When prescribing opioids, providers must use validated instruments to track and document the worker's function and pain status during the acute and subacute phase and routinely, at least every ninety days, to monitor the worker's status and response to chronic opioid therapy.
Wash. Admin. Code § 296-20-03045
Statutory Authority: RCW 51.04.020 and 51.04.030. 13-12-024, § 296-20-03045, filed 5/28/13, effective 7/1/13.