WAC 246-919-850 through 246-919-985 do not apply to:

1. (1) The treatment of patients with cancer-related pain;
2. (2) The treatment of patients with sickle cell disease;
3. (3) The provision of palliative, hospice, or other end-of-life care;
4. (4) The provision of procedural medications;

5. (5) The treatment of patients who have been admitted to any of the following facilities for more than 24 hours:

   1. (a) Acute care hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW;
   2. (b) Psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW;
   3. (c) Nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW and nursing facilities as defined in WAC 388-97-0001;
   4. (d) Long-term acute care hospitals as defined in RCW 74.60.010; or
   5. (e) Residential treatment facilities as defined in RCW 71.12.455; or
6. (6) The treatment of patients in residential habilitation centers as defined in WAC 388-825-089 when the patient has been transferred directly from a facility listed in subsection (5) of this section.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.017, 18.71.800, 18.71A.800, and 18.130.050. WSR 25-05-091, s 246-919-851, filed 2/18/25, effective 3/21/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71A.800, 18.71.017, and 18.130.050. WSR 22-22-039, § 246-919-851, filed 10/25/22, effective 11/25/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.017, 18.71.800, 18.71A.800 and 2017 c 297. WSR 18-23-061, § 246-919-851, filed 11/16/18, effective 1/1/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.450, 18.71A.100, 18.71.017, and 18.71A.020. WSR 11-12-025, § 246-919-851, filed 5/24/11, effective 1/2/12.]