(1) The length and conditions of any suspension of a certification imposed under RCW
43.101.105 will be included in the final order.
(2) Consistent with any conditions included in a final order imposing a suspension of a certification under (1) of this section, the commission may require the respondent to take positive and substantial steps including retraining to reconcile the causes for which the hearings panel suspended the respondent's certification.
(3) The period of suspension of a certification may be for a specified length of time, conditioned upon the completion of retraining or other requirements specified in the final order, or both. However, the period of a suspension of a certification shall last no longer than one year.
(4) Any retraining imposed in a final order shall comply with a list of approved retraining maintained by the commission.
(5) When such conditions have been satisfactorily met and any mandatory minimum length of time has concluded, the commission shall issue a notice lifting the suspension.
(a) Prior to lifting a suspension, the commission shall ensure that any conditions of a suspension of certification as described in (1) of this section are completed; and
(b) The notice lifting the suspension will be provided to the respondent and the employing agency, if any.
(6) If after one year any conditions included in a final order imposing a suspension of a certification under (1) of this section have not been satisfactorily met, the commission shall seek to revoke the respondent's certification.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.101.080 and
43.101.801. WSR 22-13-075, § 139-06-150, filed 6/9/22, effective 7/10/22. Statutory Authority: RCW
43.101.080. WSR 03-02-010, § 139-06-150, filed 12/20/02, effective 1/20/03.]