WSR 17-04-027 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission) [Filed January 24, 2017, 9:21 a.m., effective March 1, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: March 1, 2017.
Purpose: WAC 246-901-080 Pharmacy assistant registration, the adopted rule is consistent with legislatively mandated amendments to chapter 18.64A RCW, by removing language regarding the timing of pharmacy assistant registration renewals and removing reference to the fees being included in the pharmacy ancillary personnel fee.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-901-080.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 18.64A RCW.
Other Authority: SB 5549 (chapter 4, Laws of 2016).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-22-044 on October 28, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: January 5, 2017.
Tim Lynch, PharmD, MS, Chair
Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 00-15-081, filed 7/19/00, effective 8/19/00)
WAC 246-901-080 Pharmacy assistant registration.
(1) Training. No formal training or educational program will be required by the board, and there will be no age or educational restrictions. The supervising pharmacist shall thoroughly instruct the pharmacy assistant in the limitations of the functions he or she may perform.
(2) Registration of pharmacy assistants. Any person desiring registration as a pharmacy assistant shall apply to the board for registration on forms to be supplied by the board. ((The fee for registration will be included in the fee for authorization to utilize the services of pharmacy ancillary personnel.))
(3) It is the responsibility of the pharmacy assistant to maintain a current mailing address with the board as required by chapter 246-12 WAC. Pharmacy assistants shall notify the board of any change of mailing address within thirty days of the change.
(4) A pharmacy assistant registration must be renewed ((every two years on the assistant's birthdate. The fee for renewal is included in the fee the pharmacy pays to utilize pharmacy ancillary personnel)) in accordance with WAC 246-907-0301.
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