When a vendor is granted a leave of absence in accordance with WAC 67-35-415, all licensees and vendors will be informed of the available location. The terms and conditions of the leave of absence and selection of the licensee or vendor will be in accordance with the selection processes utilized for the selection for any available location. A licensee or vendor assuming the responsibility for a location and entering into an agreement in accordance with WAC 67-35-090 of this chapter will, during a leave of absence of the assigned vendor, be entitled to the profits, or salary or profits, generated by the location in accordance with all contracts and agreements, and will be given thirty days notice prior to the termination of the leave of absence.

A licensee assuming responsibility for a location, who wishes to be considered for selection into an available location as a vendor, will retain his/her certification score until a score can be given based upon his/her performance in the location in the same way that all vendors achieve scores.