Washington · institutional/hospital (internal use)
What is the maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist) for Washington · institutional/hospital (internal use)?
For Washington, practice setting is institutional/hospital (internal use); maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist) is 3:1; conditional increase is Higher ratio allowed with commission-approved pharmacy services plan; citation is RCW 18.64A.040, recorded from its source on 2026-08-16.
in the preparation of medicine or other materials used by patients within the facility, one pharmacist supervising no more than three pharmacy technicians
— apps.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-16
- State
- Washington our reading
- Maximum ratio (tech:pharmacist)
- 3:1
- Practice setting
- institutional/hospital (internal use)
- Conditional increase
- Higher ratio allowed with commission-approved pharmacy services plan
- Citation
- RCW 18.64A.040 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- apps.leg.wa.govhttps://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.64A.040