Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission
OPIOID PRESCRIBING-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 246-918-820 - Use of alternative modalities for pain treatment
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-918-820
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
The physician assistant shall exercise their professional judgment in selecting appropriate treatment modalities for acute nonoperative, acute perioperative, sub-acute, or chronic pain including the use of multimodal pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy as an alternative to opioids whenever reasonable, clinically appropriate, evidence-based alternatives exist.
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