Section 246-824-080 - General provisions(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.Wash. Admin. Code § 246-824-080
Statutory Authority: RCW 43.17.060 and 18.130.070. 91-09-024 (Order 155), § 246-824-080, filed 4/10/91, effective 5/11/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-824-080, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.130.070. 89-14-092 (Order PM 842), § 308-26-055, filed 6/30/89.