WSR 13-16-034 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed July 29, 2013, 3:04 p.m., effective August 29, 2013] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: New WAC 246-809-730 Retired active license status, SHB [SSB] 6328 (chapter 58, Laws of 2012) requires the department of health to create a retired active status of license for licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed advanced social workers, and licensed independent clinical social workers. Establishing the credential may improve access to mental health care during emergent or intermittent circumstances.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-07-023 on March 12, 2013.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Only minor editing changes were made.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 26, 2013.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-809-730 Retired active credential.
(1) To obtain a retired active license a licensed counselor must comply with chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 5. (2) A licensed counselor with a retired active license may practice no more than ninety days each year in Washington, or practice only in emergency circumstances such as earthquakes, floods, time of declared war or other states of emergency; and (3) A licensed counselor with a retired active license must renew yearly on their birthday, and must report thirty-six hours of continuing education as required under WAC 246-809-630 every two years.
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