WSR 21-16-002
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
[Filed July 22, 2021, 8:33 a.m., effective November 1, 2021]
Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 2021.
Purpose: WAC 246-810-990 Counselors fees and renewal cycle, 246-843-990 Nursing home administrator fees and renewal cycle, and 246-849-990 Ocularists fee and renewal cycle. The adopted rules implement a fee increase for the specified professions to satisfy the requirements of RCW
43.70.250, which requires the cost of each licensing program to be fully borne by the profession's members and licensing fees to be based on the licensing program's costs.
The forecasted revenue for the certified counselor/advisor program is insufficient to recover the program's accumulated debt of nearly $1.1 million and build adequate reserves. The forecasted revenue for the nursing home administrator program is insufficient to recover the program's accumulated debt of nearly $400,000 and maintain adequate reserves. While the ocularist program ended the 2019 fiscal year with a positive fund balance of $131, the balance is forecasted to decline over the next six years, resulting in an estimated fund deficit of approximately $8,700 by June of 2026.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-810-990, 246-843-990, and 246-849-990.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 21-08-049 on April 2, 2021.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 21, 2021.
Kristin Peterson, JD
Deputy Secretary
for Policy and Planning
for Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH
Secretary
OTS-2849.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-01-098, filed 12/18/17, effective 4/1/18)
WAC 246-810-990Counselors fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Under chapter 246-12 WAC, ((Part 2,)) a counselor must renew ((his or her))their credential every year on the practitioner's birthday.
(2) Examination and reexamination fees are the responsibility of the applicant and are paid directly to the testing company.
(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged:
Title | Fee |
Registered hypnotherapist: |
| Application and registration | $155.00 |
| Renewal | $80.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | $75.00 |
| Expired registration reissuance | $75.00 |
| Duplicate registration | $10.00 |
| Verification of registration | $25.00 |
Certified counselor: |
| Application and certification | (($255.00)) $345.00 |
| Examination or reexamination | $85.00 |
| Renewal | (($225.00)) $305.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | (($115.00)) $155.00 |
| Expired credential reissuance | $100.00 |
| Duplicate credential | $10.00 |
| Verification of credential | $25.00 |
Certified adviser: |
| Application and certification | (($210.00)) $285.00 |
| Examination or reexamination | $85.00 |
| Renewal | (($185.00)) $250.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | (($95.00)) $125.00 |
| Expired credential reissuance | $100.00 |
| Duplicate credential | $10.00 |
| Verification of credential | $25.00 |
Registered agency affiliated counselor: |
| Application and registration | $90.00 |
| Renewal | $75.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | $50.00 |
| Expired registration reissuance | $50.00 |
| Duplicate registration | $10.00 |
| Verification of registration | $25.00 |
OTS-2850.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-24-014 and 17-22-088, filed 11/27/17 and 10/27/17, effective 3/1/18)
WAC 246-843-990Nursing home administrator 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:))Between the effective date of this rule and October 31, 2022, the following fees will apply:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application-Original license | (($575.00)) $690.00 |
Administrator-in-training | 285.00 |
Application-Endorsement | 715.00 |
License renewal | |
| Renewal | ((695.00)) 835.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 300.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 285.00 |
Inactive license | |
| Inactive license renewal | 315.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 160.00 |
| Expired inactive license reissuance | 190.00 |
Temporary permit | 325.00 |
Duplicate license | 10.00 |
Verification of license | 25.00 |
(3) On and after November 1, 2022, the following fees apply:
Title of Fee | Fee |
Application-Original license | $805.00 |
Administrator-in-training | 285.00 |
Application-Endorsement | 805.00 |
License renewal | |
| Renewal | 975.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 300.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 285.00 |
Inactive license | |
| Inactive license renewal | 315.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 160.00 |
| Expired inactive license reissuance | 190.00 |
Temporary permit | 325.00 |
Duplicate license | 10.00 |
Verification of license | 25.00 |
OTS-2851.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-24-014 and 17-22-088, filed 11/27/17 and 10/27/17, effective 3/1/18)
WAC 246-849-990Ocularist 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 and examination | (($200.00)) $370.00 |
License renewal | |
| Renewal | ((300.00)) 555.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | ((150.00)) 185.00 |
Apprentice registration | ((25.00)) 100.00 |
| Apprentice renewal | ((25.00)) 100.00 |
Expired license reissuance | 115.00 |
Temporary practice permit | 25.00 |
Retired active license | 50.00 |
Duplicate license | 10.00 |
Verification of license | 25.00 |