Date of Adoption: September 29, 2000.

Purpose: This rule stipulates that physicians whose licenses have expired more than three years must meet the current licensing requirements set by statute and rule.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.71.017.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-16-109 on August 2, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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

December 18, 2000

Maryella E. Jansen

Acting Executive Director

by Bonnie King

OTS-3226.1

NEW SECTION
WAC 246-919-475   Expired license.   (1) If the license has expired for three years or less the practitioner must meet the requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.

     (2) If the license has expired for over three years, the practitioner must:

     (a) Reapply for licencing under current requirements as stipulated in RCW 18.71.050 (1)(b) and WAC 246-919-330; and

     (b) Meet the requirements of chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2.

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