WSR 18-11-134 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Board of Optometry) [Filed May 23, 2018, 10:04 a.m., effective June 23, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing. Purpose: WAC 246-851-505 Temporary practice permit—Military spouse eligibility and issuance, the board of optometry (board) adopts this rule for temporary practice permits to be issued to military spouses or state-registered domestic partners who hold out-of-state credentials as optometrists. The rule adopts by reference rules in chapter 246-12 WAC and implements chapter 18.340 RCW. The applicant must be credentialed in another state with substantially equivalent standards and they must also meet specific requirements under RCW 18.340.020.
The rule is needed to establish the process and criteria for issuing a temporary practice permit to an optometrist license[d] in another state who is applying for licensure in Washington as a result of a spouse being transferred into Washington for military duty. The temporary practice permit will allow applicants to practice in the full scope of their profession for up to one hundred eighty days pending issuance of a permanent credential. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 246-851-505. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.54.070(2). Other Authority: RCW 18.340.020. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 18-03-153 on January 23, 2018. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: May 23, 2018. Dr. Dale Heaston, OD, Chair Board of Optometry
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WAC 246-851-505 Temporary practice permit—Military spouse.
A military spouse or state registered domestic partner of a military person may receive a temporary practice permit while completing any specific additional requirements that are not related to training or practice standards for the profession. The board adopts the procedural rules as adopted by the department of health in WAC 246-12-051.
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