WSR 20-01-102
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
(Occupational Therapy Practice Board)
[Filed December 13, 2019, 10:59 a.m., effective May 15, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: May 15, 2020.
Purpose: WAC 246-847-067 Occupational therapy, the occupational therapy practice board (board) is adopting a new rule section that establishes licensure rules for applicants who have an expired license in another state but are seeking Washington licensure.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 246-847-067.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
18.59.130.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-20-094 on October 1, 2019.
A final cost-benefit analysis is available by contacting Kathy Weed, P.O. Box 47852, Olympia, WA 98504-7852, phone 360-236-4883, fax 360-236-2901, TTY 360-833-6388 or 711, email kathy.weed@doh.wa.gov, website www.doh.wa.gov.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 8, 2019.
Sheryl Zylstra, OT
Chair
NEW SECTION
WAC 246-847-067Initial application for individuals who have an expired license in a different state and are seeking Washington licensure.
(1) An initial applicant with an expired license in a different state who has not practiced for less than three years must comply with the requirements for licensure as specified in chapter
18.59 RCW and this chapter.
(2) An initial applicant with an expired license in a different state who has not practiced for three or more years but less than five years from date of application must comply with the requirements for licensure as specified in chapter
18.59 RCW and this chapter and submit proof to the department of:
(a) Completion of thirty hours of continued competency as described in WAC 246-847-065 for the previous two-year period; and
(b) Completion of any additional requirements as required by the board.
(3) An initial applicant with an expired license in a different state who has not practiced for five or more years from date of application must comply with the requirements for licensure as specified in chapter
18.59 RCW and this chapter and submit proof to the department of:
(a) Completion of thirty hours of continued competency as described in WAC 246-847-065 for the previous two-year period;
(b) Completion of a board-approved reentry program; and
(c) In addition to these requirements, the applicant has the choice of:
(i) Completion of extended course work preapproved by the board; or
(ii) Successfully retaking and passing the examinations specified in WAC 246-847-080.
(d) Completion of any additional requirements as required by the board.
(4) The applicant may be required to appear before the board for oral interview.