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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-150 - Category 3-Credit for teaching

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(1)
				  A maximum of 10 credit hours in category 3 may be earned in any two-year
				  reporting period.
(2) Credits may
				  be obtained for formal and informal optometric instruction.
(a) Three credit hours will be granted for
				  each course hour taught.
(b) Credit
				  will be granted for only the first time a course is taught.
(c) Qualifying courses must be presented to
				  practitioners or allied health professionals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-155 - Category 4-Credit for publishing and exhibiting

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(1) A maximum of 10 credit hours in category
				  4 may be earned in any two-year reporting period.
(2) Five credits may be obtained for each
				  paper, exhibit, publication, or for each chapter of a book that is authored and
				  published.
(a) A paper must be published in a
				  recognized optometric, scientific, or medical journal.
(b) A qualifying paper or exhibit must be
				  presented to practitioners or allied health professionals.
(c) Credit may be claimed only once for the
				  scientific materials published or exhibited.
(d) Credit will be assigned as of the date
				  materials were presented or published.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-170 - Category 5-Credit for self-study

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(1)
				  A maximum of 10 credit hours may be earned through self-study without an
				  instructor physically present.
(2)
				  A licensed optometrist shall receive two credit hours for each self-study
				  completed. Each self-study must include:
(a)
				  A copy of the article, and its publication source and date; and
(b) A two-page typewritten and dated synopsis
				  of what has been learned by the licensed optometrist.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-180

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 97-12-088,
						§ 246-851-180, filed 6/4/97, effective 7/5/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-22-061 (Order 210B), §
						246-851-180, filed 11/1/91, effective 12/2/91; 91-06-025 (Order 119B),
						recodified as § 246-851-180, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 89-10-030
						(Order PM 839), § 308-53-150, filed 4/27/89; Order PL 239, §
						308-53-150, filed 3/3/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-190

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 97-12-088,
						§ 246-851-190, filed 6/4/97, effective 7/5/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-190, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 89-10-030
						(Order PM 839), § 308-53-151, filed 4/27/89. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 82-12-077
						(Order PL 399 ), § 308-53-151, filed
						6/2/82.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-225 - Optometrist health equity continuing education training requirements

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(1) Optometrists
				  must complete a minimum of two hours in health equity continuing education
				  training every four years by complying with WAC
				  246-12-800 through
				  246-12-830.
(2) This training must be completed by the
				  end of the second full continuing education reporting period after January 1,
				  2024, or the second full continuing education reporting period after initial
				  licensure, whichever is later.
(3)
				  The hours spent completing health equity continuing education under this
				  section count toward meeting applicable continuing education requirements for
				  optometrist license renewal.
(4)
				  The board may randomly audit up to 25 percent of licensed optometrists every
				  two years for compliance after the license is renewed as allowed by WAC
				  246-12-190.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-230 - Credits for practice management courses

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A maximum of 10 credit hours may be granted in any two-year
					 reporting period for practice management courses or programs.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 97-12-088,
						§ 246-851-230, filed 6/4/97, effective 7/5/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-22-061 (Order 210B), §
						246-851-230, filed 11/1/91, effective 12/2/91; 91-06-025 (Order 119B),
						recodified as § 246-851-230, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 89-10-030
						(Order PM 839), § 308-53-175, filed
						4/27/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-235 - Credits for cultural competency in clinical care

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(1) This section addresses the increasing
				  demand for health care practitioners to provide effective care for patients of
				  diverse cultural and social origins. All optometrists are encouraged to
				  increase their knowledge and practice skills to provide effective care to all
				  patients regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or primary language.
(2) Continuing education credit will be
				  granted for courses or materials related to the awareness of health disparities
				  among different populations and the ability to effectively provide health
				  services in cross cultural situations.
(3) No more than two credit hours will be
				  granted under this section to any licensee in any two-year reporting
				  period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-245 - Optometrist suicide prevention education

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A licensed optometrist or a retired active licensed
					 optometrist shall complete a board-approved, one-time training in suicide
					 prevention that is at least three hours in length. Training must include
					 screening and referral.
(1) This
				  training must be completed by the end of the first full continuing education
				  reporting period after August 1,2021, or during the first full continuing
				  education reporting period after initial licensure, whichever is
				  later.
(2) Training accepted by the
				  board must be on the department's model list as authorized in WAC
				  246-12-601 through
				  246-12-650.
(3) Training completed between June 11, 2020,
				  and August 1, 2021, that meets the requirements of subsection (2) of this
				  section, is accepted as meeting the one-time training requirement of this
				  section.
(4) The hours spent
				  completing the training in suicide assessment under this section count toward
				  meeting applicable continuing education requirements for optometrist license
				  renewal.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-250 - Minimum equipment requirements

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(1)
				  Licensed optometrists must have direct access on the premises to the following
				  equipment and accessories, all of which must be in working condition:
(a) Adjustable examining chair;
(b) Phoropter/refractor;
(c) Retinoscope;
(d) Ophthalmoscope;
(e) Pupillary distance measuring
				  device;
(f) Projector and screen;
				  or illuminated test cabinet, or chart for distant vision testing;
(g) Nearpoint vision testing
				  equipment;
(h)
				  Lensometer;
(i)
				  Tonometer;
(j) Biomicroscope/slit
				  lamp;
(k) A clinically accepted
				  visual field testing instrument or equipment.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-260 - Mobile optometric units

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(1)
				  Doctors of optometry operating mobile units are required to maintain the
				  minimum equipment requirements of WAC
				  246-851-250 in such
				  units.
(2) Before examining a
				  patient or filling a prescription for a patient, the doctor of optometry must
				  provide to the patient his complete name, his business phone number, the
				  address of his regular office, and his regular office hours. If such doctor of
				  optometry does not maintain a business phone or regular office, he must provide
				  this information to the patient, and must give him his personal phone number
				  and address in place of his business number and address. If the practice of a
				  mobile unit is owned in whole or in part by someone other than the doctor of
				  optometry operating the mobile unit, such fact must also be provided to the
				  patient, along with the names, phone numbers and addresses of all those who own
				  an interest in the practice. The information required by this section may be
				  provided to the patients by means of a sign on or near the mobile unit which
				  the public may reasonably be expected to see and comprehend.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-22-061 (Order 210B), §
						246-851-260, filed 11/1/91, effective 12/2/91; 91-06-025 (Order 119B),
						recodified as § 246-851-260, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 78-02-030
						(Order PL 281 ), § 308-53-205, filed
						1/17/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-280 - Contact lens advertising

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Where contact lens prices are advertised, such
					 advertisement shall clearly state: (a) The type of contact lens or lenses
					 offered at the price(s) advertised and any exclusions or limitations therein;
					 (b) whether examinations, dispensing, related supplies and/or other service
					 charges are included or excluded in the advertised price(s); and (c) the
					 manufacturer, laboratory of origin or brand name of the contact
					 lenses.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-280, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 81-06-012
						(Order PL 367 ), § 308-53-215, filed
						2/20/81.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-290 - Maintenance of records

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Licensed optometrists shall maintain records of eye
					 examinations and prescriptions for a minimum of five years from the date of
					 examination or prescription.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-290, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91; Order PL 256, §
						308-53-220, filed 9/13/76.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-300 - Renting space from and practicing on premises of commercial (mercantile) concern

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Where a doctor of optometry rents or buys space from and
					 practices optometry on the premises of a commercial or mercantile
					 concern:
(1) The practice must be
				  owned by the doctor of optometry solely or in conjunction with other licensed
				  doctors of optometry, and in every phase be under the exclusive control of the
				  doctor(s) of optometry. The prescription files are the sole property of the
				  doctor(s) of optometry.
(2) The
				  space must be definite and distinct from space occupied by other occupants of
				  the commercial or mercantile concern.
(3) The doctor(s) of optometry must be
				  clearly identified to the public. Such identification must include the name of
				  the doctor(s) of optometry and the term "doctor of optometry" or "independent
				  doctor of optometry" or other similar phrase.
(4) All signs, advertising and display must
				  be separate and distinct from that of the other occupants and of the commercial
				  or mercantile concern. All optometric practice advertisements or announcements
				  on the premises of a commercial or mercantile concern shall not make references
				  which could reasonably convey the impression that the optometric practice is
				  controlled by or part of the commercial or mercantile concern.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 02-10-065,
						§ 246-851-300, filed 4/26/02, effective 5/27/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-300, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 81-06-012
						(Order PL 367 ), § 308-53-230, filed 2/20/81; 78-02-030 (Order PL 281 ),
						§ 308-53-230, filed 1/17/78; Order PL-271, § 308-53-230, filed
						7/25/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-310 - Proper identification of licensees

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Each person licensed under
					 chapter
					 18.53 RCW must be clearly
					 identified to the public as a doctor of optometry at all practice locations.
					 The identification must include the name of the licensee and the term "doctor
					 of optometry" or "independent doctor of optometry" or other similar phrase, at
					 or near the entrance to the licensee's office.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 02-10-065,
						§ 246-851-310, filed 4/26/02, effective 5/27/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-310, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 78-02-030
						(Order PL 281 ), § 308-53-235, filed
						1/17/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-320 - Doctor of optometry presumed responsible for advertisements

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Every licensed doctor of optometry whose name or office
					 address or place of practice appears or is mentioned in any advertisement of
					 any kind or character shall be presumed to have caused, allowed, permitted,
					 approved, and sanctioned such advertising and shall be presumed to be
					 personally responsible for the content and character thereof. Once sufficient
					 evidence of the advertisement's existence has been introduced at any
					 administrative hearing before the board of optometry, the burden of proof to
					 rebut this presumption by a preponderance of the evidence shall be upon the
					 doctor of optometry.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-320, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91; Order PL-271, §
						308-53-240, filed 7/25/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-330 - Misleading titles or degrees

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An optometrist shall not use misleading or unrelated
					 degrees or titles in connection with the professional practice of optometry.
					 The use of an optometric designation such as "optometrist" or "doctor of
					 optometry" or other similar phrase shall not be used in connection with a
					 business or activity that is not related to optometric care.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 02-10-065,
						§ 246-851-330, filed 4/26/02, effective 5/27/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-330, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 80-01-088
						(Order PL 326 ), § 308-53-245, filed
						12/28/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-350 - Improper professional relationship

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No doctor of optometry shall make any contracts or
					 agreements, whether express or implied, nor engage in any arrangement with a
					 retail dispensing optician whereby the optician or his agent shall:
(1) Pay any professional expenses for the
				  doctor of optometry;
(2) Pay any or
				  all of the professional fees of a doctor of optometry;
(3) Pay any commission, bonus, or rebate for
				  volume of materials or services received from a doctor of optometry;
(4) Receive any commission, bonus or rebate
				  for volume of materials or services furnished to a doctor of
				  optometry;
(5) Pay any commission
				  to the doctor of optometry in return for referral of patients to the
				  optician;
(6) Receive any
				  commission from a doctor of optometry in return for referral of patients to
				  such doctor of optometry.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-350, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 78-02-030
						(Order PL 281 ), § 308-53-260, filed
						1/17/78.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-370 - Employed doctors of optometry, franchises and equipment use agreements

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The salary, bonus or other remuneration of a doctor of
					 optometry who is employed for professional optometric services, shall not be
					 dependent upon the percentage or number of patients who obtain visual
					 examinations or who have prescriptions filled. The employed optometrist, acting
					 in the capacity of consultant, advisor or staff doctor of optometry, the
					 optometrist who has acquired a franchise relating to the practice of optometry,
					 and the optometrist who has a professional equipment use agreement/contract,
					 shall at all times remain cognizant of his or her professional responsibilities
					 and with demeanor, decorum and determination retain his or her right of
					 independent professional judgment and title in all situations and
					 circumstances. If at any time the right of independent professional judgment or
					 title is abridged it shall be incumbent upon the optometrist to resign or
					 correct his or her position as consultant, advisor or staff doctor of
					 optometry, or to resign from or correct a franchise and/or equipment use
					 agreement/contract relationship.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-370, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5) and 18.54.075.
						85-16-054 (Order PL 545 ), § 308-53-270, filed 7/31/85. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 80-01-088
						(Order PL 326 ), § 308-53-270, filed
						12/28/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-380 - Practice under another optometrist's name

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Pursuant to
					 RCW
					 18.53.140, when the initial right to practice
					 under the name of any lawfully licensed optometrist is transferred to another
					 lawfully licensed optometrist or association of lawfully licensed optometrists,
					 the right to practice under such first optometrist's name may not be
					 subsequently transferred by the first transferee and used by a third party or
					 parties.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-380, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(5). 80-01-088
						(Order PL 326 ), § 308-53-275, filed
						12/28/79.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-400 - Certification required for use of pharmaceutical agents

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(1) Licensed optometrists using
				  pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry shall have a minimum of
				  sixty hours of didactic and clinical instruction in general and ocular
				  pharmacology as applied to optometry, and for therapeutic purposes an
				  additional minimum seventy-five hours of didactic and clinical instruction, and
				  certification from an institution of higher learning, accredited by those
				  agencies recognized by the United States Office of Education or the Council on
				  Post-Secondary Accreditation to qualify for certification by the optometry
				  board to use drugs for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
(2) Optometrists must obtain the required
				  instructions in both diagnostic and therapeutic categories in order to be
				  eligible to qualify for certification to use drugs for therapeutic
				  purposes.
(3) The instruction in
				  ocular therapeutics must cover the following subject area in order to qualify
				  for certification training:
(a) Ocular
				  pharmacology.
(i) Corneal barrier,
				  blood-aqueous, /-retinal barrier.
(ii) Routes of drug administration for ocular
				  disease.
(iii) Prescription writing
				  and labeling.
(iv) Ocular
				  side-effects of systemic drugs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-410 - Drug formulary

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Pursuant to
					 RCW
					 18.53.010(3) the optometry
					 board adopts the following drug formulary of topically applied drugs for
					 diagnostic and treatment purposes.
(1)
				  Drugs for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
(a) Mydriatics.
(b) Cycloplegics.
(c) Miotics.
(d) Anesthetics.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-420 - Optometrist with prescriptive authorization

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Any optometrist who prescribes outside their scope of
					 practice or violates any state or federal law or regulations applicable to
					 prescriptions, may be found to have committed an act of unprofessional conduct
					 and may be disciplined in accordance with the provisions of
					 chapter
					 18.130
					 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-420, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91; 89-22-102, §
						308-53-350, filed 11/1/89, effective
						12/2/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › FACILITIES AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS › Section 246-851-430

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-851-430,
						filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070 and
						70.24.270. 91-22-061 (Order 210B),
						§ 246-851-430, filed 11/1/91, effective 12/2/91. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 91-06-025 (Order 119B), recodified
						as § 246-851-430, filed 2/26/91, effective 3/29/91. Statutory Authority:
						1988 c 206 § 604. 89-09-027 (Order 833), § 308-53-400, filed
						4/13/89.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER MONITORING › Section 246-851-440 - Philosophy governing voluntary substance use disorder monitoring programs

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The board recognizes the need to establish a means of
					 proactively providing early recognition and treatment options for optometrists
					 whose competency may be impaired due to substance use disorder. The board
					 intends that such optometrists 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 use disorder monitoring programs and shall refer optometrists
					 impaired by substance use disorder to approved programs as an alternative to
					 instituting disciplinary proceedings as defined in
					 RCW
					 18.130.160.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070,
						18.130.050 and
						18.130.186. 92-06-030 (Order
						248B), § 246-851-440, filed 2/26/92, effective
						3/28/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER MONITORING › Section 246-851-460 - Approval of monitoring programs

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The board shall approve the monitoring program which shall
					 participate in the board's substance use disorder monitoring program. A
					 monitoring program approved by the board may be contracted with an entity
					 outside the department but within the state, out-of-state, or a separate
					 structure within the department.
(1)
				  The approved monitoring program shall not provide evaluation or treatment to
				  the participating optometrists.
(2)
				  The approved monitoring program staff shall have the qualifications and
				  knowledge of both substance use disorder and the practice of optometry as
				  defined in this chapter to be able to evaluate:
(a) Clinical laboratories;
(b) Laboratory results;
(c) Providers of substance use disorder
				  treatment, both individuals and facilities;
(d) Support groups;
(e) The optometry work environment;
				  and
(f) The ability of the
				  optometrist to practice with reasonable skill and safety.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER MONITORING › Section 246-851-470 - Participation in approved monitoring program

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(1) In lieu of disciplinary action, the
				  optometrist may accept board referral into the approved monitoring program or
				  voluntary substance use disorder monitoring program.
(a) The optometrist shall undergo a complete
				  physical and psycho-social evaluation before entering the approved monitoring
				  program. This evaluation will be performed by health care professionals with
				  expertise in chemical dependency.
(b) The optometrist shall enter into a
				  contract with the board and the approved monitoring program to comply with the
				  requirements of the program which shall include, but not be limited to:
(i) The optometrist shall undergo intensive
				  substance use disorder treatment in an approved treatment facility.
(ii) The optometrist shall agree to remain
				  free of all mind-altering substances including alcohol except for medications
				  prescribed by an authorized prescriber as defined in
				  RCW
				  69.41.030 and
				  69.50.101.
(iii) The optometrist shall complete the
				  prescribed aftercare program of the intensive treatment facility, which may
				  include individual or group psychotherapy.
(iv) The optometrist shall cause the
				  treatment counselor to provide reports to the approved monitoring program at
				  specified intervals. Reports shall include treatment, prognosis, and
				  goals.
(v) The optometrist shall
				  submit to random drug screening as specified by the approved monitoring
				  program.
(vi) The optometrist shall
				  attend support groups facilitated by a health care professional or 12 step
				  group meetings as specified by the contract.
(vii) The optometrist shall comply with
				  specified employment conditions and restrictions as defined by the
				  contract.
(viii) The optometrist
				  shall sign a waiver allowing the approved monitoring program to release
				  information to the board if the optometrist does not comply with the
				  requirements of this contract.
(c) The optometrist is responsible for paying
				  the costs of the physical and psychosocial evaluation, substance use disorder
				  treatment, and random drug screens.
(d) The optometrist may be subject to
				  disciplinary action under
				  RCW
				  18.130.160 if the optometrist does not
				  consent to be referred to the approved monitoring program, does not comply with
				  specified employment restrictions, or does not successfully complete the
				  program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-490 - Examination and licensure

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To qualify for licensure in this state a candidate
					 must:
(1) Successfully complete Parts
				  I, II, and III of the National Board of Examiners in Optometry (NBEO)
				  examinations; the Part III having been administered and successfully completed
				  after January 1, 1993.
(2)
				  Applicants who completed the NBEO Part II examination prior to January 1, 1993,
				  must successfully complete the International Association of Examiners in
				  Optometry (IAB) examination in treatment and management of ocular
				  disease.
(3) Successfully complete
				  a jurisprudence questionnaire.
(4)
				  Be a graduate of a state accredited high school or equivalent.
(5) Be a graduate of a school or college of
				  optometry accredited by the Council on Optometric Education of the American
				  Optometric Association and approved by the Washington state board of
				  optometry.
(6) Be of good moral
				  character.
(7) Effective January 1,
				  2007, all applicants who receive their initial (first) license in Washington
				  state must meet all the certification requirements of
				  RCW
				  18.53.010(2)(a), (b), (c), and
				  (d).
(8) Effective January 1, 2009, all
				  optometrists licensed in Washington state must be certified under
				  RCW
				  18.53.010(2)(a) and
				  (b).
(9) Effective January 1, 2011, all
				  optometrists licensed in Washington state must be certified under
				  RCW
				  18.53.010(2)(a), (b), (c), and
				  (d).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 06-22-104,
						§ 246-851-490, filed 11/1/06, effective 12/2/06; 96-20-087, §
						246-851-490, filed 10/1/96, effective 11/1/96. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 95-14-114, § 246-851-490,
						filed 6/30/95, effective 7/31/95; 92-20-019 (Order 305B), § 246-851-490,
						filed 9/25/92, effective 10/26/92; 92-06-030 (Order 248B), § 246-851-490,
						filed 2/26/92, effective 3/28/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-495 - How to obtain a temporary practice permit while the national background check is completed

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Fingerprint-based national background checks may cause a
					 delay in licensing. Individuals who satisfy all other licensing requirements
					 and qualifications may receive a temporary practice permit while the national
					 background check is completed.
(1) A
				  temporary practice permit may be issued to an applicant who:
(a) Holds an unrestricted, active license to
				  practice optometry in another state that has substantially equivalent licensing
				  standards to those in Washington state;
(b) Is not subject to denial of a license or
				  issuance of a conditional or restricted license; and
(c) Does not have a criminal record in
				  Washington state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-500 - Credentialing by endorsement

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A license to practice optometry may be issued without
					 examination to an individual licensed in another state that has licensing
					 standards substantially equivalent to those in Washington.
(1) The license may be issued upon receipt
				  of:
(a) Documentation from the state in which
				  the applicant is licensed indicating that the state's licensing standards are
				  substantially equivalent to the licensing standards currently applicable in
				  Washington state;
(b) A completed
				  application form with application fees;
(c) Verification from all states in which the
				  applicant holds a license, whether active or inactive, indicating that the
				  applicant is not subject to charges or disciplinary action for unprofessional
				  conduct or impairment; and
(d)
				  Certification that the applicant has read
				  chapters
				  18.53,
				  18.54, 18.195 and
				  18.130 RCW, and chapters 246-851
				  and 246-852 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-505 - Temporary practice permit Military spouse

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A military spouse or state registered domestic partner of
					 a military person may receive a temporary practice permit while completing any
					 specific additional requirements that are not related to training or practice
					 standards for the profession. The board adopts the procedural rules as adopted
					 by the department of health in WAC
					 246-12-051.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-520 - Contact lens prescription defined

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A contact lens prescription is a written, signed order from
					 an optometrist to another optometrist, physician, or dispensing optician
					 describing optical and physical characteristics of the contact lenses to be
					 dispensed. It shall be based upon a comprehensive vision and eye health
					 examination, followed by a diagnostic or trial evaluation, and a final
					 evaluation of the contact lens on the eye by a prescribing
					 doctor.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 02-10-065,
						§ 246-851-520, filed 4/26/02, effective 5/27/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070. 92-20-048 (Order 308B), §
						246-851-520, filed 9/30/92, effective
						10/31/92.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-540 - Inactive credential

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(1) An
				  optometrist may obtain an inactive credential. Refer to the requirements of
				  chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 4.
(2) To
				  return to active practice from inactive practice, an optometrist must:
(a) Meet the requirements of
				  RCW
				  18.53.010(2)(a), (b), (c), and
				  (d);
(b) Provide verification from all
				  jurisdictions in which the applicant holds a license, whether active or
				  inactive, indicating that the applicant is not subject to charges or
				  disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment; and
(c) Meet the requirements of chapter 246-12
				  WAC, Part 4.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS › Section 246-851-545 - Retired active credential

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(1)
				  To obtain a retired active credential, an optometrist must comply with chapter
				  246-12 WAC, Part 5.
(2)An
				  optometrist with a retired active license may not receive compensation for
				  vision care services.
(3) An
				  optometrist with a retired active license must renew the license every year on
				  his or her birthday according to WAC
				  246-12-130 and
				  246-851-990 and comply with WAC
				  246-851-090 Continuing education
				  requirement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 246-851-550 - Sexual misconduct

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(1) The
				  following definitions apply to this section:
(a) "Patient" means a person who has received
				  professional services from the optometrist within the last three years and
				  whose patient record has not been transferred to another optometrist or health
				  care professional.
A referral of the patient record must be in writing and
					 with the knowledge of both the patient and the optometrist or health care
					 practitioner to whom the record is transferred.
(b) "Key party" means immediate family
				  members and others who would be reasonably expected to play a significant role
				  in the health care decisions of the patient and includes, but is not limited
				  to, the spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, child, guardian and person
				  authorized to make health care decisions of the patient.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT › Section 246-851-560 - Adjudicative proceedings

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The board of optometry adopts the model procedural rules
					 for adjudicative proceedings of the department of health contained in chapter
					 246-11 WAC.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.54.070,
						18.130.050(1).
						95-04-084, § 246-851-560, filed 1/31/95, effective
						3/3/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › ADMINISTERING AND PRESCRIBING DRUGS › Section 246-851-570 - Certification required for use or prescription of drugs administered orally for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes

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(1)
				  To qualify for certification to use or prescribe drugs administered orally for
				  diagnostic or therapeutic purposes, a licensed optometrist must provide
				  documentation that he or she:
(a) Is
				  certified to use or prescribe topical drugs for diagnostic and therapeutic
				  purposes under WAC
				  246-851-400 and has successfully
				  completed a minimum of sixteen hours of didactic and eight hours of supervised
				  clinical instruction from an institution of higher learning, accredited by
				  those agencies recognized by the United States Office of Education or the
				  Council on Postsecondary Accreditation; or
(b) Holds a current active optometry license
				  in another state that has licensing standards substantially equivalent to those
				  in Washington state. The licensee's level of licensure must also be
				  substantially equivalent to the licensing standards in Washington
				  state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › ADMINISTERING AND PRESCRIBING DRUGS › Section 246-851-580 - Drug list

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Pursuant to
					 RCW
					 18.53.010(4), the optometry
					 board adopts the following drug formulary of oral Schedule II hydrocodone
					 combination products, Schedule III through V controlled substances, and legend
					 drugs for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes in the practice of optometry. No
					 licensed optometrist may use, prescribe, dispense, purchase, possess, or
					 administer these drugs except as authorized and to the extent permitted by the
					 board. This section includes the approved oral drug formulary. Optometrists
					 must consult WAC
					 246-851-590
					 for specific guidelines on these drugs or drug categories.
(1) Approved nonscheduled oral drugs include:
(a) Antibiotic agents excluding those listed
				  in WAC
				  246-851-590(1).
(b) Antiviral agents.
(c) Antifungal agents listed under WAC
				  246-851-590(2).
(d) Antihistamine agents.
(e) Decongestant agents.
(f) Dry eye agents.
(g) Anti-emetic agents listed under WAC
				  246-851-590(3).
(h) Diuretic agents listed under WAC
				  246-851-590(4).
(i) Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
				  agents excluding those listed in WAC
				  246-851-590(5).
(j) Analgesics and adjuvant
				  analgesics.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › ADMINISTERING AND PRESCRIBING DRUGS › Section 246-851-590 - Guidelines for the use of oral Schedule II hydrocodone combination products and Schedule III through V controlled substances and legend drugs

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Nothing in these guidelines should be construed to restrict
					 the recommendation of over-the-counter medications, vitamins, or supplements,
					 nor restrict the ordering of any radiologic or laboratory testing necessary to
					 the diagnosis of any eye related disease that is within the scope of practice
					 of optometry.
(1) All oral forms and
				  dosages of antibiotic agents will be available for use excluding:
				  Vancomycin.
(2) Antifungal agents
				  used in eye care shall fall into the following categories:
(a) All oral forms and dosages of polyene
				  antifungals.
(b) All oral forms and
				  dosages of imidazole antifungals.
(c) All oral forms and dosages of triazole
				  antifungals.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › ADMINISTERING AND PRESCRIBING DRUGS › Section 246-851-600 - Certification required for administration of epinephrine by injection for treatment of anaphylactic shock

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(1)
				  To qualify for certification to administer epinephrine by injection for
				  anaphylactic shock, licensed optometrists must provide documentation that he or
				  she:
(a) Is certified to use or prescribe
				  topical drugs for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes under WAC
				  246-851-400 and has successfully
				  completed a minimum of four hours of didactic and supervised clinical
				  instruction from an institution of higher learning, accredited by those
				  agencies recognized by the United States Office of Education or the Council on
				  Postsecondary Accreditation to qualify for certification by the optometry board
				  to administer epinephrine by injection; or
(b) Holds a current active license in another
				  state that has licensing standards substantially equivalent to those in
				  Washington state. The licensee's level of licensure must also be substantially
				  equivalent to the licensing standards in Washington state.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-851 - Optometrists › ADMINISTERING AND PRESCRIBING DRUGS › Section 246-851-610 - Approval or removal of medications

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The board of optometry and pharmacy quality assurance
					 commission will use a joint process to determine changes to the oral drug list
					 that includes a means to resolve disagreements
(1) Categories of medications approved by the
				  Food and Drug Administration may be added to WAC
				  246-851-580(1) 
				  by rule through consultation and approval of the board of optometry and
				  pharmacy quality assurance commission.
(2) Medications approved by the Food and Drug
				  Administration in categories that are within the scope of optometric physician
				  practice that are not included in WAC
				  246-851-580(1) 
				  may be added through consultation and approval of the board of optometry and
				  the pharmacy quality assurance commission. Approval will follow the joint
				  process established by the board and commission.
(3) WAC
				  246-851-580 and
				  246-851-590 may be updated to
				  reflect additions or removal of medications.
Statutory Authority: 2003 c 142 and
						RCW
						18.54.070(2). 04-12-127,
						§ 246-851-610, filed 6/2/04, effective
						7/3/04.