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(Effective January 22, 2027)

PDFWAC 246-945-027

Accessible prescription information.

(1) Dispensing facilities and dispensing practitioners shall comply with the requirements in WAC 246-945-027 through 246-945-029 to provide accessible prescription information unless the prescription is for:
(a) A prepackaged medication delivered pursuant to WAC 246-945-435;
(b) An opioid overdose reversal medication as defined in RCW 69.41.095;
(c) A multiple dose drug or device dispensed and partially administered to an individual by a healthcare professional acting within their scope of practice and subsequently relabeled for that individual's use; or
(d) A drug sample, as defined in RCW 69.45.010, delivered to an individual no more than twice within a 60-day period by the same dispensing practitioner or dispensing facility.
(2) Dispensing facilities and dispensing practitioners shall develop and implement policies and procedures to implement the requirements in WAC 246-945-027 through 246-945-029.
(3) Dispensing facilities and dispensing practitioners shall provide accessible prescription information as required in WAC 246-945-027 through 246-945-029 at no additional cost.
(4) The services required by WAC 246-945-027 through 246-945-029 may be provided by an employee of the dispensing facility or dispensing practitioner, the dispensing practitioner themselves, or a third party. The use of a third party does not diminish the responsibility of the dispensing facility or dispensing practitioner to comply with the requirements in WAC 246-945-027 through 246-945-029.
(5) The provision of accessible prescription information, as required by WAC 246-945-027 through 246-945-029, shall occur at the time of delivery of the filled prescription to the individual or the individual's authorized representative, but need not be provided in-person.
(6) Nothing in this section shall diminish or impair any requirement that a dispensing facility or dispensing practitioner provide any accessibility service, language assistance, interpretation, or translation under applicable federal or state law, such as, but not limited to, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title III of the American with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 12181 to 12189, 28 C.F.R. Part 36).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005, 69.41.240, and 69.50.301. WSR 25-04-003, s 246-945-027, filed 1/22/25, effective 1/22/27.]