DQAC Business Meeting
Friday, September 7, 2018
9:30 AM
Department of Health, Point Plaza East, Room 152/153
310 Israel Rd. SE, Tumwater, WA 98501

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Meeting details from the DOH: 

The dental commission will be holding a rules hearing for proposed rules that implement section 3 of Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB) 1427 by creating new rules and amending and reorganizing existing pain management rules to reduce duplication and ensure harmonization with the new opioid prescribing requirements.

Rules are needed to establish framework, structure, and guidance for safe, consistent opioid prescribing practice in alignment with the directives of ESHB 1427. The proposed rules recognize instances where clinical judgement is appropriate by providing practice guidance without being overly prescriptive, and are designed to reduce the risks associates with opioid use in the management of pain, while increasing public health and safety. The goal is to reduce the number of people who inadvertently become addicted to opioids and, consequently, reduce the burden on opioid treatment programs.

The dental commission filed a CR102 on July 16, 2018 under WSR#18-15-056, proposing amendments and new sections to chapter 246-817 WAC. The proposed new sections and changed to existing rule establish requirements and standards for prescribing opioid drugs by dentists consistent with the directives of Engrossed Substitute House Bill (ESHB) 1427.

Find the CR102 form and proposed rules here.

The dental commission is accepting written comments for these rules on the Agency Rules comment page through August 31, 2018.

A public hearing will be held on September 7, 2018 at 9:35 a.m. at the Department of Health, Point Plaza East, Room 152/153, 310 Israel Rd. SE, Tumwater, WA 98501.

Your participation and comment are encouraged. Please contact Jennifer Santiago at 360-236-4893 or by email at jennifer.santiago@doh.wa.gov with any questions.