WSR 16-23-112

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed November 18, 2016, 2:38 p.m., effective December 19, 2016]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: WAC 246-886-180 Approved legend drugs, the commission adopted rules adding acetylpromazine, atipamezole, azaperone, dexmedetomidine, isoflurane, tolazoline, and xylazine to the list of noncontrolled legend drugs authorized for use by agents and biologists with the department of fish and wildlife chemical capture program. The amended rule makes available drugs that are more effective in certain circumstances and with certain species.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-886-180 Approved legend drugs, chemical capture programs.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 69.41.080 and 18.64.005.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-17-116 on August 22, 2016.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The adopted rule included one technical change to the proposed language, which corrected the spelling of the legend drug medetomidine.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: September 29, 2016.

Tim Lynch, PharmD, MS, Chair

Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission