On page 7, beginning on line 26, after " 18.71 RCW" strike all material through " 18.57 RCW," and insert ", an osteopathic physician licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, or"

On page 18, beginning on line 32, after "practitioner" strike all material through "transmission" on line 35 and insert "for a resident in a long-term care facility or hospice program, pursuant to a valid order and authorization under section 2 of this act, constitutes a valid electronic communication of prescription information. Such an authorized signature and transmission by an agent in a long-term care facility or hospice program"

EFFECT: (1) Corrects an error relating to the placement of the word "or." Provides that pharmaceutical service committees may be made up of a pharmacist, a physician, an osteopathic physician, or an advanced registered nurse practitioner rather than requires all these professions to serve on the committee.

(2) Provides that the language relating to the electronic communication of prescription information for legend drugs is consistent with the changes made for controlled substances.