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You can read and comment on all Department of Health proposed rules (CR-102 notices) during the official comment period. Some draft rules may be posted here also. When you comment on a rule through this website your comments become part of the public record. Your comments help in the decision to adopt the rule as proposed or to revise the proposal if appropriate. Everyone who comments on a proposed rule will get a copy of the Department's official response to the comments.

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Document Title	Program	Program Contact for questions or problems	Add Your Comment	Comment Deadline	View All Comments
WAC 246-853-600 Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery Sexual Misconduct Proposed rule clarifies and updates the sexual misconduct rule to establish what forcible or nonconsensual acts are within the definition of sexual misconduct by osteopathic physicians.	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Brett A Cain	Comments Closed	9/21/2016	No Comments
WAC 246-922-600 Podiatric Medical Board Sexual Misconduct Proposed rule clarifies and updates the sexual misconduct rule to establish what forcible or nonconsensual acts are within the definition of sexual misconduct by podiatric physicians.	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Brett A Cain	Add Comment	10/11/2016	1 Comment
WAC 246-854-200 Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery Board Sexual Misconduct for Osteopathic Physician Assistants Proposed rule clarifies and updates the sexual misconduct rule to establish what forcible or nonconsensual acts are within the definition of sexual misconduct by osteopathic physician assistants.	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Brett A Cain	Comments Closed	9/21/2016	No Comments
Chapter 246-305 WAC Certification of Independent Review Organizations (IRO's) repeal Proposed rule transfers all regulatory authority of IRO's from the Department of Health to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. This repeals all sections of the chapter as of 01/01/2017 to implement chapter 139, Laws of 2016.	HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE	Sherry A Thomas	Add Comment	10/24/2016	1 Comment
Chapter 246-290 WAC Group A Public Water Supplies The proposed rule adopts the federal Revised Total Coliform Rule.	EPH - ASSISTANT SECRETARY	Theresa M Phillips	Add Comment	9/28/2016	1 Comment
Chapter 246-290 WAC Group A Public Water Supplies Significant Legislative Analysis	EPH - ASSISTANT SECRETARY	Theresa M Phillips	Add Comment	9/28/2016	2 Comments
WAC 246-860-100 Pharmacy Sexual Misconduct Proposes to amend sexual misconduct standards to clarify what forcible or nonconsensual acts are within the definition of sexual misconduct by a pharmacist, or pharmacy intern, technician, or assistant.	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Brett W Lorentson	Add Comment	9/28/2016	No Comments
WAC 246-886-180 Pharmacy Approved Legend Drugs Proposal adds acetylpromazine, atipamezole, azaperone, isofluorene, dexmedetomidine, tolazoline, and xylazine to the list of approved legend drugs.	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Doreen E Beebe	Add Comment	9/28/2016	No Comments
WAC 246-310-020 Certificate of Need (CoN) Approved Ambulatory Surgical Facility Operating Rooms Proposed rule revision specifies that the addition of operating rooms to existing CoN approved ASF constitutes the construction, development or other establishment of a new health care facility constitutes the construction, development or other establishment of a new health care facility under RCW 70.38.1005 (4)(a)	HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE	Katherine A Hoffman	Add Comment	10/19/2016	No Comments
WAC 246-310-020 Certificate of Need (CoN) Approved Ambulatory Surgical Facility Operating Rooms Significant Legislative Analysis	HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE	Katherine A Hoffman	Add Comment	10/19/2016	No Comments
Chapter 246-310 WAC Certificate of Need Kidney Disease Treatment Center Rules Proposed revisions provide substantive guidance on the kidney disease treatment center application review process by describing and clarifying existing methodology.	HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE	Katherine A Hoffman	Add Comment	10/25/2016	No Comments
Chapter 246-310 WAC Certificate of Need Kidney Disease Treatment Center Rules Significant Legislative Analysis	HSQA - ASST. SECRETARY OFFICE	Katherine A Hoffman	Add Comment	10/25/2016	No Comments
WAC 246-817-550 Dental Hygienists acts performed by licensed dental hygienists under general supervision and WAC 246-817-560 acts performed by licensed dental hygienists under close supervision. Proposed rules update the listing of allowable duties a dentist may delegate to a licensed dental hygienist under general and close supervision.	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Jennifer D Santiago	Add Comment	10/21/2016	No Comments
WAC 246-817-550 Dental Hygienists acts performed by licensed dental hygienists under general supervision and WAC 246-817-560 acts performed by licensed dental hygienists under close supervision. Significant Legislative Analysis	HSQA - HLTH PROF & FACILITIES	Jennifer D Santiago	Add Comment	10/21/2016	No Comments

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