WSR 21-06-047
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(Occupational Therapy Practice Board)
[Filed February 25, 2021, 10:29 a.m., effective March 28, 2021]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-847-125 Applicants currently licensed in other states or territories, the occupational therapy practice board amended the rule to clarify requirements for continued competency for occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant out-of-state applicants that have been licensed for less than two years.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-847-125.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.59.130.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-24-043 on November 23, 2020.
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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: January 22, 2021.
Sunny Anderson, OTA
Chair
OTS-2538.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-09-032, filed 4/11/18, effective 8/1/18)
WAC 246-847-125Applicants currently licensed in other states or territories.
((Any))An initial applicant currently licensed to practice as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant in another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States as provided in RCW 18.59.070(2), may be licensed by endorsement. An applicant((s must))shall comply with the requirements for licensure as specified in chapters 18.59 RCW and 246-847 WAC and submit proof of:
(1) Current licensure from another United States jurisdiction;
(2) Having passed the examinations as defined in WAC 246-847-080; and
(3) For applicants who have been licensed in another jurisdiction for at least two years, completion of thirty hours of continued competency within the two-year period immediately preceding ((the application))licensure.