WSR 23-03-086

POLICY STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed January 14, 2023, 6:43 p.m.]

This memo serves as notice that the Washington medical commission (commission) is withdrawing the interpretive statement for exempting patients in nursing homes and long-term acute care hospitals from the opioid prescribing rules, which was filed August 28, 2019, and published in WSR 19-18-028.

The commission is withdrawing this policy statement because the elements of the interpretive statement have been included in WAC 246-919-851.

Individuals requiring information should contact Amelia Boyd, program manager for the Washington medical commission, at amelia.boyd@wmc.wa.gov or 360-918-6336.

Tami M. Thompson

Regulatory Affairs Manager