WSR 17-21-003 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Board of Naturopathy) [Filed October 5, 2017, 11:10 a.m., effective November 5, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: WAC 246-836-700 Temporary practice permit—Military spouse eligibility and issuance (naturopathic physicians), the board of naturopathy (board) adopted a new section of rule to establish the process and criteria for temporary practice permits for military spouse or state-registered domestic partner applicants whose spouse or partner is the subject of a military transfer to Washington state, and who meet the specific requirements under RCW 18.340.020. The rule adopts by reference secretary rules in chapter 246-12 WAC and implements chapter 18.340 RCW. The applicant must be credentialed in another state with substantially equivalent standards. The temporary practice permit will allow approved military spouse or state-registered domestic partner applicants to practice in the full scope of their profession for up to one hundred eighty days pending issuance of a permanent credential. The code reviser's CR-102 form filed under WSR 17-08-064 noted that the board was creating a new section, WAC 246-836-610, when in fact the rule as proposed was WAC 246-836-700. This was acknowledged in the code reviser's register at the time of the CR-102 filing under WSR 17-08-064. This rule was adopted as WAC 246-836-700. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 246-836-700. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-08-064 on March 31, 2017. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 5, 2017. Chad Aschtgen, ND, Chair Board of Naturopathy
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-836-700 Temporary practice permit—Military spouse eligibility and issuance.
A military spouse or state registered domestic partner of a military person may receive a temporary practice permit while completing any specific additional requirements that are not related to training or practice standards for naturopathic physicians. The board adopts the procedural rules as adopted by the department of health in WAC 246-12-051.
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