Washington law
Your location matters
As of September 30, 2026, Washington treats an online visit as taking place wherever the patient is sitting.
Give the service your location for the time of the visit.
Read Washington’s telehealth lawWashington records
Check the person by name
The state health department’s free search lets you check a health professional’s licence and public discipline records, as checked September 30, 2026.
A licence is the state’s permission to do that work. Discipline means action taken over the person’s professional conduct.
Get the person’s full name, along with their professional licence number.
Open the state licence searchWhat does “peptide” actually mean?
A peptide is a small group of chemical pieces joined together, like beads in a short string.
The pieces are called amino acids; longer strings of them form proteins.
One example of a peptide is insulin.
Compounding is preparing or mixing a medicine for a custom order.
The useful question is: which exact medicine is being discussed?
- As of September 26, 2026, peptide products fall into three groups with different rules.
- One group includes medicines approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US government agency that reviews medicines.
- Another group is made to order under compounding rules; these medicines can be legal even though the FDA has not approved them.
- The third group has no FDA approval; the exact medicine needs its own legal check.
- Get the medicine’s name in writing.
- Find out who does your assessment and who supplies the medicine.
What are you trying to check?
What are Washington’s rules?
Start with the checks that apply here.
Who can prescribe?
Match the person’s title to the right board.
What happens at a visit?
Turn a vague goal into useful questions.
Is this a real medicine?
Separate the drug name from the sales pitch.
What might I pay?
Look past the first price you see.
Where can I report a problem?
Find the board or complaint route.