WSR 97-20-163

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed October 1, 1997, 11:53 a.m.]

Date of Adoption: August 21, 1997.

Purpose: These rules are no longer necessary because of changed circumstances.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 246-808-410 Disparaging other practitioners, 246-808-525 Health food store ownership, 246-808-530 Vitamins, minerals and food supplements, and 246-808-710 Professional standards review organizations.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 18.25 RCW.

Adopted under preproposal statement of inquiry filed as WSR 97-14-058 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 4.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 4.

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

September 22, 1997

Gail Zimmerman