WSR 97-20-168

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

(Board of Pharmacy)

[Filed October 1, 1997, 11:59 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: August 18, 1997.

Purpose: Repeal redundant rules. Licensing, manufacturing and labeling requirements are covered in chapter 246-895 WAC.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-897-030, 246-897-040, 246-897-050, 246-897-120, 246-897-130, 246-897-140, 246-897-150, 246-897-160, 246-897-170, 246-897-180, and 246-897-190.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.64.005.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 97-14-066 on June 30, 1997.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 11.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 11.

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

September 17, 1997

D. H. Williams

for Arthur E. Yeoman