PDFWAC 246-840-990

Fees and renewal cycle.

(1) A licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a registered nurse (RN) must renew their single or multistate license every year on the licensee's birthday.
(2) When applying for a license an applicant for an initial or renewal LPN license or RN license must pay, in addition to the application fee, the University of Washington (UW) health sciences online library access (HEAL-WA) surcharge and the central nursing resource center (nursing center) surcharge, as required in RCW 43.70.110.
(3) An advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) must renew their license every two years on the licensee's birthday. An ARNP must also hold a valid single or multistate RN license and pay all associated fees every year on the licensee's birthday.
(4) A nursing technician must renew their registration every year on the practitioner's birthday. The renewal must be accompanied by an attestation as required in RCW 18.79.370 that includes the nursing technician's anticipated graduation date. If the anticipated graduation date is within one year, the registration will expire 30 days after the anticipated graduation date. The expiration date may be extended to 60 days after graduation if the nursing technician can show good cause as defined in WAC 246-840-010(15).
(5) A practitioner who holds more than one credential will be charged separate fees for each credential, in compliance with WAC 246-12-020 through 246-12-051 and RCW 43.70.110.
(6) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged:
Application Fees
 
Registered Nurse
Multistate Registered Nurse2
Licensed Practical Nurse
Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse2
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner1
Nursing Technician
Application Fee
114
114
69
69
130
25
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
16
16
16
0
0
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
8
8
8
0
0
Multistate License Fee
0
65
0
65
0
0
Total
138
203
93
158
130
25
1Pays a $130 application fee per specialty license. If not currently a licensed RN, must also pay RN application fees.
2 Providers currently licensed in Washington state pay the $65 multistate license fee to convert their existing license to a multistate license.
On-Time Renewal
 
Registered Nurse
Multistate Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner2
Nursing Technician
Renewal Fee
114
114
69
69
130
25
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
16
16
16
0
0
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
8
8
8
0
0
Multistate License Fee
0
20
0
20
0
0
Total
138
158
93
113
130
25
2Pays a $130 renewal fee per specialty license once every two years. Must also renew RN license every year.
Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration
 
Registered Nurse
Multistate Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner3
Nursing Technician
Renewal Fee
114
114
69
69
130
25
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
16
16
16
0
0
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
8
8
8
0
0
Late Renewal Penalty
50
50
50
50
50
25
Multistate License Fee
0
20
0
20
0
0
Total
188
208
143
163
180
50
3Pays $50 per specialty license in late fees.
Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired
 
Registered Nurse
Multistate Registered Nurse
Licensed Practical Nurse
Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
 
Renewal Fee
114
114
69
69
130
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
16
16
16
0
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
8
8
8
0
 
Late Renewal Penalty
50
50
50
50
50
 
Expired Licenses Reissuance
70
70
70
70
0
 
Multistate License Fee
0
20
0
20
0
 
Total
258
278
213
233
180
 
Retired Active Renewal
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
 
 
Renewal Fee
44
 
44
 
 
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
 
16
 
 
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
 
8
 
 
 
Total
68
 
68
 
 
 
Retired Active Renewal—Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
 
 
Renewal Fee
44
 
44
 
 
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
 
16
 
 
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
 
8
 
 
 
Late Renewal Penalty
45
 
45
 
 
 
Total
113
 
113
 
 
 
Retired Active Renewal—Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
 
 
Renewal Fee
44
 
44
 
 
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
 
16
 
 
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
 
8
 
 
 
Late Renewal Penalty
45
 
45
 
 
 
Expired License Reissuance
70
 
70
 
 
 
Total
183
 
183
 
 
 
Inactive License Renewal
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
 
Renewal Fee
44
 
44
 
40
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
 
16
 
0
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
 
8
 
0
 
Total
68
 
68
 
40
 
Inactive License Renewal—Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
 
Renewal Fee
44
 
44
 
40
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
 
16
 
0
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
 
8
 
0
 
Late Renewal Penalty
45
 
45
 
40
 
Total
113
 
113
 
80
 
Inactive License Renewal—Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
 
Renewal Fee
44
 
44
 
40
 
HEAL-WA Surcharge
16
 
16
 
0
 
Nursing Center Surcharge
8
 
8
 
0
 
Late Renewal Penalty
45
 
45
 
40
 
Expired License Reissuance
40
 
40
 
40
 
Total
153
 
153
 
120
 
Other fees
 
Registered Nurse
 
Licensed Practical Nurse
 
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nursing Technician
Duplicate Licensee or Registration
20
 
20
 
20
15
Verification Licensure
25
 
25
 
25
25
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.70.280, and 18.79.202. WSR 24-21-150, s 246-840-990, filed 10/22/24, effective 11/22/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.202, 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 43.70.280, and 2023 c 123. WSR 24-02-057, § 246-840-990, filed 12/28/23, effective 1/31/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.36A.060, 18.36A.140, 43.70.110, 43.70.250, and 43.70.280. WSR 22-15-074, § 246-840-990, filed 7/18/22, effective 12/1/22. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. WSR 17-07-038, § 246-840-990, filed 3/8/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4, 2013 c 249 § 219, RCW 18.130.250, and 43.70.250. WSR 13-24-097, § 246-840-990, filed 12/3/13, effective 2/1/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110 (3)(c) and 43.70.250. WSR 12-19-088, § 246-840-990, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, and 2010 c 37. WSR 10-19-071, § 246-840-990, filed 9/16/10, effective 10/15/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 2008 c 329. WSR 08-15-014, § 246-840-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.010, 43.70.250, and 2005 c 268. WSR 05-20-107, § 246-840-990, filed 10/5/05, effective 11/5/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and 43.70.110. WSR 05-12-012, § 246-840-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and chapter 18.79 RCW. WSR 04-04-054, § 246-840-990, filed 1/30/04, effective 1/30/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. WSR 98-05-060, § 246-840-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. WSR 97-23-075, § 246-840-990, filed 11/19/97, effective 1/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.200. WSR 95-12-021, § 246-840-990, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95.]