Section 246-840-365. Inactive and reactivating an ARNP license.

To apply for an inactive ARNP license, an ARNP must comply with WAC 246-12-090 or 246-12-540, as appropriate.

(1) An ARNP may apply for an inactive license if he or she holds an active Washington state ARNP license without sanctions or restrictions.

(2) To return to active status the nurse must:

(a) Meet the requirement identified in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 4;

(b) Hold an active RN license under chapter 18.79 RCW without sanctions or restrictions;

(c) Submit the fee as identified in WAC 246-840-990;

(d) Submit evidence of current certification by the commission approved certifying body identified in WAC 246-840-302(1);

(e) Submit evidence of thirty contact hours of continuing education for each designation within the past two years; and

(f) Submit evidence of two hundred fifty hours of advanced clinical practice for each designation within the last two years.

(3) An ARNP applicant who does not have the required practice requirements, must complete two hundred fifty hours of advanced clinical practice for each two years the applicant may have been out of practice, not to exceed one thousand hours.

(4) The ARNP applicant needing to complete supervised advanced clinical practice must meet the requirements for supervised practice defined in WAC 246-840-340 (4) and (5).

(5) To regain prescriptive authority after inactive status, the applicant must meet prescriptive authority requirements identified in WAC 246-840-410.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.050, 18.79.110, and 18.79.160. WSR 16-08-042, § 246-840-365, filed 3/30/16, effective 4/30/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.010, [18.79.]050, [18.79.]110, and [18.79.]210. WSR 09-01-060, § 246-840-365, filed 12/11/08, effective 1/11/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. WSR 98-05-060, § 246-840-365, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. WSR 97-13-100, § 246-840-365, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.]

RCW 18.79.050, 18.79.110, and 18.79.160. WSR 16-08-042, § 246-840-365, filed 3/30/16, effective 4/30/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.010, [18.79.]050, [18.79.]110, and [18.79.]210. WSR 09-01-060, § 246-840-365, filed 12/11/08, effective 1/11/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. WSR 98-05-060, § 246-840-365, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. WSR 97-13-100, § 246-840-365, filed 6/18/97, effective 7/19/97.

Rules

246-12-090,246-12-540,246-12,246-840-990,246-840-302,246-840-340,246-840-410,