Passed by the Senate April 23, 2013 YEAS 47   ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 16, 2013 YEAS 95   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 5206 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/23/13. Referred to Committee on Health Care.
AN ACT Relating to increasing the health professions participating in online access to the University of Washington health sciences library; and amending RCW 43.70.110.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 43.70.110 and 2011 c 35 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) The secretary shall charge fees to the licensee for obtaining
a license. Physicians regulated pursuant to chapter 18.71 RCW who
reside and practice in Washington and obtain or renew a retired active
license are exempt from such fees. After June 30, 1995, municipal
corporations providing emergency medical care and transportation
services pursuant to chapter 18.73 RCW shall be exempt from such fees,
provided that such other emergency services shall only be charged for
their pro rata share of the cost of licensure and inspection, if
appropriate. The secretary may waive the fees when, in the discretion
of the secretary, the fees would not be in the best interest of public
health and safety, or when the fees would be to the financial
disadvantage of the state.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, fees
charged shall be based on, but shall not exceed, the cost to the
department for the licensure of the activity or class of activities and
may include costs of necessary inspection.
(3) License fees shall include amounts in addition to the cost of
licensure activities in the following circumstances:
(a) For registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed
under chapter 18.79 RCW, support of a central nursing resource center
as provided in RCW 18.79.202, until June 30, 2013;
(b) For all health care providers licensed under RCW 18.130.040,
the cost of regulatory activities for retired volunteer medical worker
licensees as provided in RCW 18.130.360; and
(c) For physicians licensed under chapter 18.71 RCW, physician
assistants licensed under chapter 18.71A RCW, osteopathic physicians
licensed under chapter 18.57 RCW, osteopathic physicians' assistants
licensed under chapter 18.57A RCW, naturopaths licensed under chapter
18.36A RCW, podiatrists licensed under chapter 18.22 RCW, chiropractors
licensed under chapter 18.25 RCW, psychologists licensed under chapter
18.83 RCW, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses licensed
under chapter 18.79 RCW, optometrists licensed under chapter 18.53 RCW,
mental health counselors licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW, massage
therapists licensed under chapter 18.108 RCW, clinical social workers
licensed under chapter 18.225 RCW, midwives licensed under chapter
18.50 RCW((;)), licensed marriage and family therapists under chapter
18.225 RCW((;)), occupational therapists and occupational therapy
assistants licensed under chapter 18.59 RCW, dietitians and
nutritionists certified under chapter 18.138 RCW, speech-language
pathologists licensed under chapter 18.35 RCW, and East Asian medicine
practitioners licensed under chapter 18.06 RCW, the license fees shall
include up to an additional twenty- five dollars to be transferred by
the department to the University of Washington for the purposes of RCW
43.70.112.
(4) Department of health advisory committees may review fees
established by the secretary for licenses and comment upon the
appropriateness of the level of such fees.