Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-918 - Physician assistants Washington medical commission
OPIOID PRESCRIBING-SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Section 246-918-915 - Episodic care of chronic opioid patients
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) When providing episodic care for a patient who the physician assistant knows is being treated with opioids for chronic pain, such as for emergency or urgent care, the physician assistant, or their designee, shall review the PMP and document their review and any concerns.
(2) A physician assistant providing episodic care to a patient who the physician assistant knows is being treated with opioids for chronic pain should provide additional analgesics, including opioids when appropriate, to adequately treat acute pain. If opioids are provided, the physician assistant shall limit the use of opioids to the minimum amount necessary to control the acute pain until the patient can receive care from the practitioner who is managing the patient's chronic pain.
(3) The episodic care physician assistant shall coordinate care with the patient's chronic pain treatment practitioner, if possible.
