PDFWAC 246-853-661
Exclusions.
WAC 246-853-660 through 246-853-790 do not apply to:
(1) The treatment of patients with cancer-related pain;
(2) The provision of palliative, hospice, or other end-of-life care;
(3) The provision of procedural premedications;
(4) The treatment of patients who have been admitted to any of the following facilities for more than 24 hours:
(a) Acute care hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW;
(b) Psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW;
(c) Nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW and nursing facilities as defined in WAC 388-97-0001;
(d) Long-term acute care hospitals as defined in RCW 74.60.010; or
(e) Residential treatment facilities as defined in RCW 71.12.455; or
(5) The treatment of patients in residential habilitation centers as defined in WAC 388-825-089 when the patient has been transferred directly from a facility listed in subsection (4) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005, 18.57.800, and 18.130.050. WSR 23-16-142, § 246-853-661, filed 8/2/23, effective 9/2/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.800, 18.57A.800 and 2017 c 297. WSR 18-20-087, § 246-853-661, filed 10/1/18, effective 11/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.285, 18.57A.090, 18.57.005, 18.57A.020. WSR 11-10-062, § 246-853-661, filed 5/2/11, effective 7/1/11.]