WSR 17-22-051 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH [Filed October 25, 2017, 2:48 p.m., effective February 1, 2018] Effective Date of Rule: February 1, 2018. Purpose: WAC 246-922-990 Podiatry fees, the adopted rule implements fee changes for podiatrists to implement RCW 18.22.250 (chapter 22, Laws of 2017). The fee changes support administration of the Washington physicians health program (WPHP) by increasing the fees from $25 to $50 as required by the legislation. WPHP provides monitoring for health care professionals experiencing a condition that may result in impairment. The department also revised the rule to correct the title of the postgraduate training license, and standardized fees for late renewal, verification of credentials, duplicate credentials, and expired license reissuance. Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 246-922-990.
Other Authority: RCW 18.22.015. Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-15-131 on July 19, 2017. Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: The proposed rule incorrectly set the active license renewal late penalty at $325, which was identified in public testimony at the hearing. The department corrected this fee to $300 in the adopted rule. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0. Date Adopted: October 24, 2017. John Wiesman, DrPH, MPH Secretary
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 13-21-069, filed 10/16/13, effective 1/1/14)
WAC 246-922-990 Podiatry 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 for 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:
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