Check the person who may prescribe

Check the person in the state record

Washington’s free health search showed whether a licence was active and listed actions a licensing board had taken against a person or pharmacy, as checked in September 2026.

1. Get the exact name.

   Ask for the full name and licence number of the prescriber, the person who may write your prescription.

2. Open the state search.

   Open Washington’s licence search for health workers and pharmacies. Its name is “Provider Credential or Facility Search”; here, credential means licence.

3. Search the record.

   Enter the full name or the licence number in the search.

4. Read the match.

   Match the name and type of licence. Look for whether the licence is active, and open any listed board action to read what happened. If the meaning is unclear, ask the board whether the person may treat you.

Check the pharmacy as well

• Get its full name

  Ask who prepares the medicine and who dispenses it. Get each pharmacy’s name; dispensing means handing it over or sending it. Search the named pharmacy, too.

• Ask about Washington permission

  Under Washington’s September 2026 rules, most out-of-state pharmacies mailing prescriptions into the state need a Washington licence.

  The state pharmacy commission may excuse a pharmacy that sends prescriptions to Washington only in occasional, separate cases.

  If a pharmacy says it needs no Washington licence, ask the commission to confirm that this pharmacy has been excused from the rule.

• Ask about prescribing approval

  For a Washington nurse practitioner, prescribing permission is a separate board approval, as of September 2026.

  Ask how that approval can be checked along with the licence.