RCW 18.130.340
Opiate therapy guidelines.
The secretary of health shall coordinate and assist the regulatory boards and commissions of the health professions with prescriptive authority in the development of uniform guidelines for addressing opiate therapy for acute pain, and chronic pain associated with cancer and other terminal diseases, or other chronic or intractable pain conditions. The purpose of the guidelines is to assure the provision of effective medical treatment in accordance with recognized national standards and consistent with requirements of the public health and safety.
[ 1995 c 336 § 10.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 18 - Businesses and Professions
Chapter 18.130 - Regulation of Health Professions—Uniform Disciplinary Act.
18.130.035 - Background check activities—Fees.
18.130.037 - Application and renewal fees.
18.130.039 - Licensee not required to participate in third-party reimbursement program.
18.130.045 - Massage therapists—Procedures governing convicted prostitutes.
18.130.050 - Authority of disciplining authority.
18.130.055 - Authority of disciplining authority—Denial of applications.
18.130.057 - Disciplining authority—Duties—Documents.
18.130.060 - Additional authority of secretary.
18.130.063 - Disclosure—Sexual misconduct.
18.130.064 - Authority and duties—Secretary and disciplining authority—Background checks.
18.130.065 - Rules, policies, and orders—Secretary's role.
18.130.075 - Temporary practice permits—Penalties.
18.130.080 - Unprofessional conduct—Complaint—Investigation—Civil penalty.
18.130.085 - Communication with complainant.
18.130.090 - Statement of charge—Request for hearing.
18.130.095 - Uniform procedural rules.
18.130.098 - Settlement—Disclosure—Conference.
18.130.100 - Hearings—Adjudicative proceedings under chapter 34.05 RCW.
18.130.110 - Findings of fact—Order—Report.
18.130.120 - Actions against license—Exception.
18.130.127 - License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.
18.130.130 - Orders—When effective—Stay.
18.130.135 - Suspension or restriction orders—Show cause hearing.
18.130.160 - Finding of unprofessional conduct—Orders—Sanctions—Stay—Costs—Stipulations.
18.130.165 - Enforcement of fine.
18.130.172 - Evidence summary and stipulations.
18.130.175 - Physician health and voluntary substance use disorder monitoring programs.
18.130.180 - Unprofessional conduct.
18.130.185 - Injunctive relief for violations of RCW 18.130.170 or 18.130.180.
18.130.186 - Voluntary substance abuse monitoring program—Content—License surcharge.
18.130.195 - Violation of injunction—Penalty.
18.130.200 - Fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining or maintaining a license—Penalty.
18.130.210 - Crime by license holder—Notice to attorney general or county prosecuting attorney.
18.130.230 - Production of documents—Administrative fines.
18.130.250 - Retired active license status.
18.130.270 - Continuing competency pilot projects.
18.130.300 - Immunity from liability.
18.130.310 - Biennial report—Contents—Format.
18.130.340 - Opiate therapy guidelines.
18.130.350 - Application—Use of records or exchange of information not affected.
18.130.360 - Retired volunteer medical worker license—Supervision—Rules.
18.130.390 - Sanctioning schedule—Development.
18.130.400 - Abuse of vulnerable adult—Prohibition on practice.
18.130.410 - Collecting blood samples without consent under direction of law enforcement.
18.130.420 - Stem cell therapies—Informed consent.