WSR 15-16-020 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed July 24, 2015, 1:50 p.m., effective August 24, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-828-990, changing the name of the hearing instrument fitter/dispenser profession to hearing aid specialist to be consistent with EHB 2108 (chapter 189, Laws of 2014).
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-828-990.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
Other Authority: EHB 2108 (chapter 189, Laws of 2014).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-09-109 on April 22 [20], 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 24, 2015.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-21-077, filed 10/17/13, effective 1/1/14)
WAC 246-828-990 Hearing ((instrument fitter/dispenser)) aid specialist, audiologist, speech language pathologist, and speech language pathology assistant fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Credentials must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) Practitioners must pay the following nonrefundable fees:
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