WSR 16-18-087
PERMANENT RULES
[Filed September 6, 2016, 1:19 p.m., effective October 7, 2016]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 246-907-030 Pharmaceutical licensing periods
-Fees and renewal cycle, the adopted rule increases application and renewal fees for Controlled Substances Act (CSA) researcher registration and separates it from the "Other CSA registrations" category. Revenue does not support the cost of inspections. RCW
43.70.250 requires the cost of each licensing program to be fully borne by the profession's members and fees to be based on the licensing program's costs.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-907-030.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-12-044 on May 25, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 6, 2016.
Kristin Peterson, JD
Deputy Secretary
for John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH
Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-20-092, filed 10/4/11, effective 12/1/11)
WAC 246-907-030 Pharmaceutical licensing periods and fees-Fees and renewal cycle.
(1) Pharmacist, pharmacy technician, and pharmacy intern licenses must be renewed every year on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) Pharmacy location, controlled substance registration (pharmacy), Controlled Substances Act researcher registration, pharmacy technician utilization, and shopkeepers differential hours licenses will expire on June 1 of each year.
(3) All other licenses, including health care entity licenses, registrations, permits, or certifications will expire on October 1 of each year.
(4) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for pharmacy location:
| |
Title of fee |
Fee |
Original pharmacy fee |
$370.00 |
Original pharmacy technician utilization fee |
65.00 |
Renewal pharmacy fee |
405.00 |
Renewal pharmacy technician utilization fee |
75.00 |
Penalty pharmacy fee |
205.00 |
(5) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for vendor:
| |
Original fee |
75.00 |
Renewal fee |
75.00 |
Penalty fee |
50.00 |
(6) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for pharmacist:
| |
Original license fee |
145.00 |
Renewal fee, active and inactive license |
190.00 |
Renewal fee, retired license |
25.00 |
Penalty fee |
100.00 |
Expired license reissuance (active and inactive) |
90.00 |
Reciprocity fee |
335.00 |
Certification of license status to other states |
30.00 |
Retired license |
25.00 |
Temporary permit |
65.00 |
(7) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for shopkeeper:
| |
Original fee |
40.00 |
Renewal fee |
40.00 |
Penalty fee |
40.00 |
Shopkeeper - With differential hours: |
Original fee |
35.00 |
Renewal fee |
35.00 |
Penalty fee |
35.00 |
(8) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for drug manufacturer:
| |
Original fee |
590.00 |
Renewal fee |
590.00 |
Penalty fee |
295.00 |
(9) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for drug wholesaler - Full line:
| |
Original fee |
590.00 |
Renewal fee |
590.00 |
Penalty fee |
295.00 |
(10) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for drug wholesaler - OTC only:
| |
Original fee |
330.00 |
Renewal fee |
330.00 |
Penalty fee |
165.00 |
(11) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for drug wholesaler - Export:
| |
Original fee |
590.00 |
Renewal fee |
590.00 |
Penalty |
295.00 |
(12) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for drug wholesaler - Export nonprofit humanitarian organization.
| |
Original fee |
25.00 |
Renewal fee |
25.00 |
Penalty |
25.00 |
(13) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for pharmacy technician:
| |
Original fee |
60.00 |
Renewal fee |
50.00 |
Penalty fee |
50.00 |
Expired license reissuance |
50.00 |
(14) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for pharmacy intern:
| |
Original registration fee |
30.00 |
Renewal registration fee |
30.00 |
(15) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for Controlled Substances Act (CSA):
| |
Registrations |
Dispensing registration fee (i.e., pharmacies and health care entities) |
80.00 |
Dispensing renewal fee (i.e., pharmacies and health care entities) |
65.00 |
Distributors registration fee (i.e., wholesalers) |
115.00 |
Distributors renewal fee (i.e., wholesalers) |
115.00 |
Manufacturers registration fee |
115.00 |
Manufacturers renewal fee |
115.00 |
Sodium pentobarbital for animal euthanization registration fee |
40.00 |
Sodium pentobarbital for animal euthanization renewal fee |
40.00 |
Researchers registration fee |
400.00 |
Researchers renewal fee |
400.00 |
Other CSA registrations |
40.00 |
(16) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for legend drug sample - Distributor:
| |
Registration fees |
Original fee |
365.00 |
Renewal fee |
265.00 |
Penalty fee |
135.00 |
(17) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for poison manufacturer/seller - License fees:
| |
Original fee |
40.00 |
Renewal fee |
40.00 |
(18) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for facility inspection fee:
(19) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for precursor control permit:
| |
Original fee |
65.00 |
Renewal fee |
65.00 |
(20) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for license reissue:
(21) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for health care entity:
| |
Original fee |
365.00 |
Renewal |
265.00 |
Penalty |
135.00 |
