WSR 13-24-097
PERMANENT RULES
[Filed December 3, 2013, 12:30 p.m., effective February 1, 2014]
Effective Date of Rule: February 1, 2014.
Purpose: WAC 246-809-990, 246-824-990 and 246-840-990, rules were amended to add retired active license fees for specified licensed mental health professions, dispensing opticians, registered nurses and licensed practical nurses (LPNs); add a $16 annual fee for LPNs to access the University of Washington online health resources library (HEAL-WA); reduce initial and renewal license fees for LPNs; and remove obsolete wording in WAC 246-824-990.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-809-990, 246-824-990, and 246-840-990.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: For WAC 246-809-990 is RCW
18.130.250, 18.225.170; for WAC 246-824-990 is RCW
18.130.250; and for WAC 246-840-990 is chapter 4, Laws of 2013 2nd sp. sess., section 219, chapter 249, Laws of 2013, and RCW
18.130.250.
Other Authority: For WAC 246-809-990 and 246-824-990 is RCW
43.70.110 and 43.70.250; and for WAC 246-840-990 is RCW
43.70.250.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-19-082 on September 17, 2013.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: In WAC 246-809-990, retired active fees for advanced social worker associates and independent clinical social worker associates were removed; they were not included in SSB 6328. Without changing the effect of the rules, fee categories in WAC 246-809-990 and 246-824-990 were reordered, and WAC 246-840-990(1) was revised to clarify when LPN HEAL-WA fees are due.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 3, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 27, 2013.
John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-19-088, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12)
WAC 246-809-990 Licensed counselor, and associate-Fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Licenses must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) Associate licenses are valid for one year and must be renewed every year on the date of issuance. The associate license may be renewed no more than four times.
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Title | Fee |
(3) | The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for licensed marriage and family therapist: |
| Application | $150.00 |
| Initial license | 75.00 |
| Renewal | 140.00 |
| Renewal retired active | 70.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 70.00 |
| Late renewal retired active | 35.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 85.00 |
| Duplicate license | 10.00 |
| Certification of license | 10.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
(4) | The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for licensed mental health counselor: |
| Application | 140.00 |
| Initial license | 125.00 |
| Renewal | 138.00 |
| Renewal retired active | 70.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 60.00 |
| Late renewal retired active | 35.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 65.00 |
| Duplicate license | 10.00 |
| Certification of license | 10.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
(5) | The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for licensed advanced social worker and licensed independent clinical social worker: |
| Application | 125.00 |
| Initial license | 125.00 |
| Renewal | 126.00 |
| Renewal retired active | 65.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 63.00 |
| Late renewal retired active | 30.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 72.50 |
| Duplicate license | 10.00 |
| Certification of license | 10.00 |
| UW online access fee (HEAL-WA) | 16.00 |
(6) | The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for licensed marriage and family therapy associates: | |
| Application | 50.00 |
| Renewal | 40.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 40.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 40.00 |
| Duplicate license | 15.00 |
| Certification of license | 15.00 |
(7) | The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for licensed mental health counselor associates: | |
| Application | 50.00 |
| Renewal | 40.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 40.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 40.00 |
| Duplicate license | 15.00 |
| Certification of license | 15.00 |
(8) | The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for licensed advanced social worker associates and licensed independent clinical social worker associates: | |
| Application | 50.00 |
| Renewal | 40.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 40.00 |
| Expired license reissuance | 40.00 |
| Duplicate license | 15.00 |
| Certification of license | 15.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 05-12-012, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05)
WAC 246-824-990 Dispensing optician fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Licenses must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2. ((The secretary may require payment of renewal fees less than those established in this section if the current level of fees is likely to result in a surplus of funds. Surplus funds are those in excess of the amount necessary to pay for the costs of administering the program and to maintain a reasonable reserve. Notice of any adjustment in the required payment will be provided to practitioners. The adjustment in the required payment shall remain in place for the duration of a renewal cycle to assure practitioners an equal benefit from the adjustment.))
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged:
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Title of Fee | Fee |
Optician: |
Full examination (or reexamination) | $200.00 |
Reexamination-Practical only | 50.00 |
Reexamination-Written (basic) only | 25.00 |
Reexamination-Written (contact lens) only | 25.00 |
Renewal | 125.00 |
Renewal retired active | 50.00 |
Late renewal penalty | 75.00 |
Late renewal retired active | 25.00 |
Expired license reissuance | 62.50 |
Duplicate license | 15.00 |
Certification of license | 15.00 |
Apprentice registration | 75.00 |
Endorsement application | 100.00 |
Inactive license | 35.00 |
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-19-088, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12)
WAC 246-840-990 Fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Applicants for a practical nurse license must pay the application fee, the LPN UW online access fee (HEAL-WA)*, and the nursing center surcharge fee when applying for a license. Licenses for practical nurse must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2. Practical nurses must pay the renewal fee, the HEAL-WA fee, and the nursing center surcharge fee when renewing licenses.
(2) Applicants for a registered nurse license must pay the application fee, the RN UW online access fee (HEAL-WA), and the nursing center surcharge fee when applying for a license. Licenses for registered nurse must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2. Registered nurses must pay the renewal fee, the HEAL-WA fee, and the nursing center surcharge fee when renewing licenses.
(3) Licenses for advanced registered nurse must be renewed every two years on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(4) Registrations for nursing technicians must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2. The renewal must be accompanied by an attestation as described in RCW
18.79.370. This attestation will include the nursing technician's anticipated graduation date. If the anticipated graduation date is within one year, the registration will expire thirty days after the anticipated graduation date. The expiration date may be extended to sixty days after graduation if the nursing technician can show good cause as defined in WAC 246-840-010(15).
(5) The following nonrefundable fees shall be charged by the health professions quality assurance division of the department of health. Persons who hold an RN and an LPN license shall be charged separate fees for each license. Persons who are licensed as an advanced registered nurse practitioner in more than one specialty will be charged a fee for each specialty:
RN/LPN fees:
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Title of Fee | Fee |
RN application (initial or endorsement) | $67.00 |
LPN application (initial or endorsement) | ((87.00)) 67.00 |
RN license renewal | 76.00 |
RN renewal retired active | 45.00 |
RN late renewal retired active | 23.00 |
LPN license renewal | ((91.00)) 75.00 |
LPN renewal retired active | 45.00 |
LPN late renewal retired active | 23.00 |
LPN HEAL-WA* surcharge - Initial license and renewal | 16.00 |
Late renewal penalty | 50.00 |
Expired license reissuance | 70.00 |
Inactive renewal | 40.00 |
Expired inactive license reissuance | 40.00 |
Inactive late renewal penalty | 30.00 |
Duplicate license | 20.00 |
Verification of licensure/education (written) | 25.00 |
Nursing center surcharge | 5.00 |
RN ((UW online access fee ())HEAL-WA(()))* surcharge - Initial license and renewal | 16.00 |
Advanced registered nurse fees:
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Title of Fee | Fee |
ARNP application with or without prescriptive authority (per specialty) | $92.00 |
ARNP renewal with or without prescriptive authority (per specialty) | 96.00 |
ARNP late renewal penalty (per specialty) | 50.00 |
ARNP duplicate license (per specialty) | 20.00 |
ARNP written verification of license (per specialty) | 25.00 |
Nurse technologist fees:
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Title of Fee | Fee |
Application fee registration | $92.00 |
Renewal of registration | 91.00 |
Duplicate registration | 15.00 |
Registration late renewal penalty | 50.00 |
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* | HEAL-WA is the University of Washington health sciences online library. (See RCW 43.70.110.) |
