{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.265.080","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.265.080","heading":"Practice limited to federally qualified health centers and look-alikes.","body":"(1) A dental therapist may practice only in federally qualified health centers, tribal federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes.\n(2) A dentist providing dental services at a federally qualified health center is not required to enter a practice plan contract and may not face retaliation or default on a loan repayment contract if the dentist refuses to enter into a practice plan contract or supervise a dental therapist.\n(3) For purposes of this section, a \"tribal federally qualified health center\" means a tribal facility operating in accordance with Title XIX Sec. 1905(l)(2)(B) of the social security act and the Indian self-determination and education assistance act (P.L. 93-638) and that enrolls in Washington medicaid as a tribal federally qualified health center.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.265"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.265.080","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:23:12Z","sha256":"c66d367eb9e384753f63a1ba695f20ce878b0f9dadc67a347498a3bb629a0bca","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.265.070","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.265.090"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}