PDFWAC 246-817-960
Consultation—Exemptions for the dentist.
The dentist is exempt from the consultation requirement in WAC 246-817-950 if one or more of the following qualifications are met:
(1) The dentist is a pain management specialist under WAC 246-817-965;
(2) The dentist has successfully completed every four years a minimum of twelve continuing education hours on chronic pain management, with at least two of these hours dedicated [to ] substance use disorders;
(3) The dentist is a pain management practitioner working in a multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment center or a multidisciplinary academic research facility; or
(4) The dentist has a minimum three years of clinical experience in a chronic pain management setting, and at least thirty percent of their current practice is the direct provision of pain management care.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.32.002, 18.32.0365, 18.32.800 and 2017 c 297. WSR 19-02-043, § 246-817-960, filed 12/26/18, effective 1/26/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.32.785 and 18.32.0365. WSR 11-10-061, § 246-817-960, filed 5/2/11, effective 7/1/11.]