PERMANENT RULES
Date of Adoption: August 28, 2003.
Purpose: This rule will allow expanded opportunity for credential holders to renew in person at the Department of Health.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-12-040.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.280.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-15-105 on July 21, 2003.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
Pilot Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 0,
Repealed 0;
or Other Alternative Rule Making:
New 0,
Amended 1,
Repealed 0.
Effective Date of Rule:
Thirty-one days after filing.
September 16, 2003
Mary C. Selecky
Secretary
OTS-5547.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98,
effective 3/16/98)
WAC 246-12-040
How to return to active status when a
credential has expired.
(1) The credential status is expired
if the practitioner does not renew on or before the expiration
date. The practitioner must not practice until the credential
is returned to active status.
(2) Any renewal that is postmarked or presented to the
department after midnight on the expiration date is late, and
subject to a late renewal penalty fee. The ((practitioner
must not practice until the credential is returned to active
status)) late penalty fee will be waived if:
(a) The credential expires on a day the department is closed for business; and
(b) Payment is received at the department of health, health professions quality assurance main office on the next business day.
(((2))) (3) A credential is returned to active status by
complying with the following:
(a) Expired for one renewal cycle or less:
(i) Pay the late renewal penalty fee;
(ii) Pay the current renewal fee;
(iii) Pay the current substance abuse monitoring surcharge, if required by the profession;
(iv) Provide written declarations or documentation, if required for the profession; and
(v) Comply with current continuing education or continuing competency requirements if required by the profession.
(b) Expired for more than one renewal cycle but less than three years:
(i) Complete an abbreviated application form;
(ii) Pay the late renewal penalty fee;
(iii) Pay the current renewal fee;
(iv) Pay the current substance abuse monitoring surcharge, if required by the profession;
(v) Pay the expired credential reissuance fee;
(vi) Provide a written declaration that no action has been taken by a state or federal jurisdiction or hospital which would prevent or restrict the practitioner's practice of the profession;
(vii) Provide a written declaration that he or she has not voluntarily given up any credential or privilege or has not been restricted in the practice of the profession in lieu of or to avoid formal action;
(viii) Provide a written declaration that continuing education and competency requirements for the two most recent years have been met, if required for the profession to maintain an active credential; and
(ix) Provide other written declarations or documentation, if required for the profession.
(c) Expired for over three years:
(i) Complete an abbreviated application form;
(ii) Pay the late renewal penalty fee;
(iii) Pay the current renewal fee;
(iv) Pay the current substance abuse monitoring surcharge, if required by the profession;
(v) Pay the expired credential reissuance fee;
(vi) Satisfy other competency requirements of the regulatory entity, if required;
(vii) Provide a written declaration that no action has been taken by a state or federal jurisdiction or hospital which would prevent or restrict the practitioner's practice of the profession;
(viii) Provide a written declaration that he or she has not voluntarily given up any credential or privilege or has not been restricted in the practice of the profession in lieu of or to avoid formal action;
(ix) Provide a written declaration that continuing education or competency requirements for the two most recent years have been met, if required for the profession to maintain an active credential;
(x) Provide other written declarations or documentation, if required for the profession; and
(xi) If not previously provided, provide proof of AIDS education as required for the profession and in Part 8 of this chapter.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-12-040, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98.]