CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 2126

                   Chapter 187, Laws of 1996

                        54th Legislature

                      1996 Regular Session

                  DENTISTS--INACTIVE LICENSES

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  6/6/96

Passed by the House March 4, 1996   Yeas 93   Nays 0              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 1996   Yeas 48   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2126 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk

Approved March 28, 1996 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                       March 28, 1996 - 3:57 p.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 2126

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

             Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Dyer, Cody, Sheldon, Smith, Van Luven, Thompson and Murray

Read first time 01/08/96.  Referred to Committee on Health Care.

Allowing a dentist to obtain an inactive license.  

    AN ACT Relating to inactive licenses for dentists; and adding a new section to chapter 18.32 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 18.32 RCW to read as follows:

    The commission may adopt rules under this section authorizing an inactive license status.

    (1) An individual licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW may place his or her license on inactive status.  The holder of an inactive license must not practice dentistry in this state without first activating the license.

    (2) The inactive renewal fee must be established by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250.  Failure to renew an inactive license shall result in cancellation of the inactive license in the same manner as an active license.

    (3) An inactive license may be placed in an active status upon compliance with rules established by the commission.

    (4) Provisions relating to disciplinary action against a person with a license are applicable to a person with an inactive license, except that when disciplinary proceedings against a person with an inactive license have been initiated, the license will remain inactive until the proceedings have been completed.

    Passed the House March 4, 1996.

    Passed the Senate March 1, 1996.

Approved by the Governor March 28, 1996.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 28, 1996.