WAC 246-945-250

(1) Applicants for initial registration and renewal for researcher or other controlled substance registrations shall submit to the commission a complete application, as described in WAC 246-945-060(4), with fees relevant to the registration type.

(a) Researcher:

(i) Noncontrolled legend drugs; or

(ii) Researchers requiring to purchase, possess, administer or dispense controlled substances shall apply for a controlled substance authority on its license with the commission and register with the DEA.

(b) Other controlled substance registrations:

(i) Opioid treatment programs;

(ii) Analytical laboratories;

(iii) Dog handler; and

(iv) Other agencies who have demonstrated a legitimate need to use precursor chemicals.

(2) An OTP who has notified the department they will be operating a mobile unit pursuant to chapter 246-341 WAC is not required to obtain a separate controlled substance registration for each mobile unit if the OTP's main fixed location has obtained an other controlled substance registration from the commission.

(3) Researcher and other controlled substance registrants shall notify the commission within 30 days of any changes to the information provided on their application.

(4) An applicant for initial registration and closure for researcher and other controlled substance registrations, including when an OTP removes a mobile unit from its registration, shall undergo an inspection. A registrant will be subject to periodic inspections as deemed appropriate by the commission.

(5) Researcher and other controlled substance registrants shall notify the commission and pay an inspection fee, as established in WAC 246-945-990 (5)(a), if any of the following occur:

(a) Changes to structural element(s) such as walls, floors, and load bearing elements that negatively impact security as determined by the registrant;

(b) Changes impacting square footage that negatively impact security as determined by the registrant;

(c) Changes to access to controlled substances that negatively impact security as determined by the registrant;

(d) Changes of location; or

(e) Adding a mobile unit to an OTP registration.

(6) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "Mobile unit" means a component of an opioid treatment program that the DEA has approved to operate as a mobile narcotic treatment program pursuant to 21 C.F.R. § 1301.13.

(b) "Opioid treatment program(s)" or "OTP(s)" means a behavioral health agency that has been licensed by the department and certified as an opioid treatment program.