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WAC 246-853-245

Reentry to practice requirements.

(1) An osteopathic physician and surgeon who has not actively practiced medicine for a period of at least three years in any jurisdiction in the United States must fulfill one of the following:
(a) Successfully pass a board approved competency evaluation;
(b) Successfully pass a board approved exam;
(c) Successfully complete a board approved retraining program arranged by the osteopathic physician; or
(d) Successfully complete a board approved reentry to practice or monitoring program.
(2) For the purposes of this section, a person is considered to have actively practiced medicine if they can demonstrate that they hold an active, unrestricted license as an osteopathic physician and surgeon in the United States.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005, 18.130.050, and 18.340.020. WSR 20-09-025, § 246-853-245, filed 4/6/20, effective 5/7/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.57.005, 18.57A.020, and 18.130.250. WSR 15-16-085, § 246-853-245, filed 7/31/15, effective 8/31/15.]