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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-210 - Mandatory reporting-General provisions

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The board adopts the model rules for mandatory reporting as
				  contained in chapter 246-16 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-210, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-05-094 (Order 144B), §
					 246-915-210, filed 2/20/91, effective 3/23/91; 91-02-011 (Order 103B),
					 recodified as § 246-915-210, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-210, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-220 - Mandatory reporting-Physical therapists (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-220, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-220, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-220, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-230 - Health care institutions and home health agencies-Mandatory reporting (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-230, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-230, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-230, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-240 - Physical therapy associations or societies-Mandatory reporting (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-240, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-240, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-240, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-250 - Health care service contractors and disability insurance carriers-Mandatory reporting (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-250, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-250, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-250, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-260 - Professional liability carriers-Mandatory reporting (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-260, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-260, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-260, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-270 - Courts-Mandatory reporting (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-270, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-270, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-270, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-280 - State and federal agencies-Mandatory reporting (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023(3) and
					 18.130.070. 04-08-100, §
					 246-915-280, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 91-02-011 (Order 103B), recodified
					 as § 246-915-280, filed 12/21/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.070. 87-18-040 (Order PM 675), §
					 308-42-280, filed 8/28/87.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-300 - Philosophy governing voluntary substance abuse monitoring programs

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The board recognizes the need to establish a means of
				  proactively providing early recognition and treatment options for physical
				  therapists and physical therapist assistants whose competency may be impaired
				  due to the abuse of drugs or alcohol. The board intends that such physical
				  therapists and physical therapist assistants be treated and their treatment
				  monitored so that they can return to or continue to practice their profession
				  in a way which safeguards the public. To accomplish this the board shall
				  approve voluntary substance abuse monitoring programs. The Washington recovery
				  and monitoring program (WRAMP) is the board's approved substance abuse
				  monitoring program under
				  RCW
				  18.130.175. The board may refer physical
				  therapists and physical therapist assistants impaired by substance abuse to
				  WRAMP as an alternative to instituting, or in connection with, disciplinary
				  proceedings as defined in
				  RCW
				  18.130.160.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 08-17-026, § 246-915-300,
					 filed 8/13/08, effective 8/13/08; 91-14-006 (Order 178B), § 246-915-300,
					 filed 6/21/91, effective 7/22/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-310 - Terms used in WAC 246-915-300 through 246-915-330

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(1) "Monitoring contract" is a comprehensive,
				structured agreement between the recovering physical therapist or physical
				therapist assistant and WRAMP defining the requirements of the physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant program participation.
(2) "Approved treatment facility" is a
				facility certified by the department under chapter 246-341 WAC. Drug and
				alcohol treatment facilities located out-of-state must have substantially
				equivalent standards.
(3)
				"Substance abuse" or "substance use disorder" means a chronic progressive
				illness that involves the use of alcohol or other drugs to a degree that it
				interferes with the functional life of the PT or PTA, as manifested by health,
				family, job (professional services), legal, financial, or emotional
				problems.
(4) "Aftercare" means a
				period of time after intensive treatment that provides the physical therapist
				or physical therapist assistant and the physical therapist's or physical
				therapist assistant's family with group or individual counseling sessions,
				discussions with other families, ongoing contact and participation in self-help
				groups and ongoing continued support of treatment program staff.
(5) "Support group" is a group of health care
				professionals meeting regularly to support the recovery of its members. The
				group provides a confidential setting with a trained and experienced health
				care professional facilitator in which physical therapists or physical
				therapist assistants may safely discuss drug diversion, licensure issues,
				return to work and other professional issues related to recovery.
(6) "Recovery-oriented group" means a group
				such as alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous, and related organizations
				based on a philosophy of anonymity, belief in a power outside of oneself, a
				peer group association, and self-help.
(7) "Random drug screens" are laboratory
				tests to detect the presence of drugs of abuse in body fluids and other
				biologic specimens, which are performed at irregular intervals not known in
				advance by the person being tested.
(8) "Health care professional" is an
				individual who is licensed, certified or registered in Washington to engage in
				the delivery of health care to patients.
(9) "WRAMP" is the approved substance abuse
				monitoring program as described in
				RCW
				18.130.175 that meets criteria established by
				the board. WRAMP does not provide evaluation or treatment services.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 08-17-026, § 246-915-310,
					 filed 8/13/08, effective 8/13/08; 91-14-006 (Order 178B), § 246-915-310,
					 filed 6/21/91, effective 7/22/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-320 - Approval of substance abuse monitoring programs

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(1) WRAMP is the board approved monitoring
				program. WRAMP will employ staff with the qualifications and knowledge of both
				substance abuse and the practice of physical therapy as defined in this chapter
				to be able to evaluate:
(a) Clinical
				laboratories;
(b) Laboratory
				results;
(c) Providers of substance
				abuse treatment, both individuals and facilities;
(d) Support groups;
(e) The physical therapy work environment;
				and
(f) The ability of the physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant to practice with reasonable skill and
				safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-330 - Participation in approved substance abuse monitoring program

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(1) Any physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant participating in the substance abuse
				monitoring program shall:
(a) Undergo a
				complete psychosocial evaluation before entering the approved monitoring
				program. This evaluation will be performed by health care professional(s) with
				expertise in substance use disorder. The person(s) performing the evaluation
				shall not also be the provider of the recommended treatment.
(b) Enter into a contract with WRAMP which
				shall include, but not be limited to, the following terms, which require the
				physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to:
(i) Undergo the recommended level of
				treatment in an approved treatment facility, including aftercare.
(ii) Abstain from all mind-altering
				substances including alcohol and cannabis except for medications prescribed by
				an authorized prescriber, as defined in
				RCW
				69.41.030 and
				69.50.101.
(iii) Complete any prescribed aftercare
				program of the intensive treatment facility, which may include individual or
				group psychotherapy.
(iv) Cause the
				treatment counselor(s) to provide reports to the approved monitoring program at
				specified intervals. Reports must include treatment, prognosis and
				goals.
(v) Complete random or for
				cause drug screening as specified by WRAMP.
(vi) Attend support groups facilitated by a
				health care professional or recovery-oriented group meetings as specified by
				the monitoring contract.
(vii)
				Comply with specified employment conditions and restrictions as defined by the
				monitoring contract.
(viii) Agree
				in writing to allow WRAMP to release information to the board if the physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant does not comply with the requirements
				of the monitoring contract or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and
				safety.
(ix) Pay the costs of the
				substance use disorder evaluation, substance abuse treatment, and random drug
				screens.
(x) Sign any requested
				release of information authorizations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-340 - Adjudicative proceedings

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The board adopts the model procedural rules for adjudicative
				  proceedings as adopted by the department of health and contained in chapter
				  246-11 WAC, including subsequent amendments.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023. 94-05-014 (Order 403B), §
					 246-915-340, filed 2/4/94, effective
					 3/7/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-350 - Inactive credential

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(1) A physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant may obtain an inactive credential as
				described in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 4.
(2) A physical therapist or physical
				therapist assistant with an inactive credential for three years or less who
				wishes to return to active status shall meet the requirements of chapter 246-12
				WAC, Part 4.
(3) A physical
				therapist or physical therapist assistant with an inactive credential for more
				than three years, who have been in active practice in another United States
				jurisdiction, and wishes to return to active status shall:
(a) Submit verification of active practice
				from any other United States jurisdiction; and
(b) Meet the requirements of chapter 246-12
				WAC, Part 4.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-360 - Sharp debridement education and training

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Licensed physical therapists may perform sharp debridement
				  upon showing evidence of adequate education and training. Physical therapists
				  shall not delegate sharp debridement. The board will accept the following as
				  adequate education and training:
(1)
				Twenty hours of mentored sharp debridement training in a clinical setting that
				includes observation, cotreatment, supervised treatment, and a case mix similar
				to the physical therapists' expected practice.
(2) Certification as a wound care specialist
				by the American Academy of Wound Management; the National Alliance of Wound
				Care; or other organizations approved by the board, meets the requirements of
				this section.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023,
					 18.74.010(11),
					 and 18.74.160. 06-18-044, §
					 246-915-360, filed 8/30/06, effective
					 9/30/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-370 - Electroneuromyographic examinations education and training

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A physical therapist may perform electroneuromyographic (EMG)
				  examinations, which may include needle EMG and nerve conduction studies, to
				  test neuromuscular function only if the physical therapist has received a
				  referral from an authorized health care practitioner identified in
				  RCW
				  18.74.010(1) and only upon
				  demonstrating education and training in EMG examinations. The performance of
				  tests of neuromuscular function includes the performance of
				  electroneuromyographic examinations. The board will accept the following as
				  evidence of education and training:
A minimum of four hundred hours of instruction in
				  electroneuromyographic examinations including at least two hundred needle EMG
				  studies under direct supervision from a qualified provider. A qualified
				  provider includes a physical therapist with board certification in clinical
				  electrophysiology from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, a
				  neurologist, or a physiatrist.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.023,
					 18.74.010(11),
					 and 18.74.160. 06-18-044, §
					 246-915-370, filed 8/30/06, effective
					 9/30/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-381 - Spinal manipulation-Endorsement. (Effective July 1, 2020.)

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(1) A physical
				therapist may perform spinal manipulation only after being issued a spinal
				manipulation endorsement by the secretary. The secretary, upon approval by the
				board, shall issue an endorsement to a physical therapist who has at least one
				year of full-time, orthopedic, postgraduate practice experience that consists
				of direct patient care and averages at least thirty-six hours a week and who
				provides evidence in a manner acceptable to the board of all of the following
				additional requirements:
(a)Training in
				differential diagnosis of no less than one hundred hours outlined within a
				course curriculum;
(b)Didactic and
				practical training related to the delivery of spinal manipulative procedures of
				no less than two hundred fifty hours clearly delineated and outlined in a
				course curriculum;
(c)Specific
				training in spinal diagnostic imaging of no less than one hundred fifty hours
				outlined in a course curriculum; and
(d) At least three hundred hours of
				supervised clinical practical experience in spinal manipulative procedures. The
				supervised clinical practical experience must:
(i) Be supervised by a clinical supervisor
				who:
(A)Holds a spinal manipulation
				endorsement under this section; or
(B) Is a licensed chiropractor or osteopathic
				physician and surgeon;
(ii) Be under the close supervision of the
				clinical supervisor for a minimum of the first one hundred fifty hours of the
				supervised clinical practical experience, after which the supervised clinical
				practical experience must be under the direct supervision of the clinical
				supervisor.
(iii) Be completed
				within eighteen months of completing the educational requirements in (a)
				through (c) of this subsection, unless the physical therapist has completed the
				educational requirements in (a) through (c) of this subsection prior to July 1,
				2015, in which case the supervised clinical practical experience must be
				completed by January 1, 2017.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-390 - Intramuscular needling-Endorsement

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(1)
				"Intramuscular needling" also known as "dry needling" is defined under
				RCW
				18.74.010.
(2) As established in
				RCW
				18.74.200 a physical therapist may perform
				intramuscular needling, also known as dry needling after being issued an
				intramuscular needling endorsement by the secretary.
(3) The secretary, upon approval by the
				board, shall issue an endorsement to a physical therapist who has at least one
				year of postgraduate practice experience that averages at least 36 hours a week
				and consists of direct patient care and who provides evidence in a manner
				acceptable to the board of a total of 325 hours of instruction and clinical
				experience that meet or exceed the following criteria:
(a) A total of 100 hours of didactic
				instruction in the following areas:
(i)
				Anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular
				systems;
(ii) Anatomical basis of
				pain mechanisms, chronic pain, and referred pain;
(iii) Trigger point evaluation and
				management;
(iv) Universal
				precautions in avoiding contact with a patient's bodily fluids; and
(v) Preparedness and response to unexpected
				events including, but not limited to, injury to blood vessels, nerves, and
				organs, and psychological effects or complications.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-990 - Physical therapist 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.
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be
				charged:
Title of
								Fee
Fee
Original
								application
Application
$80.00
Active license
								renewal
License renewal
100.00
Late renewal penalty
50.00
Expired license reissuance
50.00
Inactive license
								renewal
License renewal
35.00
Expired license reissuance
50.00
Duplicate license
10.00
Endorsement
Intramuscular needling endorsement
100.00
Verification of
								license
25.00
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.110,
					 43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014,
					 § 246-915-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and43.70.110 .
					 05-12-012, § 246-915-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.74.073. 05-09-003, § 246-915-990,
					 filed 4/7/05, effective 5/8/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250. 99-08-101, § 246-915-990,
					 filed 4/6/99, effective 7/1/99. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-915-990,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250. 91-13-002 (Order 173), §
					 246-915-990, filed 6/6/91, effective 7/7/91; 91-05-004 (Order 128), §
					 246-915-990, filed 2/7/91, effective 3/10/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
					 as § 246-915-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.24.086. 87-10-028 (Order PM 650), §
					 308-42-075, filed 5/1/87. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 168 § 12. 83-17-031
					 (Order PL 442 ), § 308-42-075, filed 8/10/83. Formerly WAC
					 308-42-100.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915 - Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants › Section 246-915-99005 - Physical therapist assistant 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.
(2) The following
				nonrefundable fees will be charged for physical therapist assistant:
Title of Fee
Fee
Original application
Application
$75.00
Active license renewal
License renewal
95.00
Late renewal penalty
50.00
Expired license reissuance
50.00
Inactive license renewal
License renewal
35.00
Expired license reissuance
50.00
Duplicate license
10.00
Verification of license
25.00
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250. 08-13-068, § 246-915-99005,
					 filed 6/13/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915A - Physical therapy licensure compact › Section 246-915A-010 - Physical therapy licensure compact-Compact commission rules

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(1) The physical
				therapy licensure compact (compact) is established in Washington under
				RCW
				18.74.500. Its purpose is to facilitate
				interstate practice of physical therapy with the goal of improving public
				access to physical therapy services.
(2) The rules of the physical therapy compact
				commission, in effect as of June 27, 2023, are adopted and incorporated by
				reference.
(3) A copy of the rules
				is available for public inspection from the department of health at
https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/PhysicalTherapyLicensureCompact
or by calling the department of health's office of customer service at
				360-236-4700.
(4) A licensee may
				exercise a compact privilege as provided in
				RCW
				18.74.500, Article IV. Applicable fees are
				set forth in WAC
				246-915A-990.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-915A - Physical therapy licensure compact › Section 246-915A-990 - Physical therapist and physical therapist assistant compact privilege fees and renewal cycle

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(1) The compact
				privilege must be renewed no later than the expiration date of the home state
				license. The compact privilege holder must comply with all physical therapy
				licensure compact eligibility requirements in this chapter to maintain the
				compact privilege.
(2) The
				following nonrefundable fees will be charged:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application
$45.00
Renewal
45.00
Late renewal penalty
45.00
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-010 - Licensure requirements

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To be eligible for licensure, applicants must provide
				  evidence of:
(1) Completion of an
				approved educational program as determined in WAC
				246-916-020; and
(2) Attaining a passing score on the
				examination administered by the board of certification for athletic trainers
				(BOC) or its predecessor or successor organization as approved by the
				secretary; and
(3) Any other
				written declarations or documentation, as required by the secretary.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.250.020. 08-11-060, § 246-916-010,
					 filed 5/16/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-020 - Approved educational programs

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The secretary approves :
(1) Any accredited educational program
				accepted by the board of certification for the athletic trainer (BOC) as
				meeting the requirements to sit for the certification examination; or
(2) Completion of a bachelors or advanced
				degree attained prior to January 1, 2004, including at a minimum:
(a) Course work in:
(i) Health, such as, nutrition,
				drugs/substance abuse, health education, personal health and wellness or a
				course in pathology or pathophysiology or pharmacology is considered an
				acceptable substitution;
(ii) Human
				anatomy;
(iii)
				Kinesiology/biomechanics;
(iv)
				Human physiology;
(v) Physiology of
				exercise;
(vi) Basic and advanced
				athletic training; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-030 - Applicants currently licensed in other states

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Before licensure may be issued to any individual currently
				  licensed to practice as an athletic trainer in another state, as provided in
				  chapter 18.250 RCW, applicants must provide evidence of:
(1) Having met the education requirements for
				licensure as defined in WAC
				246-916-020; and
(2) Attaining a passing score on the
				examination as defined in WAC
				246-916-010; and
(3) Verification of credential from any
				state; and
(4) Any other written
				declarations or documentation, as required by the secretary.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.250.020. 08-11-060, § 246-916-030,
					 filed 5/16/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-040 - Inactive license

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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
					 18.250.020. 08-11-060, § 246-916-040,
					 filed 5/16/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-050 - Expired license

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If the license has expired, the practitioner must meet the
				  requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.250.020. 08-11-060, § 246-916-050,
					 filed 5/16/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-060 - Continuing education

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The goal of continuing education is to promote continued
				  competence, development of current knowledge and skills, and enhancement of
				  professional skills and judgment. Continuing education activities must focus on
				  increasing knowledge, skills, and abilities related to the practice of athletic
				  training.
(1) A licensed athletic
				trainer shall complete a minimum of 50 hours of continuing education every two
				years. At least 10 of those hours must include evidence-based practice as
				outlined in subsection (4) of this section. The remaining hours may be in
				categories listed in subsection (5) of this section.
(2) A licensed athletic trainer must complete
				one hour of health equity continuing education every two years. The goal of
				health equity continuing education is to equip health care workers with the
				skills to recognize and address health inequities in their daily work.
The minimum standards include instruction on skills to
				  address the structural factors, such as bias, racism, and poverty, that
				  manifest as health inequities. These skills include individual level and
				  system-level intervention, and self-reflection to assess how the licensee's
				  social position can influence their relationship with patients and their
				  communities. These skills enable a health care professional to care effectively
				  for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities, varying in race,
				  ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, religion, age, ability, socioeconomic
				  status, and other categories of identity.
(a) This training must be completed by the
				end of the first full continuing education reporting period after January 1,
				2024, or during the first full continuing education reporting period after
				initial li-censure, whichever is later.
(b) Training must include content as listed
				in WAC 246-12-830 and
				RCW
				43.70.613.
(c) The hours spent completing the training
				in health equity under this section will count toward meeting applicable
				continuing education requirements for athletic trainer license
				renewal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-065 - Athletic trainer suicide prevention education

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Effective August 1, 2020, a licensed athletic trainer must
				  complete a secretary-approved one-time training that is at least six hours in
				  length for suicide assessment that includes screening, referral, and imminent
				  harm via lethal means elements.
(1)
				This training must be completed by the end of the first full continuing
				education reporting period after August 1, 2020, or during the first full
				continuing education reporting period after initial licensure, whichever is
				later.
(2) Training accepted by the
				secretary must be on the department's model list as authorized in chapter
				246-12 WAC, Part 14.
(3) Training
				completed between July 23, 2019, and August 1, 2020, that meets the
				requirements of subsection (2) or (3) of this section, is accepted as meeting
				the one-time training requirement of this section.
(4) The hours spent completing the training
				in suicide assessment under this section count toward meeting applicable
				continuing education requirements for athletic training license
				renewal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-070 - Medications

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(1) An athletic
				trainer licensed under chapter 18.250 RCW may, for the practice of athletic
				training:
(a) Purchase, store, and administer
				over-the-counter medications as prescribed by an authorized healthcare
				practitioner;
(b) Purchase, store,
				and administer medications as prescribed by an authorized healthcare
				practitioner, if the athletic trainer has completed an accredited training
				program on the topic of pharmacology and medication administration. The
				athletic trainer shall only purchase, store, and administer medications in
				accordance with the accredited training program completed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-916 - Licensure requirements for athletic trainers › Section 246-916-990 - Athletic trainer 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
$ 115.00
Active license renewal
Renewal
135.00
Late renewal penalty
70.00
Expired license reactivation
100.00
Inactive license renewal
Renewal
40.00
Expired license reactivation
40.00
Duplicate license
15.00
Verification of license
25.00
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.250. 08-13-066, § 246-916-990,
					 filed 6/13/08, effective 7/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-005 - Definitions

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
				  unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Commission" means the Washington medical
				commission.
(2) "Commission
				approved program" means a physician assistant program accredited by the
				committee on allied health education and accreditation (CAHEA); the commission
				on accreditation of allied health education programs (CAAHEP); the
				accreditation review committee on education for the physician assistant
				(ARC-PA); or other substantially equivalent organization(s) approved by the
				commission.
(3) "NCCPA" means
				National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
(4) "Osteopathic physician" means an
				individual licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW.
(5) "Physician" means an individual licensed
				under chapter 18.71 RCW.
(6)
				"Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed under chapter 18.71A RCW
				by the commission to practice medicine to a limited extent only under the
				supervision of a physician or osteopathic physician.
(a) "Certified physician assistant" means an
				individual who has successfully completed an accredited and commission approved
				physician assistant program and has passed the initial national boards
				examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of
				Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
(b)
				"Noncertified physician assistant" means an individual who:
(i) Successfully completed an accredited and
				commission approved physician assistant program, is eligible for the NCCPA
				examination, and was licensed in Washington state prior to July 1,
				1999;
(ii) Is qualified based on
				work experience and education and was licensed prior to July 1, 1989;
(iii) Graduated from an international medical
				school and was licensed prior to July 1, 1989; or
(iv) Holds an interim permit issued pursuant
				to
				RCW
				18.71A.020(1).
(c) "Physician assistant-surgical assistant"
				means an individual who was licensed under chapter 18.71A RCW as a physician
				assistant between September 30, 1989, and December 31, 1989, to function in a
				limited extent as authorized in WAC
				246-918-250
				and
				246-918-260.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-007 - Application withdrawals

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An applicant for a license or interim permit may not withdraw
				  their application if grounds for denial exist.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017,
					 18.71.050 and
					 chapter
					 18.71 RCW. 01-18-085,
					 § 246-918-007, filed 9/5/01, effective 10/6/01. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017 and
					 18.71A.020. 96-03-073, §
					 246-918-007, filed 1/17/96, effective 2/17/96. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017. 92-12-089 (Order 278B), §
					 246-918-007, filed 6/3/92, effective
					 7/4/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-030 - Prescriptions issued by physician assistants (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017 and
					 18.71A.020. 96-03-073, §
					 246-918-030, filed 1/17/96, effective 2/17/96. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017. 92-12-089 (Order 278B), §
					 246-918-030, filed 6/3/92, effective 7/4/92. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71A.020. 91-08-007 (Order 153B), §
					 246-918-030, filed 3/26/91, effective 4/26/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017. 91-06-030 (Order 147B), recodified
					 as § 246-918-030, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71A.020. 86-12-031 (Order PM 599), §
					 308-52-135, filed 5/29/86; 83-07-014 (Order PL 428 ), § 308-52-135, filed
					 3/10/83; 82-03-022 (Order PL 390 ), § 308-52-135, filed 1/14/82; 79-10-041
					 (Order PL 317 ), § 308-52-135, filed 9/13/79; Order PL 264, §
					 308-52-135, filed 3/15/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-035 - Prescriptions

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(1) A physician
				assistant may prescribe, order, administer, and dispense legend drugs and
				Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances consistent with the scope of
				practice in an approved practice agreement filed with the commission provided:
(a) The physician assistant has an active DEA
				registration; and
(b) All
				prescriptions comply with state and federal prescription regulations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-050 - Physician assistant qualifications for interim permits

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An interim permit is a limited license. The permit allows an
				  individual who has graduated from a commission approved program within the
				  previous twelve months to practice prior to successfully passing the commission
				  approved licensing examination.
(1) An
				individual applying to the commission for an interim permit under
				RCW
				18.71A.020(1) must have
				graduated from an accredited commission approved physician assistant
				program.
(2) An interim permit is
				valid for one year from completion of a commission approved physician assistant
				training program. The interim permit may not be renewed.
(3) An applicant for a physician assistant
				interim permit must submit to the commission:
(a) A completed application on forms provided
				by the commission;
(b) Applicable
				fees as specified in WAC
				246-918-990;
				and
(c) Requirements as specified
				in WAC
				246-918-080.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-055 - Practice agreements

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(1) A practice
				agreement must meet the requirements in
				RCW
				18.71A.120.
(2) A physician assistant may have more than
				one supervising physician if the practice agreement is entered into with a
				group of physicians and the language of the practice agreement designates the
				supervising physicians.
(3)
				Pursuant to a practice agreement, a physician assistant may administer
				anesthesia, except the types of anesthesia described in subsection (4) of this
				section, without the personal presence of a supervising physician.
(4) Administration of general anesthesia or
				intrathecal anesthesia may be performed by a physician assistant with adequate
				education and training under direct supervision of a supervising
				anesthesiologist. Adequate education and training for administration of general
				or intrathecal anesthesia is defined as:
(a)
				Completion of an accredited anesthesiologist assistant program; or
(b) Performance of general or intrathecal
				anesthesia clinical duties pursuant to a valid practice agreement prior to
				September 22, 2021.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-070 - Credentialing of physician assistants (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017 and
					 18.71A.020. 96-03-073, §
					 246-918-070, filed 1/17/96, effective 2/17/96. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017. 91-20-170 (Order 203B), §
					 246-918-070, filed 10/2/91, effective 11/2/91; 91-06-030 (Order 147B),
					 recodified as § 246-918-070, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.71.017 and
					 18.71A.020. 88-21-047 (Order PM
					 782), § 308-52-610, filed 10/13/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-075 - Background check-Temporary practice permit

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The commission may issue a temporary practice permit when the
				  applicant has met all other licensure requirements, except the national
				  criminal background check requirement. The applicant must not be subject to
				  denial of a license or issuance of a conditional license under this
				  chapter.
(1) If there are no
				violations identified in the Washington criminal background check and the
				applicant meets all other licensure conditions, including receipt by the
				department of health of a completed Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
				fingerprint card, the commission may issue a temporary practice permit allowing
				time to complete the national criminal background check requirements.
A temporary practice permit that is issued by the commission
				  is valid for six months. A one-time extension of six months may be granted if
				  the national background check report has not been received by the
				  commission.
(2) The
				temporary practice permit allows the applicant to work in the state of
				Washington as a physician assistant during the time period specified on the
				permit. The temporary practice permit is a license to practice medicine as a
				physician assistant provided that the temporary practice permit holder has a
				practice agreement on file with the commission.
(3) The commission issues a license after it
				receives the national background check report if the report is negative and the
				applicant otherwise meets the requirements for a license.
(4) The temporary practice permit is no
				longer valid after the license is issued or the application for a full license
				is denied.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.130.064 and
					 18.130.075. 10-05-029, §
					 246-918-075, filed 2/9/10, effective
					 2/11/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-076 - How to obtain a temporary practice permit-Military spouse

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A military spouse or state registered domestic partner of a
				  military person may receive a temporary practice permit while completing any
				  specific additional requirements that are not related to training or practice
				  standards for physician assistants.
(1) A temporary practice permit may be issued
				to an applicant who is a military spouse or state registered domestic partner
				of a military person and:
(a) Is moving to
				Washington as a result of the military person's transfer to
				Washington;
(b) Left employment in
				another state to accompany the military person to Washington;
(c) Holds an unrestricted, active license in
				another state that has substantially equivalent licensing standards for a
				physician assistant to those in Washington; and
(d) Is not subject to any pending
				investigation, charges, or disciplinary action by the regulatory body of the
				other state or states.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission › Section 246-918-080 - Physician assistant-Requirements for licensure

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(1) Except for a physician assistant licensed
				prior to July 1, 1999, individuals applying to the commission for licensure as
				a physician assistant must have graduated from an accredited commission
				approved physician assistant program and successfully passed the NCCPA
				examination.
(2) An applicant for
				licensure as a physician assistant must submit to the commission:
(a) A completed application on forms provided
				by the commission;
(b) Proof the
				applicant has completed an accredited commission approved physician assistant
				program and successfully passed the NCCPA examination;
(c) All applicable fees as specified in WAC
				246-918-990;
				and
(d) Other information required
				by the commission.