WSR 23-12-059

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

[Filed June 2, 2023, 9:42 a.m., effective July 3, 2023]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: WAC 246-847-991 Occupational therapy licensure compact (compact) privilege fees and renewal cycle. The department of health (department) is adopting new WAC 246-847-991 to implement SB 5518 (chapter 152, Laws of 2022), which creates a new interstate licensure compact for occupational therapy and gives member states the discretion to charge a fee for granting compact privileges. The department is adopting a new rule to specify the compact fees and renewal cycle.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 246-847-991.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.70.280; and SB 5518 (chapter 152, Laws of 2022), codified as RCW 18.59.180.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-06-059 on February 27, 2023.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: June 2, 2023.

Kristin Peterson, JD

Chief of Policy

for Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH

Secretary

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