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| Document Title | Program | Program Contact for questions or problems | Add Your Comment | Comment Deadline | View All Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Examinations - Updating testing agency names of approved examinations for dental licensure in WAC 246-817-120. The Dental Quality Assurance Commission (commission) is proposing amendments to WAC 246-817-120 updating approved testing agency names for practical examinations. |
HSQA - HEALTH PROFESSIONS | Deborra L Gardner | Comments Closed | 6/1/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Office of Radiation Protection Contact Information, WAC 246-222-080 and 246-243-205. The Department of Health is proposing to remove incorrect or unnecessary contact information from WAC 246-222-080 and 246-243-205. This proposal also makes clarifying and editorial amendments without changing the rules’ effect and aligns the rule with the Code Reviser’s 2025 Bill Drafting Guide and Instructions on Style for the Washington Administrative Code. |
EPH - ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Brian A Sayrs | Add Comment | 6/9/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Lead and Copper Rule Improvements for Group A public water systems. The Department of Health is proposing to incorporate the federal requirements by text and reference for lead and copper rule revisions, and make minor editorial changes and updates to ensure consistency of terms and internal references in chapter 246-290 WAC between federal and state rules. The proposal amends the following sections: WAC 246-290-025, WAC 246-290-310, WAC 246-290-72230, WAC 246-290-72300, WAC 246-290-72310, WAC 246-290-72400. This proposal also makes editorial amendments and aligns the rule with the Code Reviser’s 2025 Bill Drafting Guide. |
EPH - ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Zehra E Siddiqui | Add Comment | 6/23/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioners - Expanding the acceptance of English proficiency examinations.
WAC 246-803-130, Applications Requirements for Applicants from Foreign Schools, and WAC 246-803-240, Examinations The Department of Health, in consultation with the Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Advisory Committee, is proposing amendments to WAC 246-803-130, Applications Requirements for Applicants from Foreign Schools, and WAC 246-803-240, Examinations, to allow the acceptance of additional English proficiency examinations as approved by the secretary in accordance with RCW 18.06.090. |
HSQA - HEALTH PROFESSIONS | Adriana Barcena | Add Comment | 7/8/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioners - Expanding the acceptance of English proficiency examinations.
WAC 246-803-130, Applications Requirements for Applicants from Foreign Schools, and WAC 246-803-240, Examinations Significant Analysis |
HSQA - HEALTH PROFESSIONS | Adriana Barcena | Add Comment | 7/8/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Prescription labeling accessibility rules. The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (commission) proposes amending WAC 246-945-015 and WAC 246-945-026 through 246-945-029 to refine the standards for dispensing practitioners and dispensing facilities subject to the commission's prescription labeling accessibility rules. |
HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE | Joshua A Munroe | Add Comment | 7/2/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Prescription labeling accessibility rules - Amending WAC 246-945-015 and WAC 246-945-026 through 246-945-029. Significant Analysis |
HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE | Joshua A Munroe | Add Comment | 7/2/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Classification of Chiropractic Procedures and Instrumentation. The Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission (commission) is proposing amendments to WAC 246-808-505, Classification of chiropractic procedures and instrumentation, to eliminate ambiguity and clarify which procedures and instruments are permitted for clinical use. |
CQAC - CHIROPRACTIC ASSURANCE COM | Betty J Moe | Add Comment | 6/25/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
| Classification of Chiropractic Procedures and Instrumentation - Amending WAC 246-808-505 Significant Analysis |
CQAC - CHIROPRACTIC ASSURANCE COM | Betty J Moe | Add Comment | 6/25/2026 11:59:00 PM | No Comments |
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