- (1) "Unprofessional conduct" as used in this chapter shall mean the conduct described in RCW 18.130.180.
- (2) "Hospital" means any health care institution licensed pursuant to chapter 70.41 RCW.
- (3) "Nursing home" means any health care institution which comes under chapter 18.51 RCW.
(4) "Department" means the department of health, whose address is:
Department of Health
Professional Licensing Services
1300 S.E. Quince St.
Olympia, Washington 98504
- (5) "Dispensing optician" means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 18.34 RCW.
- (6) "Mentally or physically disabled dispensing optician" means a dispensing optician who is currently mentally incompetent or mentally ill as determined by a court, or who is unable to practice dispensing with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of any mental or physical condition and who continues to practice while so impaired.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.17.060 and 18.130.070. WSR 91-09-024 (Order 155), § 246-824-080, filed 4/10/91, effective 5/11/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. WSR 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-824-080, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.130.070. WSR 89-14-092 (Order PM 842), § 308-26-055, filed 6/30/89.]