the patient at the time of the eye
				examination.
(g) Shall comply with
				WAC 246-852-020.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-852 - Consumer access to vision care › Section 246-852-020 - Initial prescription for corrective lenses

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(1) An initial prescription from a prescriber
				for corrective lenses shall at a minimum include:
(a) Patient name.
(b) Prescriber's name, address, professional
				license number, phone number and/or facsimile number.
(c) Spectacle prescription.
(d) Prescription expiration date.
(e) Date of eye exam.
(f) Signature of prescriber.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-852 - Consumer access to vision care › Section 246-852-030 - Transmittal of patient information, records, and contact lens prescriptions

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(1) The
				practitioner who performs the contact lens fitting shall provide the contact
				lens specifications to a prescriber designated by the patient for the purpose
				of the follow up and final evaluation. The contact lens specification shall be
				transmitted to the designated practitioner by telephone, facsimile, mail or by
				electronic means.
(2) The finalized
				contact lens prescription shall be provided to the patient and, if requested,
				to the patient's designated practitioner for replacement lenses and shall be
				transmitted by telephone, facsimile or mail or by electronic means.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.195.050. 07-20-041, § 246-852-030,
					 filed 9/25/07, effective 10/26/07. Statutory Authority: 1994 c 106 § 6.
					 94-17-101, § 246-852-030, filed 8/17/94, effective
					 9/17/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-852 - Consumer access to vision care › Section 246-852-040 - Retention of patient contact lens records

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(1) Practitioners shall maintain patient
				records for a minimum of five years. The records shall include the following
				which adequately reflects the level of care provided by the practitioners:
(a) The initial written
				prescription.
(b) Dioptric
				power.
(c) Lens material, brand
				name and/or manufacturer.
(d) Base
				curve (inside radius of curvature), or appropriate designation.
(e) Diameter.
(f) Color (when applicable).
(g) Thickness (when applicable).
(h) Secondary/peripheral curves (when
				applicable).
(i) Special features
				equivalent to variable curves, fenestration or coating.
(j) Suggested wearing schedule and care
				regimen.
(k) In the case of a
				private label contact lens, the name of the manufacturer, trade name of the
				private label brand, and, if applicable, trade name of an equivalent brand
				name.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-020 - Osteopathic medicine and surgery examination

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(1) An applicant for licensure as an
				osteopathic physician must successfully pass:
(a)Parts I, II, and III of the Comprehensive
				Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX-USA) or Parts I, II, and III
				of the exam administered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
				(NBOME); or
(b) The Washington
				Osteopathic Principles and Practices (OP&P) Examination with a minimum
				score of seventy-five percent in each section; the Comprehensive Osteopathic
				Variable-Purpose Examination (COMVEX) administered by NBOME with a minimum
				passing score as established by NBOME; or other state administered OP&P
				exam approved by the board.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-025 - Special purpose examination

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(1)
				The board of osteopathic medicine and surgery, upon review of an application
				for licensure pursuant to
				RCW
				18.57.130 or reinstatement of an inactive
				license, may require an applicant to pass a special purpose examination, e.g.,
				SPEX, and/or any other examination deemed appropriate. An applicant may be
				required to take an examination when the board has concerns with the
				applicant's ability to practice competently for reasons which may include but
				are not limited to the following:
(a) Resolved
				or pending malpractice suits;
(b)
				Pending action by another state licensing authority;
(c) Actions pertaining to privileges at any
				institution; or
(d) Not having
				practiced for an interval of time.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-030 - Acceptable intern or residency programs

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The board accepts the following training programs.
(1) Nationally approved one-year internship
				programs;
(2) The first year of a
				residency program approved by the American Osteopathic Association, the
				American Medical Association or by their recognized affiliate residency
				accrediting organizations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-030, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 1979 c 117 §3(3). 79-12-068 (Order PL 321 ), § 308-138-065, filed
					 11/29/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-045 - Inactive credential

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A practitioner may obtain an inactive credential. Refer to
				  the requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 4.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-853-045,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 chapter
					 18.57 RCW. 92-20-001
					 (Order 303B), § 246-853-045, filed 9/23/92, effective
					 10/24/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-050 - Ethical considerations

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The following acts and practices are unethical and
				  unprofessional conduct warranting appropriate disciplinary action:
(1) The division or "splitting" of fees with
				other professionals or nonprofessionals as prohibited by
				chapter
				19.68 RCW. Specifically, a
				person authorized by this board shall not:
(a) Employ another to so solicit or obtain,
				or remunerate another for soliciting or obtaining, patient referrals.
(b) Directly or indirectly aid or abet an
				unlicensed person to practice acupuncture or medicine or to receive
				compensation therefrom.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-060 - Continuing professional education required

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-853-060,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-060, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005,
					 18.57A.020 and
					 18.57A.070. 84-05-011 (Order PL
					 457 ), § 308-138-200, filed 2/7/84. Statutory Authority: 1979 c 117
					 §3(4). 79-12-066 (Order 324), § 308-138-200, filed
					 11/29/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-065 - Mandatory one-time training in suicide assessment, treatment, and management

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A licensed osteopathic physician, except for osteopathic
				  physicians holding a post-graduate training limited license, must complete a
				  board-approved one-time training that is at least six hours long in suicide
				  assessment, treatment, and management. This training must be completed by the
				  end of the first full continuing education reporting period after January 1,
				  2016, or the first full continuing education reporting period after initial
				  licensure, whichever is later.
(1)
				Until July 1, 2017, a board-approved training must be an empirically supported
				training in suicide assessment, including screening and referral, suicide
				treatment, and suicide management, and meet any other requirement in
				RCW
				43.70.442.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2017, training accepted
				by the board must be on the department's model list developed in accordance
				with rules adopted by the department that establish minimum standards for
				training programs. The establishment of the model list does not affect the
				validity of training completed prior to July 1, 2017.
(3)A board-approved training must be at least
				six hours in length and may be provided in one or more sessions.
(4) The hours spent completing the training
				in suicide assessment, treatment, and management under this section count
				toward meeting any applicable continuing education requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-070 - Categories of creditable continuing professional education activities

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For those licensed osteopathic physicians unable to satisfy
				  the one hundred fifty hour continuing professional education requirement by
				  meeting the certification options in WAC
				  246-853-080(2),
				  the following are categories of creditable continuing medical education
				  activities approved by the board. The credits must be earned in the thirty-six
				  month period preceding application for renewal of licensure. One clock hour
				  shall equal one credit hour.
(1)
				Category 1 - A minimum of sixty credit hours of the total one hundred fifty
				hour requirements are mandatory under this general category.
(a)Category 1-A - Formal educational programs
				sponsored by nationally recognized osteopathic or medical institutions,
				organizations and their affiliates.
Examples of recognized sponsors include, but are not limited
				  to:
(i) Formal medical associations
				including, but not limited to, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) or
				the American Medical Association (AMA);
(ii) Accredited osteopathic or medical
				schools and hospitals;
(iii)
				Osteopathic or medical societies and specialty practice
				organizations;
(iv) Continuing
				medical education institutes;
(v)
				Governmental health agencies and institutions;
(vi) Residencies, fellowships and
				preceptorships; or
(vii)
				Interactive online courses and materials that assign a specific number of
				credits or contact hours and are provided by nationally recognized osteopathic
				and medical institutions, organizations, and their affiliates.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-075 - Health equity continuing education training requirements

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(1) An osteopathic
				physician must complete two hours of health equity continuing education
				training every four years as described in WAC
				246-12-800 through
				246-12-830.
(2) The two hours of health equity continuing
				education an osteopathic physician completes count toward meeting applicable
				continuing education requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-080 - Continuing education

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(1) Licensed
				osteopathic physicians and surgeons must complete one hundred fifty hours of
				creditable continuing medical education (CME) every three years in accordance
				with chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 7.
(2) To satisfy the CME requirements in
				subsection (1) of this section, a licensed osteopathic physician and surgeon
				may:
(a) Certify or recertify with the
				American Board of Osteopathic Medical Specialties (ABOMS) or the American Board
				of Medical Specialties (ABMS) within the last six years;
(b) Hold a current American Osteopathic
				Association (AOA) certificate of excellence in CME; or
(c) Hold a current American Medical
				Association (AMA) physician's recognition award (PRA).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-085 - Approved colleges and schools of osteopathic medicine and surgery

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For the purposes of meeting the qualifications under
				  RCW
				  18.57.020, the board approves those colleges
				  or schools of osteopathic medicine accredited by the American Osteopathic
				  Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005,
					 18.57.020 and
					 chapter
					 18.57 RCW. 07-08-070,
					 § 246-853-085, filed 3/30/07, effective
					 4/30/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-090 - Prior approval not required

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(1)
				It will not be necessary for a physician to inquire into the prior approval of
				any continuing medical education. The board will accept any continuing
				professional education that reasonably falls within these regulations and
				relies upon each individual physician's integrity in complying with this
				requirement.
(2) Continuing
				professional education program sponsors need not apply for nor expect to
				receive prior board approval for continuing professional education programs.
				The continuing professional education category will depend solely upon the
				status of the organization or institution. The number of creditable hours may
				be determined by counting the contact hours of instruction and rounding to the
				nearest quarter hour. The board relies upon the integrity of program sponsors
				to present continuing professional education that constitutes a meritorious
				learning experience.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-090, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 1979 c 117 §3(4). 79-12-066 (Order 324), § 308-138-230, filed
					 11/29/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-100 - Prohibited publicity and advertising

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An osteopathic physician shall not use or allow to be used
				  any form of public communications or advertising connected with his or her
				  profession or in his or her professional capacity as an osteopathic physician
				  which:
(1) Is false, fraudulent,
				deceptive or misleading;
(2) Uses
				testimonials that are false, fraudulent, deceptive, unethical, misleading, or
				are compensated for in any form;
(3) Guarantees any treatment or
				result;
(4) Makes claims of
				professional superiority;
(5)
				States or includes prices for professional services except as provided for in
				WAC
				246-853-110;
(6) Fails to identify the physician as an
				osteopathic physician as described in
				RCW
				18.57.140;
(7) Otherwise exceeds the limits of WAC
				246-853-110.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 91-20-120 (Order 199B), §
					 246-853-100, filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; 90-24-055 (Order 100B),
					 recodified as § 246-853-100, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91; 85-22-016
					 (Order PL 562 ), § 308-138-300, filed 10/30/85. Statutory Authority: 1979
					 c 117 §3(5). 79-12-064 (Order PL 322 ), § 308-138-300, filed
					 11/29/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-110 - Permitted publicity and advertising

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To facilitate the process of informed selection of a
				  physician by potential patients, a physician may publish or advertise the
				  following information, provided that the information disclosed by the physician
				  in such publication or advertisement complies with all other ethical standards
				  promulgated by the board;
(1) Name,
				including name of professional service corporation or clinic, and names of
				professional associates, addresses and telephone numbers;
(2) Date and place of birth;
(3) Date and fact of admission to practice in
				Washington and other states;
(4)
				Accredited schools attended with dates of graduation, degrees and other
				scholastic distinction;
(5)
				Teaching positions;
(6) Membership
				in osteopathic or medical fraternities, societies and associations;
(7) Membership in scientific, technical and
				professional associations and societies;
(8) Whether credit cards or other credit
				arrangements are accepted;
(9)
				Office and telephone answering service hours;
(10) Fee for an initial examination and/or
				consultation;
(11) Availability
				upon request of a written schedule of fees or range of fees for specific
				services;
(12) The range of fees
				for specified routine professional services, provided that the statement
				discloses that the specific fee within the range which will be charged will
				vary depending upon the particular matter to be handled for each patient, and
				the patient is entitled without obligation to an estimate of the fee within the
				range likely to be charged;
(13)
				Fixed fees for specified routine professional services, the description of
				which would not be misunderstood by or be deceptive to a prospective patient,
				provided that the statement discloses that the quoted fee will be available
				only to patients whose matters fall into the services described, and that the
				client is entitled without obligation to a specific estimate of the fee likely
				to be charged.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-110, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 1979 c 117 §3(5). 79-12-064 (Order PL 322 ), § 308-138-310, filed
					 11/29/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-120 - Malpractice suit reporting

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Every osteopathic physician shall, within sixty days after
				  settlement or judgment, notify the board of any and all malpractice settlements
				  or judgments in excess of twenty thousand dollars as a result of a claim or
				  action for damages alleged to have been caused by a physician's incompetency or
				  negligence in the practice of osteopathic medicine. Every osteopathic physician
				  shall also report the settlement or judgment of three or more claims or actions
				  for damages during a year as the result of the alleged physician's incompetence
				  or negligence in the practice of osteopathic medicine regardless of the dollar
				  amount of the settlement or judgment.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-120, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57A.020,
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.050. 88-09-030 (Order PM
					 723), § 308-138-320, filed 4/15/88. Statutory Authority: 1979 c 117
					 §3(6). 79-12-065 (Order 323), § 308-138-320, filed
					 11/29/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-130 - General provisions for mandatory reporting rules (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 91-20-120 (Order 199B), §
					 246-853-130, filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; 90-24-055 (Order 100B),
					 recodified as § 246-853-130, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.070. 87-11-062 (Order PM
					 651), § 308-138-321, filed 5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-135 - Temporary practice permit

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A temporary permit to practice osteopathic medicine and
				  surgery may be issued to an individual licensed in another state that has
				  substantially equivalent licensing standards to those in Washington.
(1) The temporary permit may be issued upon
				receipt of:
(a) Documentation from the
				reciprocal state that the licensing standards used for issuing the license are
				substantially equivalent to the current Washington licensing
				standards;
(b) A completed
				application form on which the applicant indicates he or she wishes to receive a
				temporary permit and application and temporary permit fees;
(c) Verification of all state licenses,
				whether active or inactive, indicating that the applicant is not subject to
				charges or disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or
				impairment;
(d) Verification from
				the federation of state medical board's disciplinary action data bank that the
				applicant has not been disciplined by a state board or federal
				agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-136 - Temporary practice permit-Military spouse eligibility and issuance

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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 osteopathic physicians and surgeons. 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 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-140 - Mandatory reporting

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Osteopathic physician and surgeon licensees must comply with
				  the uniform mandatory reporting rules found in WAC
				  246-16-200
				  through
				  246-16-270.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-140, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.070. 87-11-062 (Order PM
					 651), § 308-138-322, filed 5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-150 - Health care institutions (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-150, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.070. 87-11-062 (Order PM
					 651), § 308-138-323, filed 5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-160 - Medical associations or societies (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-160, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.070. 87-11-062 (Order PM
					 651), § 308-138-324, filed 5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-170 - Health care service contractors and disability insurance carriers (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-170, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.270 [18.130.070]. 88-01-104 (Order PM
					 698), § 308-138-325, filed
					 12/22/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-180 - Courts (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 91-20-120 (Order 199B), §
					 246-853-180, filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; 90-24-055 (Order 100B),
					 recodified as § 246-853-180, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.070. 87-11-062 (Order PM
					 651), § 308-138-326, filed 5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-190 - State and federal agencies (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 93-24-028, § 246-853-190,
					 filed 11/22/93, effective 12/23/93; 91-20-120 (Order 199B), § 246-853-190,
					 filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified as §
					 246-853-190, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.070. 87-11-062 (Order PM
					 651), § 308-138-327, filed 5/20/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-200 - Professional review organizations (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-200, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.270 [18.130.070]. 88-01-104 (Order PM
					 698), § 308-138-328, filed
					 12/22/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-210 - Expired license

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(1) If the license
				has expired for three years or less, the practitioner must meet the
				requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) If the license has expired for over three
				years, and the practitioner has been in active practice in another United
				States jurisdiction, the practitioner must:
(a) Submit verification of active practice
				from any other United States jurisdiction;
(b) Meet the requirements of chapter 246-12
				WAC, Part 2.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-220 - Use of drugs or autotransfusion to enhance athletic ability

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(1) A physician
				shall not prescribe, administer or dispense anabolic steroids, growth hormones,
				testosterone or its analogs, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), other
				hormones, or any form of autotransfusion for the purpose of enhancing athletic
				ability and/or for nontherapeutic cosmetic appearance.
(2) A physician shall complete and maintain
				patient medical records which accurately reflect the prescription,
				administering or dispensing of any substance or drug described in this rule or
				any form of autotransfusion. Patient medical records shall indicate the
				diagnosis and purpose for which the substance, drug or autotransfusion is
				prescribed, administered or dispensed and any additional information upon which
				the diagnosis is based.
(3) A
				violation of any provision of this rule shall constitute grounds for
				disciplinary action under
				RCW
				18.130.180(7). A violation
				of subsection (1) of this rule shall also constitute grounds for disciplinary
				action under
				RCW
				18.130.180(6).
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 90-24-055 (Order 100B), recodified
					 as § 246-853-220, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005(2),
					 18.57A.020 and
					 18.130.050(1).
					 88-21-081 (Order PM 780), § 308-138-340, filed 10/19/88; 88-14-113 (Order
					 745), § 308-138-340, filed
					 7/6/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-230 - HIV/AIDS education and training (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-853-230,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005. 91-20-120 (Order 199B), §
					 246-853-230, filed 9/30/91, effective 10/31/91; 90-24-055 (Order 100B),
					 recodified as § 246-853-230, filed 12/3/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory
					 Authority: 1988 c 206 § 604. 88-23-124 (Order PM 801), § 308-138-350,
					 filed 11/23/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-235 - Retired active license

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(1) To
				obtain a retired active license an osteopathic physician must comply with
				chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 5, excluding WAC
				246-12-120(2)(c) and
				(d).
(2)An osteopathic physician with a retired
				active license may not receive compensation for health care services.
(3)An osteopathic physician with a retired
				active license may practice under the following conditions:
(a) In emergent circumstances calling for
				immediate action; or
(b)Intermittent circumstances on a part-time
				or full-time nonpermanent basis.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-245 - Reentry to practice requirements

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(1)
				An osteopathic physician and surgeon who has not actively practiced medicine
				for a period of at least three years in any jurisdiction in the United States
				must fulfill one of the following:
(a)
				Successfully pass a board approved competency evaluation;
(b) Successfully pass a board approved
				exam;
(c) Successfully complete a
				board approved retraining program arranged by the osteopathic physician;
				or
(d) Successfully complete a
				board approved reentry to practice or monitoring program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-260

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.050. 94-15-068, §
					 246-853-260, filed 7/19/94, effective 8/19/94. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.175. 91-10-043 (Order
					 159B), § 246-853-260, filed 4/25/91, effective
					 5/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-290 - Intent

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It is the intent of the legislature that the board of
				  osteopathic medicine and surgery seek ways to identify and support the
				  rehabilitation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons where practice or
				  competency may be impaired due to the abuse of drugs or alcohol. The
				  legislature intends that these practitioners be treated so that they can return
				  to or continue to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in a way which
				  safeguards the public. The legislature specifically intends that the board of
				  osteopathic medicine and surgery establish an alternate program to the
				  traditional administrative proceedings against osteopathic physicians and
				  surgeons.
In lieu of disciplinary action under
				  RCW
				  18.130.160 and if the board of osteopathic
				  medicine and surgery determines that the unprofessional conduct may be the
				  result of substance abuse, the board may refer the registrant/licensee to a
				  voluntary substance abuse monitoring program approved by the
				  board.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.175. 91-10-043 (Order
					 159B), § 246-853-290, filed 4/25/91, effective
					 5/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-290 - Intent of substance use disorder monitoring

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It is the intent of the legislature that the board of
				  osteopathic medicine and surgery seek ways to identify and support the
				  rehabilitation of osteopathic physicians and surgeons where practice or
				  competency may be impaired due to an applicable impairing health condition. The
				  legislature intends that osteopathic physicians be treated so that they can
				  return to or continue to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in a way
				  which safeguards the public. The legislature specifically intends that the
				  board of osteopathic medicine and surgery establish an alternate program to the
				  traditional administrative proceedings against osteopathic physicians and
				  surgeons.
In lieu of disciplinary action under RCW  18.130.160 and if
				  the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery determines that the
				  unprofessional conduct may be the result of an applicable impairing health
				  condition, the board may refer the registrant/licensee to a voluntary substance
				  use disorder monitoring program approved by the board.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.57.005 and
					 18.130.175. 91-10-043 (Order
					 159B), § 246-853-290, filed 4/25/91, effective
					 5/26/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-310 - Approval of substance abuse monitoring programs

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The board will approve the monitoring program(s) which will
				  participate in the recovery of osteopathic practitioners. The board will enter
				  into a contract with the approved substance abuse monitoring program(s) on an
				  annual basis.
(1) An approved
				monitoring program may provide evaluations and/or treatment to the
				participating osteopathic practitioners.
(2) An approved monitoring program staff must
				have the qualifications and knowledge of both substance abuse and the practice
				of osteopathic medicine and surgery as defined in
				chapter
				18.57 RCW to be able to
				evaluate:
(a) Drug screening
				laboratories;
(b) Laboratory
				results;
(c) Providers of substance
				abuse treatment, both individual and facilities;
(d) Osteopathic practitioner support
				groups;
(e) Osteopathic
				practitioners' work environment; and
(f) The ability of the osteopathic
				practitioners to practice with reasonable skill and safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-853 - Osteopathic physicians and surgeons › Section 246-853-310 - Approval of monitoring programs

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The board will approve the monitoring program to facilitate
				  the recovery of osteopathic physicians. The board will enter into a contract
				  with the monitoring program on an annual basis.
(1) A monitoring program may provide
				evaluations or treatment, or both to the participating osteopathic
				physicians.
(2) A monitoring
				program staff must have the qualifications and knowledge of both impairing
				health conditions and the practice of osteopathic medicine and surgery as
				defined in chapter 18.57 RCW to be able to evaluate:
(a) Drug screening laboratories;
(b) Laboratory results;
(c) Providers of treatment for impairing
				health conditions, both individual and facilities;
(d) Osteopathic physician support
				groups;
(e) Osteopathic physicians'
				work environment; and
(f) The
				ability of the osteopathic physicians to practice with reasonable skill and
				safety.