WSR 16-22-043
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed October 28, 2016, 9:42 a.m., effective March 1, 2017]
Effective Date of Rule: March 1, 2017.
Purpose: WAC 246-970-0301 Pharmacy assistant fees and renewal cycle, adopting a new rule setting registration application and renewal fees for pharmacy assistants to implement SB 5549 (RCW 18.64A.030).
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.250.
Other Authority: RCW 18.64A.030.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-16-069 on July 28, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 28, 2016.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-907-0301 Pharmacy assistant licensing periods and feesFees and renewal cycle.
(1) Pharmacy assistant registrations must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for pharmacy assistants:
Original fee
$25.00
Renewal fee
$25.00
Late renewal penalty
$25.00
Expired license reissuance
$25.00
Duplicate credential
$10.00
Verification of credential
$15.00