WSR 06-05-050 PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(Board of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery)[ Filed February 13, 2006, 7:59 a.m. , effective March 16, 2006 ] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The rules pertaining to joint practice arrangements between advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNPs) and osteopathic physicians for prescribing controlled substances. Schedules II-IV, are being repealed to implement HB 1479, chapter 28, Laws of 2005. The legislation eliminated the need for ARNPs to have a joint practice arrangement with a physician to prescribe controlled substances.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-853-221, 246-853-222, 246-853-223, 246-853-224, 246-853-225, 246-853-226, and 246-853-227.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.57.005, 18.57.280.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-17-046 on August 9, 2005.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Arlene Robertson, P.O. Box 47866, Olympia, WA 98504-7866, phone (360) 236-4945, fax (360) 236-2406, e-mail arlene.robertson@doh.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 7.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 7.
Date Adopted: November 4, 2005.
Blake T. Maresh
Executive Director
OTS-8159.1
REPEALERThe following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
WAC 246-853-221 How do advanced registered nurse practitioners qualify for prescriptive authority for Schedule II - IV drugs? WAC 246-853-222 Criteria for joint practice arrangement. WAC 246-853-223 Endorsement of joint practice arrangements for ARNP licensure. WAC 246-853-224 Process for joint practice arrangement termination. WAC 246-853-225 Seventy-two-hour limit. WAC 246-853-226 Education for prescribing Schedule II - IV drugs. WAC 246-853-227 Jurisdiction.
Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 3/16/2006
- Rules:
- 246-853-221
246-853-222
246-853-223
246-853-225
246-853-226
246-853-227
246-853-224