Date of Adoption: November 24, 1999.

Purpose: To raise fees as required by law to provide sufficient revenue to cover program expenditures.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-853-990 Osteopathic fees and renewal cycle.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.70.250.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-21-068 on October 19, 1999.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The osteopathic physician fee for expired inactive license reissuance was left in and changed from $125 to $175. The osteopathic physician assistant late renewal penalty fee was changed from $125 to $100.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

November 23, 1999

Eric Stagle

for Mary Selecky

Secretary

OTS-3450.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 98-05-060, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98)

WAC 246-853-990
Osteopathic 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, except postgraduate training limited licenses.

(2) Postgraduate training limited licenses must be renewed every year to correspond to program dates.

(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for osteopath:

Title of Fee	Fee
Active renewal	$((360.00)) 475.00
Active late renewal penalty	237.50
Certification of license	((25.00)) 50.00
(4) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for osteopathic physician:
Endorsement application	((500.00)) 650.00
Active license renewal	((360.00)) 475.00
Active late renewal penalty	237.50
Active expired license reissuance	237.50
Inactive license renewal	((250.00)) 350.00
((Late renewal penalty	50.00
Expired license reissuance	180.00
Inactive license reinstatement	360.00))
Expired inactive license reissuance	((125.00)) 175.00
Inactive late renewal penalty	175.00
Endorsement/state exam application	((500.00)) 750.00
Reexam	100.00
Certification of license	((25.00)) 50.00
Limited license application	((250.00)) 300.00
Limited license renewal	((205.00)) 250.00
Temporary permit application	((50.00)) 70.00
Duplicate certificate	20.00
Substance abuse
monitoring surcharge	((15.00)) 25.00
(5) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged for osteopathic physician assistant:
Application	((150.00)) 250.00
Renewal	((50.00)) 200.00
Late renewal penalty	100.00
Expired license reissuance	((50.00)) 100.00
Certification of license	((25.00)) 30.00
Practice plan	((50.00)) 70.00
Interim permit	167.00
License after exam	83.00
Duplicate certificate	20.00
Substance abuse
monitoring surcharge	((15.00)) 25.00

[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280.  98-05-060, § 246-853-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and chapters 18.57, 18.57A, 18.22 and 18.59 RCW.  94-22-055, § 246-853-990, filed 11/1/94, effective 1/1/95.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250.  92-14-054 (Order 281), § 246-853-990, filed 6/25/92, effective 7/26/92; 91-21-034 (Order 200), § 246-853-990, filed 10/10/91, effective 11/10/91; 91-13-002 (Order 173), § 246-853-990, filed 6/6/91, effective 7/7/91.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040.  91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-853-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250.  90-04-094 (Order 029), § 308-138-080, filed 2/7/90, effective 3/10/90.  Statutory Authority: RCW 43.24.086.  87-10-028 (Order PM 650), § 308-138-080, filed 5/1/87.  Statutory Authority: 1983 c 168 § 12.  83-17-031 (Order PL 442), § 308-138-080, filed 8/10/83.  Formerly WAC 308-138-060.]

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