EXPEDITED RULES
(Board of Optometry)
Title of Rule: WAC 246-851-200 Dual acceptance of continuing education credits.
Purpose: Informational only, does not impose requirements.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 18.54.070(2).
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 18.54.070(2).
Summary: This rule was adopted in 1975 to inform licensees that continuing education credits used to satisfy requirements in other states could also be used to satisfy continuing education requirements in this state. This is no longer the practice, but at that time some states did not accept continuing education hours that were also used to meet continuing education requirements in another state.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: This rule was adopted as informational only. Because circumstances have changed, the rule is no longer necessary and should be repealed.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Judy Haenke, Program Manager, P.O. Box 47870, Olympia, WA 98504-7870, (360) 236-4947.
Name of Proponent: Board of Optometry, governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: This rule was adopted in 1975 as information only to inform licensees that continuing education credits used to satisfy requirements in other states could also be used to satisfy continuing education requirements in this state. Though no longer the case, at that time, some states may not have accepted continuing education hours that were also used to meet continuing education requirements in another state. This rule was adopted as information only and imposed no requirements on licensees. It should be repealed because circumstances have changed and it is no longer necessary.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: It repeals
the rule.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THE USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Judy Haenke, Program Manager, Department of Health, P.O. Box 47870, Olympia, WA 98504-7870, (360) 236-4947, fax (360) 586-4359 , AND RECEIVED BY March 5, 2002.
December 11, 2001
D. H. Williams
Executive Director
OTS-5033.1
REPEALER
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 246-851-200 | Dual acceptance of continuing education credits. |