WSR 19-13-034
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed June 12, 2019, 11:34 a.m., effective October 1, 2019]
Effective Date of Rule: October 1, 2019.
Purpose: WAC 246-808-990 Chiropractic fees and renewal cycle, 246-830-990 Massage fees and renewal cycle, 246-841-990 Nursing assistant
—Fees and renewal cycle and 246-940-990 Certified animal massage therapist
—Fees and renewal cycle, the adopted rules increase application and active license renewal fees and update late renewal penalties for chiropractors, chiropractic X-ray technicians, massage therapists, nursing assistants, and animal massage therapists. The fee increases are needed to generate sufficient revenue to address projected large deficits for these professions and maintain reserves necessary to cover unanticipated expenditures, such as costly disciplinary cases. Without these fee increases, the programs cannot remain self-supporting, as required in RCW
43.70.250.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-808-990, 246-830-990, 246-841-990, and 246-940-990.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-08-087 on April 3, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 4, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: June 11, 2019.
Jessica Todorovich
Chief of Staff
for John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-08-061, filed 3/31/17, effective 8/1/17)
WAC 246-808-990Chiropractic fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Licenses and registrations must be renewed on the practitioner's birthday every year as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for chiropractic licensure:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Original application | |
| Application | $((330.00)) 625.00 |
| Jurisprudence examination and reexamination | 100.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Temporary practice permit | |
| 90-day permit | 105.00 |
Preceptorship - Initial and renewal | 155.00 |
Active license renewal | |
| Renewal | ((380.00)) 550.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | ((190.00)) 225.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 302.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Inactive license renewal | |
| Renewal | 257.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 157.00 |
Duplicate license | 30.00 |
Verification of license | 30.00 |
(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for chiropractic X-ray technician registration:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application | ((47.00)) 135.00 |
Original registration | 47.00 |
Renewal | ((62.00)) 90.00 |
Late renewal penalty | ((62.00)) 50.00 |
Expired registration reissuance | 62.00 |
Duplicate registration | 30.00 |
Verification of registration | 30.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 16-15-013, filed 7/8/16, effective 10/1/16)
WAC 246-830-990Massage 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:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Original application | |
| Application and initial license | ((125.00)) $210.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Active license renewal | |
| Renewal | ((90.00)) 150.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | ((50.00)) 75.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 50.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Inactive license renewal | |
| Inactive license renewal | 50.00 |
| Expired inactive license reissuance | 50.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Verification of license | 10.00 |
Duplicate license | 10.00 |
Intraoral massage endorsement | 25.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 16-15-013, filed 7/8/16, effective 10/1/16)
WAC 246-841-990Nursing 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) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for registration credentials:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application - Registration | $((65.00)) 85.00 |
Renewal of registration | ((70.00)) 95.00 |
Duplicate registration | 10.00 |
Registration late penalty | 50.00 |
Expired registration reissuance | 52.00 |
(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for certification credentials:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application for certification | $((65.00)) 85.00 |
Certification renewal | ((70.00)) 95.00 |
Duplicate certification | 10.00 |
Certification late penalty | 50.00 |
Expired certification reissuance | 52.00 |
(4) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for medication assistant endorsement credentials:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application for endorsement | $25.00 |
Endorsement renewal | 10.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-11-058, filed 5/16/17, effective 7/1/17)
WAC 246-940-990Certified animal massage therapist—Fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Certification must be renewed every year on or before the animal massage therapist's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for certification:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application for large animal certification | $((250.00)) 440.00 |
Application for small animal certification | ((250.00)) 440.00 |
Renewal of certification for large animal certification | ((190.00)) 335.00 |
Renewal of certification for small animal certification | ((190.00)) 335.00 |
Late renewal penalty fee per certification | ((95.00)) 170.00 |
Expired credential reissuance fee per certification | 95.00 |
Duplicate credential per certification | 30.00 |
Verification of credential per certification | 30.00 |