Allopathic Physicians (MD) &
Physician Assistant (PA)
Possible Amendments to the
WMC's Opioid Prescribing Rules
Rules Workshop
The Washington Medical Commission (WMC) officially filed a CR-101 with the Office of the Code Reviser on August 16, 2023. The WMC is considering amending the following sections to modernize the language, add clarity, and bring the rules more in line with current practice:
- WAC 246-918-801 (physician assistants) Exclusions
- WAC 246-918-845 (physician assistants) Patient Evaluation and Patient Record—Subacute Pain
- WAC 246-918-855 (physician assistants) Patient Evaluation and Patient Record—Chronic Pain
- WAC 246-918-870 (physician assistants) Periodic Review—Chronic Pain
- WAC 246-918-900 (physician assistants) Tapering Considerations—Chronic Pain
- WAC 246-919-851 (physicians) Exclusions
- WAC 246-919-895 (physicians) Patient Evaluation and Patient Record—Subacute Pain
- WAC 246-919-905 (physicians) Patient Evaluation and Patient Record—Chronic Pain
- WAC 246-919-920 (physicians) Periodic Review—Chronic Pain
- WAC 246-919-950 (physicians) Tapering Considerations—Chronic Pain.
The WSR# is 23-17-094.
The CR-101 Preproposal Statement of Inquiry can be found by clicking below:
Rules Workshop
In response to the filing, the WMC will conduct an open public rules workshop on Monday, September 18, 2023, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. To attend virtually, please register for this workshop by clicking below:
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Alternatively, you may attend in person at:
Department of Health
111 Israel Rd SE, Room 145
Tumwater, WA 98501
This meeting will be open to the public.
The purpose of the rules workshop will be to:
- Review the rules process;
- Discuss model/draft language;
- Discuss comments received;
- Invite committee members and members of the public to present draft rule language; and
- Discuss next steps
Interested parties and the general public are invited to participate in the workshop and provide comments on draft rules. If you would like to provide comments in writing prior to the workshop, please submit them no later than Friday, September 15, 2023, by clicking below:
For more information, please contact Amelia Boyd, Program Manager, by email at amelia.boyd@wmc.wa.gov.
*CR means Code Reviser
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