WSR 20-08-066
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed March 26, 2020, 10:24 a.m., effective July 1, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2020.
Purpose: WAC 246-933-990 Veterinarian fees and renewal cycle, and 246-935-990 Veterinary technician fees and renewal cycle. The department has adopted rules to amend the fees for veterinarians and veterinary technicians to include the HEAL-WA access fee as required by SB 5000 (chapter 140, Laws of 2019) and to reduce the fees for duplication and verification services to align and standardize those fees across the licenses for all health professions. The HEAL-WA web portal supports public health by providing the participating practitioners with access to the latest evidence based health care information. Having access to current, peer reviewed, clinical information improves a practitioner's ability to respond to patient questions, develop treatment plans, and deliver quality care to their patients. Fee reductions for duplication and verification of a license is part of the department's effort to standardize these fees across health professional licenses given the amount and type of work is the same.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-933-990 and 246-935-990.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-03-173 on January 22, 2020.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: We discovered a mathematical error in the calculated totals. Due to the error and the total line being inconsistent with agency standards, we have removed the total line. This does not change any of the fee values.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 24, 2020.
Jessica Todorovich
Chief of Staff
for John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 16-21-062, filed 10/14/16, effective 2/1/17)
WAC 246-933-990Veterinarian 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)) Initial state license | |
| State jurisprudence examination (((initial/retake))initial or retake) | $210.00 |
| ((Initial state license))Application | 145.00 |
| UW online access surcharge (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Initial specialty license | ((140.00)) |
| Application | 140.00 |
| UW online access surcharge (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
Temporary permit | 215.00 |
State or specialty license renewal | |
| Renewal | 160.00 |
| Impaired veterinarian assessment | 25.00 |
| UW online access surcharge (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 80.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 90.00 |
Retired active license and renewal | |
| Renewal | 70.00 |
| Impaired veterinarian assessment | 25.00 |
| UW online access surcharge (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 50.00 |
Duplicate license | ((30.00))10.00 |
Verification of license | ((30.00))25.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 11-20-092, filed 10/4/11, effective 12/1/11)
WAC 246-935-990Veterinary technician 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 |
State examination (initial/retake) | $160.00 |
Initial license | 110.00 |
Renewal | 75.00 |
Late renewal penalty | 80.00 |
Expired license reissuance | 80.00 |
Duplicate license | 30.00 |
Certification of license | 30.00)) |
Title of Fee | Fee |
Initial state license | |
| State jurisprudence examination (initial or retake) | $160.00 |
| Application | 110.00 |
| UW online access surcharge (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
License renewal | |
| Renewal | 75.00 |
| UW online access surcharge (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 80.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 80.00 |
Duplicate license | 10.00 |
Verification of license | 25.00 |