(1) Certificates must be renewed every two years as provided in WAC
246-826-050 and chapter
246-12 WAC, Part 2.
(2) If a health care assistant who holds a current active credential leaves employment with a facility or practitioner and returns to employment with a facility or practitioner that previously employed the health care assistant, and more than two years has passed since that health care assistant's employment with the previous facility or practitioner ended, the health care assistant must complete a new credential application and pay the application fee. However, that health care assistant is not required to pay the late renewal penalty and the expired credential reissuance fee.
(3) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged:
| Title of Fee | Fee |
| Initial certification | $113.00 |
| Renewal | 113.00 |
| Expired credential reissuance | 55.00 |
| Recertification | 108.00 |
| Late renewal penalty | 55.00 |
| Duplicate certificate | 30.00 |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, and 2011 1st sp.s. c 50. 11-20-092, § 246-826-990, filed 10/4/11, effective 12/1/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014, § 246-826-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.135.030. 07-20-100, § 246-826-990, filed 10/2/07, effective 11/2/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250,[43.70.]280 and 43.70.110. 05-12-012, § 246-826-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 18.135.030. 03-24-071, § 246-826-990, filed 12/1/03, effective 3/1/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-826-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. 91-13-002 (Order 173), § 246-826-990, filed 6/6/91, effective 7/7/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified as § 246-826-990, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. 90-04-094 (Order 029), § 308-175-140, filed 2/7/90, effective 3/10/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.135.030. 87-23-022 (Order PM 689), § 308-175-140, filed 11/12/87.]