Date of Adoption: May 8, 2001.

Purpose: To implement 1999 legislation (chapter 179, Laws of 1999) which allows for an increase to the impaired dentist surcharge.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-817-990.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.32.0365 and 43.70.250.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 01-09-086 on April 18, 2001.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The surcharge fee was amended from $20 to $25, the limit allowed by statute, to cover a twelve-month cost for the contractor.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2001.

May 21, 2001

Nancy Ellison

Deputy

for Mary C. Selecky

Secretary

OTS-4696.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 99-08-101, filed 4/6/99, effective 7/1/99)

WAC 246-817-990   Dentist fees and renewal cycle.   (1) Licenses must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2, except faculty and resident licenses.

(2) Faculty and resident licenses must be renewed every year on July 1 as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.

(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged:

Title of Fee		Fee
Original application by examination*
Initial application		$ 325.00
Original application - Without examination
Initial application Initial license		350.00 350.00
Faculty license application		325.00
Resident license application		60.00
License renewal:
Renewal		205.00
Surcharge - impaired dentist		((5.00)) 25.00
Late renewal penalty		102.50
Expired license reissuance		102.50
Duplicate license		15.00
Certification of license		25.00
Anesthesia permit
Initial application Renewal - (three-year renewal cycle) Late renewal penalty Expired permit reissuance		50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00
On-site inspection fee	To be determined by future rule adoption.

*	In addition to the initial application fee above, applicants for licensure via examination will be required to submit a separate application and examination fee directly to the dental testing agency accepted by the dental quality assurance commission.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. 99-08-101, 246-817-990, filed 4/6/99, effective 7/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, 246-817-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 95-16-122, 246-817-990, filed 8/2/95, effective 9/1/95.]

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