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 246-918-825 - Continuing education requirements for opioid prescribing

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-918-825

Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024

(1) To prescribe an opioid in Washington state, a physician assistant licensed to prescribe opioids shall complete a one-time continuing education requirement regarding best practices in the prescribing of opioids or the opioid prescribing rules in this chapter. The continuing education must be at least one hour in length.

(2) The physician assistant shall complete the one-time continuing education requirement described in subsection (1) of this section by the end of the physician assistant's first full continuing education reporting period after January 1, 2019, or during the first full continuing education reporting period after initial licensure, whichever is later.

(3) The hours spent completing training in prescribing of opioids count toward meeting applicable continuing education requirements in the same category specified in WAC 246-919-460.

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