Date of Adoption: November 23, 1999.

Purpose: Amend nursing assistant fees, WAC 246-841-990, Nursing assistant -- Fees and renewal cycle.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-841-990 Nursing assistant -- Fees and renewal cycle.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.88A.050(1).

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-21-066 on October 19, 1999.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

November 23, 1999

Eric Stagle

for Mary Selecky

Secretary

OTS-3503.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98)

WAC 246-841-990
Nursing assistant -- Fees and renewal cycle.

(1) Certificates and registrations 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 for registrations:

Title of Fee	Fee
Application - registration	$ ((10.00)) 15.00
Renewal of registration	((20.00)) 25.00
Duplicate registration	10.00
Registration late penalty	((20.00)) 25.00
Expired registration reissuance	((20.00)) 25.00

(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for certifications:

Application for certification	((10.00)) 15.00
Certification renewal	((20.00)) 25.00
Duplicate certification	10.00
Certification late penalty	((20.00)) 25.00
Expired registration reissuance	((20.00)) 25.00

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280.  98-05-060, § 246-841-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98.  Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.88A RCW.  96-03-051, § 246-841-990, filed 1/12/96, effective 3/1/96.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040.  91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-841-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250.  90-04-094 (Order 029), § 308-173-130, filed 2/7/90, effective 3/10/90.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086.  88-20-075 (Order 783), § 308-173-130, filed 10/5/88.]

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