Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-922 - Podiatric physicians and surgeons
OPIOID PRESCRIBING-CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Section 246-922-750 - Pain management specialist
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-922-750
Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
A pain management specialist shall meet one or more of the following qualifications:
(1) If a podiatric physician, the podiatric physician must:
(a) Be board certified or board eligible by a
specialty that includes a focus on pain management by the American Board of
Foot and Ankle Surgery or its predecessor, the American Board of Podiatric
Medicine, the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics and Primary Podiatric
Medicine, or other accredited certifying board as approved by the Washington
state podiatric medical board; or
(b) Have a minimum of three years of clinical
experience in a chronic pain management care clinic;
(c) Be credentialed in pain management by a
Washington state podiatric medical board-approved national professional
association, pain association, or other credentialing entity;
(d) Have successfully completed a minimum of
at least eighteen continuing education hours in pain management during the past
two years; and
(e) At least thirty
percent of the podiatric physician's current practice is the direct provision
of pain management care.
(2) If an allopathic physician, in accordance with WAC 246-919-945;
(3) If an allopathic physician assistant, in accordance with WAC 246-918-885;
(4) If an osteopathic physician, in accordance with WAC 246-853-750;
(5) If an osteopathic physician assistant, in accordance with WAC 246-854-330;
(6) If a dentist, in accordance with WAC 246-817-965; or
(7) If an advanced registered nurse practitioner, in accordance with WAC 246-840-493.
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