WAC 246-817-960. Consultation — Exemptions for the dentist

The dentist is exempt from the consultation requirement in WAC 246-817-950 if one or more of the following qualifications are met: (1) The dentist is a pain management specialist under WAC 246-817-965 ; (2) The dentist has successfully completed every four years a minimum of twelve continuing education hours on chronic pain management, with at least two of these hours dedicated [to ] substance use disorders; (3) The dentist is a pain management practitioner working in a multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment center or a multidisciplinary academic research facility; or (4) The dentist has a minimum three years of clinical experience in a chronic pain management setting, and at least thirty percent of their current practice is the direct provision of pain management care.