Chapter 246-840 WAC
PRACTICAL AND REGISTERED NURSING
Last Update: 7/7/08

WAC SECTIONS

246-840-010 Definitions.
246-840-020 Documents issued to nurses in Washington.
246-840-025 Initial licensure for registered nurses and practical nurses -- Commission approved Washington state nursing education program.
246-840-030 Initial licensure for registered nurses and practical nurses -- Out-of-state traditional nursing education program approved by another United States nursing board.
246-840-035 Initial licensure for registered nurses -- Out-of-state nontraditional nursing education program approved by another United States nursing board as defined by WAC 246-840-010(16).
246-840-045 Initial licensure for registered nurses and practical nurses who graduate from an international school of nursing.
246-840-050 Licensing examination.
246-840-060 Results and retaking of examination.
246-840-090 Licensure for nurses by interstate endorsement.
246-840-105 Brief adjudicative proceedings -- Denials based on failure to meet education, experience, or examination prerequisites for licensure.
246-840-111 Expired license.
246-840-120 Inactive credential.
246-840-130 Criteria for approved refresher course.
ADVANCED PRACTICE
246-840-300 Advanced registered nurse practitioner.
246-840-305 Criteria for formal advanced nursing education meeting the requirement for ARNP licensure.
246-840-310 Use of nomenclature.
246-840-311 ARNP previously adopted specialties.
246-840-320 Certification and certification program.
246-840-330 Commission approval of certification programs and commission recognition of new specialties.
246-840-340 Application requirements for ARNP.
246-840-345 ARNP designation in more than one area of specialty.
246-840-350 Application requirements for ARNP interim permit.
246-840-360 Renewal of ARNP designation.
246-840-365 Return to active ARNP status from inactive or expired status.
246-840-370 Termination of ARNP designation by the commission.
246-840-400 ARNP with prescriptive authorization.
246-840-410 Application requirements for ARNP with prescriptive authority.
246-840-420 Authorized prescriptions by the ARNP with prescriptive authority.
246-840-425 Seventy-two-hour limit.
246-840-450 Renewal.
246-840-500 Philosophy governing approval of nursing education programs.
NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
246-840-505 Purposes of commission approval of nursing education programs.
246-840-510 Approval of initial (new) nursing education programs.
246-840-515 Branch campus and distance learning nursing education programs.
246-840-520 Ongoing evaluation and approval of nursing education programs.
246-840-525 Commission action following survey visits.
246-840-530 Denial, conditional approval or withdrawal of approval.
246-840-535 Reinstatement of approval.
246-840-540 Appeal of commission decisions.
246-840-545 Closing of an approved nursing education program.
246-840-548 Standards and evaluation of nursing education.
246-840-550 Standard I. Purpose and outcomes for approved nursing education programs.
246-840-555 Standard II. Organization and administration for approved nursing education programs.
246-840-560 Standard III. Resources, facilities, and services for approved nursing education programs.
246-840-565 Standard IV. Students in approved nursing education programs.
246-840-570 Standard V. Faculty in approved nursing education programs.
246-840-575 Curriculum for approved nursing education programs.
246-840-700 Standards of nursing conduct or practice.
246-840-705 Functions of a registered nurse and a licensed practical nurse.
246-840-710 Violations of standards of nursing conduct or practice.
246-840-720 Mitigating circumstances.
246-840-730 Mandatory reporting.
246-840-740 Sexual misconduct prohibited.
246-840-745 Adjudicative proceedings.
246-840-747 Appearance and practice before agency -- Standards of ethical conduct.
246-840-750 Philosophy governing voluntary substance abuse monitoring programs.
246-840-760 Definitions of terms used in WAC 246-840-750 through 246-840-780.
246-840-770 Approval of substance abuse monitoring programs.
246-840-780 Participants entering the approved substance abuse monitoring program must agree to the following conditions.
246-840-800 Scope of practice -- Advisory opinions.
246-840-810 Provision for continuity of drug therapy for residents.
246-840-820 Provision for clean, intermittent catheterization in schools.
246-840-830 Determination and pronouncement of death by a licensed registered nurse.
246-840-840 Nursing technician.
246-840-850 Use of nomenclature.
246-840-860 Nursing technician criteria.
246-840-870 Functions of the nursing technician.
246-840-880 Functions of the registered nurse supervising the nursing technician.
246-840-890 Functions of the employing facility.
246-840-900 Functions of the nursing program.
246-840-905 How to register as a nursing technician.
DELEGATION OF NURSING CARE TASKS IN COMMUNITY-BASED AND IN-HOME CARE SETTINGS
246-840-910 Purpose.
246-840-920 Definitions.
246-840-930 Criteria for delegation.
246-840-940 Washington state nursing care quality assurance commission community-based and in-home care setting delegation decision tree.
246-840-950 How to make changes to the delegated tasks.
246-840-960 Rescinding delegation.
246-840-970 Accountability, liability, and coercion.
246-840-990 Fees and renewal cycle.
DISPOSITIONS OF SECTIONS FORMERLY CODIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER
246-840-040 Filing of application for licensing examination. [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-840-040, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-040, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 08-11-019, filed 5/12/08, effective 6/12/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110
246-840-070 Failures -- Repeat examination. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110. 99-13-086, § 246-840-070, filed 6/14/99, effective 7/15/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-070, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 08-11-019, filed 5/12/08, effective 6/12/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110
246-840-080 Licensure of graduates of foreign schools of nursing. [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-840-080, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-080, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 08-11-019, filed 5/12/08, effective 6/12/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110
246-840-100 AIDS education and training. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-100, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280.
246-840-110 Renewal of licenses. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-110, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280.
246-840-113 Impaired practical nurse program -- Content -- License surcharge. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-113, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 99-01-099, filed 12/17/98, effective 1/17/99. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW.  
246-840-115 Responsibility for maintaining mailing address. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-115, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280.
246-840-299 Definitions. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110 and 18.79.050. 00-21-119, § 246-840-299, filed 10/18/00, effective 11/18/00.]  Repealed by 08-11-019, filed 5/12/08, effective 6/12/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110
246-840-315 Clinical specialist in psychiatric/mental health nursing. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-315, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 00-21-119, filed 10/18/00, effective 11/18/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110 and 18.79.050
246-840-421 How do advanced registered nurse practitioners qualify for prescriptive authority for Schedule II - IV drugs? [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240, 2000 c 64, and RCW 18.79.320. 01-16-011, § 246-840-421, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01.]  Repealed by 06-01-102, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240 and 2005 c 28. 
246-840-422 Criteria for joint practice arrangement. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240, 2000 c 64, and RCW 18.79.320. 01-16-011, § 246-840-422, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01.]  Repealed by 06-01-102, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240 and 2005 c 28. 
246-840-423 Endorsement of joint practice arrangements for ARNP licensure. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240, 2000 c 64, and RCW 18.79.320. 01-16-011, § 246-840-423, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01.]  Repealed by 06-01-102, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240 and 2005 c 28. 
246-840-424 Process for joint practice arrangement termination. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240, 2000 c 64, and RCW 18.79.320. 01-16-011, § 246-840-424, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01.]  Repealed by 06-01-102, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240 and 2005 c 28. 
246-840-426 Education for prescribing Schedule II - IV drugs. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240, 2000 c 64, and RCW 18.79.320. 01-16-011, § 246-840-426, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01.]  Repealed by 06-01-102, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240 and 2005 c 28. 
246-840-427 Jurisdiction. [Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240, 2000 c 64, and RCW 18.79.320. 01-16-011, § 246-840-427, filed 7/19/01, effective 8/19/01.]  Repealed by 06-01-102, filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.240 and 2005 c 28. 
246-840-430 Termination of ARNP prescriptive authorization. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-430, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 00-21-119, filed 10/18/00, effective 11/18/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110 and 18.79.050
246-840-440 Prescriptive authorization period. [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-840-440, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-440, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 00-21-119, filed 10/18/00, effective 11/18/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110 and 18.79.050
246-840-715 Standards/competencies. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-13-100, § 246-840-715, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]  Repealed by 02-06-117, filed 3/6/02, effective 4/6/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110
246-840-980 Evaluation of nurse delegation. [Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 96-05-060, § 246-840-980, filed 2/19/96, effective 3/21/96.]  Repealed by 02-02-047, filed 12/27/01, effective 1/27/02. Statutory Authority: Chapters 18.79 and 18.88A RCW.