(1) Applicants for a practical nurse license must pay the application fee 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 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:
| Title of Fee | Fee |
| RN application (initial or endorsement) | $67.00 |
| LPN application (initial or endorsement) | 87.00 |
| RN license renewal | 76.00 |
| LPN license renewal | 91.00 |
| 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) | 16.00 |
Advanced registered nurse fees:
| 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:
| Title of Fee | Fee |
| Application fee registration | $92.00 |
| Renewal of registration | 91.00 |
| Duplicate registration | 15.00 |
| Registration late renewal penalty | 50.00 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110 (3)(c) and 43.70.250. 12-19-088, § 246-840-990, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, and 2010 c 37. 10-19-071, § 246-840-990, filed 9/16/10, effective 10/15/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014, § 246-840-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.010, 43.70.250, and 2005 c 268. 05-20-107, § 246-840-990, filed 10/5/05, effective 11/5/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and43.70.110 . 05-12-012, § 246-840-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and chapter 18.79 RCW. 04-04-054, § 246-840-990, filed 1/30/04, effective 1/30/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-840-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-23-075, § 246-840-990, filed 11/19/97, effective 1/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.200. 95-12-021, § 246-840-990, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95.]