Section 246-919-862. Consultation—Exemptions for the physician.

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The physician is exempt from the consultation requirement in WAC 246-919-860 if one or more of the following qualifications are met:

(1) The physician is a pain management specialist under WAC 246-919-863; or

(2) The physician has successfully completed, within the last two years, a minimum of twelve (Category I) continuing education hours on chronic pain management with at least two of these hours dedicated to long-acting opioids; or

(3) The physician is a pain management practitioner working in a multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment center, or a multidisciplinary academic research facility; or

(4) The physician has a minimum three years of clinical experience in a chronic pain management setting, and at least thirty percent of his or her current practice is the direct provision of pain management care.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.450, 18.71A.100, 18.71.017, and 18.71A.020. WSR 11-12-025, § 246-919-862, filed 5/24/11, effective 1/2/12.]

RCW 18.71.450, 18.71A.100, 18.71.017, and 18.71A.020. WSR 11-12-025, § 246-919-862, filed 5/24/11, effective 1/2/12.

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