WSR 16-01-151

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed December 21, 2015, 12:21 p.m., effective January 21, 2016]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: WAC 246-851-545 Retired active credential, adds a new section establishing a retired active credential for licensed optometrists.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.54.070(2).

Other Authority: RCW 18.130.250.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-16-119 on August 4, 2015.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The board made one nonsubstantive change for clarity. In subsection (3), language was changed from "report fifty hours of continuing education every two years" to "comply with WAC 246-851-090 Continuing education requirement."

A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Loralei Walker, Washington State Department of Health, Board of Optometry, P.O. Box 47850, Olympia, WA 98504-7850, phone (360) 236-4947, fax (360) 236-2901, e-mail Loralei.Walker@doh.wa.gov.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: September 21, 2015.

Christopher Barry O.D., Chair

Board of Optometry