WSR 26-04-018

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

(Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission)

[Filed January 23, 2026, 8:09 a.m., effective February 23, 2026]

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

Purpose: Disciplinary action reporting time frame. The pharmacy quality assurance commission (commission) is adopting amendments to WAC 246-945-231 to clarify the time frame for pharmaceutical firms to report disciplinary action to the commission. The amendments incorporate the reporting time frame of 30 calendar days that is already required by WAC 246-16-220, to clarify the pharmacy rule without changing its effect.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-945-231.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.64.005.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 25-21-027 on October 7, 2025.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: January 22, 2026.

Hawkins DeFrance, PharmD, Chair

Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission

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