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Where can I report a problem in Washington?

Match the concern to the person, pharmacy or business involved. Keep the name, paperwork and a clear account of what happened. A complaint about care and a complaint about money may take different routes.

Medical Commission

Medical doctor or physician assistant

Washington’s Medical Commission accepts complaints about medical doctors and physician assistants through online or printable forms, as checked September 30, 2026.

Describe the care, when and where it happened, and what concerned you.

Open the medical complaint route

Board of Nursing

Nurse or nurse practitioner

As checked September 30, 2026, the Washington nursing board sends complaints about nurses and nurse practitioners through the state’s licensing website.

Use the nursing complaint link below to reach the complaint route on that website.

Open the nursing complaint route

Department of Health

Pharmacy, doctor with a DO title or unlicensed practice

A DO is a doctor whose title is short for doctor of osteopathic medicine. Check the letters after the doctor’s name.

As checked September 30, 2026, Washington’s health department takes complaints about pharmacies and doctors with a DO title.

It also takes complaints about other professionals it licenses and people working without a licence.

Open the health department complaint route

Washington Attorney General

A business dispute

As checked September 30, 2026, the Attorney General’s free complaint service seeks a business reply but cannot require refunds or serve as your personal lawyer.

This route addresses a consumer dispute, such as a misleading offer.

Open the consumer complaint route

What to have beside you

Use a plain timeline. Include what you asked, what you were told and what happened next.

  • The full names on the paperwork.
  • Visit notes, receipts and saved offer terms.
  • The messages that help explain the concern.
  • What you want the board or business to understand.

For a medicine problem