WSR 22-11-012

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed May 9, 2022, 10:32 a.m., effective July 1, 2022]

Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2022.

Purpose: WAC 246-836A-990 Colon hydrotherapist fees and renewal cycle. The department of health (department) is adopting a new set of rules as required to specify the fees for colon hydrotherapists, as well as to ensure clarity and consistency of fees that are standard across all professions. SB 5124 (chapter 179, Laws of 2021) creates a new certified profession, colon hydrotherapist. RCW 43.70.250 requires that the costs of licensing each profession be fully borne by the members of that profession. Rule making is required to ensure the department is in line with RCW 43.70.250 and the fees set are sufficient to cover the costs of licensing the profession. Professions need to maintain a reserve that is based on level of risk, including revenue stability, disciplinary trends, and size of the profession, in order to cover unanticipated costs. Additionally, this rule reflects the office of financial management requirement that agencies maintain a reasonable working capital reserve. The other aspects of the colon hydrotherapist rules are established in a separate rule project under the board of naturopathy's authority.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 246-836A-990.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.36A.060, 18.36A.140, 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.70.280; and SB 5124 (chapter 179, Laws of 2021).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-06-090 on March 2, 2022.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 9, 2022.

Kristin Peterson, JD

Deputy Secretary

Policy and Planning

for Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH

Secretary

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