WSR 23-23-048

INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed November 6, 2023, 5:00 p.m.]

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT

Title of Interpretive Statement: Establishing the Use of Nitrous Oxide in Office-Based Settings Under WAC 246-919-601. INS2023-02.

Issuing Entity: Washington medical commission.

Subject Matter: Regulating the use of analgesia, anesthesia, and sedation in office-based settings to exempt the use of nitrous oxide from the requirements of WAC 246-919-601.

Effective Date: October 20, 2023.

Contact Person: Michael Farrell, JD, supervising Staff Attorney, 564-233-8105, michael.farrell@wmc.wa.gov.