WSR 17-15-127 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed July 19, 2017, 9:37 a.m., effective August 19, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-824-990 Dispensing optician fees and renewal cycle, the amended rule removes the full examination and reexamination fees, adds an application fee, and fixes formatting to make the fee rule easier to read and understand by licensees.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-824-990.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-11-088 on June 7 [May 19], 2017.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The active license late renewal penalty is reduced from $75 to $65 consistent with department standards for late penalties. The duplicate license fee is reduced from $15 to $10, and verification of license (formerly certification of license) fee increased from $15 to $25 consistent with department's current costs of processing these requests.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 19, 2017.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-24-097, filed 12/3/13, effective 2/1/14)
WAC 246-824-990 Dispensing optician fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Licenses 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:
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