This memo serves as notice that the department of health (department) is withdrawing the CR-101 for chapter 246-803 WAC, Acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner. The department was considering establishing a new section of rule for continuing education requirements, changing the reference of "East Asian" to "Acupuncture and Eastern medicine," and other housekeeping changes. The CR-101 was filed October 1, 2019, and published in WSR 19-20-095.

The department is withdrawing this CR-101 because a new CR-101 is being filed to incorporate additional legislation that was implemented during the 2020 legislative session. The new CR-101 will consider rule making to implement various legislative changes throughout the chapter, including: Adding continuing education; making title changes; repealing apprenticeship and tutorial requirements; repealing the AIDS education and training requirement; updating citations; and adding new rules for suicide prevention and education. This will include mandates from the following bills:

Individuals requiring information on this rule should contact Vicki Brown, program manager for the acupuncture and Eastern medicine practitioner program at 360-236-4865.


•	SHB 1865 (chapter 308, Laws of 2019).
•	ESHB 1551 (chapter 76, Laws of 2020).
•	SHB 2378 (chapter 80, Laws of 2020).
•	ESHB 2411 (chapter 229, Laws of 2020).