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18.165.160 | Unprofessional conduct. | In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130 , the director may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions: (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Making a material misstatement or omission in the application... |
18.165.165 | Display of firearms while soliciting clients. | No licensee, employee or agent of a licensee, or anyone accompanying a licensee, employee, or agent may display a firearm while soliciting a client.
[ 1995 c 277 s 24 .] |
18.165.170 | Authority of director. | The director or the director's designee has the following authority in administering this chapter: (1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) To enter into contracts for professional services determined to be necessary for adequate enforcement of this chapter; and (3) To a... |
18.165.180 | Complaints—Investigation—Immunity. | A person, including but not limited to consumers, licensees, corporations, organizations, and state and local governmental agencies, may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional or unlawful conduct and specifying the grounds for the charge. If the director ... |
18.165.210 | Inability to practice by reason of a mental or physical condition—Statement of charges—Hearing—Sanctions—Mental or physical examinations—Presumed consent for examination. | (1) If the director believes a license holder or applicant may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to the public by reason of any mental or physical condition, a statement of charges shall be served on the license holder or applicant and notice shall also be issued providing an opportunity for a hear... |
18.165.220 | Unprofessional, unlawful conduct or inability to practice—Penalties. | Upon a finding that a license holder or applicant has committed unprofessional or unlawful conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the following: (1) Revocation of the license; (2) Su... |
18.165.230 | Enforcement of orders for payment of fines. | If an order for payment of a fine is made as a result of a hearing and timely payment is not made as directed in the final order, the director may enforce the order for payment in the superior court in the county in which the hearing was held. This right of enforcement shall be in addition to any other rights the direc... |
18.165.270 | Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director. | The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1991 c 328 s 27 .] |
18.165.290 | License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The director shall immediately suspend a license issued under this chapter if the holder has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all ... |
18.165.300 | Uniform regulation of business and professions act. | The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 86 s 247 .]
Effective dates — 2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340 .
Part headings not law — Severability — 20... |
18.165.310 | Military training or experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 s 10 .] |
18.170.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Armed private security guard" means a private security guard who has a current firearms certificate issued by the commission and is licensed as an armed private security guard under this chapter. (2) "Armor... |
18.170.020 | Exemptions. | The requirements of this chapter do not apply to: (1) A person who is employed exclusively or regularly by one employer and performs the functions of a private security guard solely in connection with the affairs of that employer, if the employer is not a private security company. However, in accordance with RCW 69.50.... |
18.170.030 | Security guard license—Requirements. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2632.SL ) ***
An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a private security guard license: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; (3) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction, if the director de... |
18.170.040 | Armed private security guard license—Requirements. | (1) An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain an armed private security guard license: (a) Be licensed as a private security guard; (b) Be at least twenty-one years of age; (c) Have a current firearms certificate issued by the commission; and (d) Pay the fee established by the director. (2) An... |
18.170.050 | Armed private security guard license authority—Registration of firearms. | (1) An armed private security guard license grants authority to the holder, while in the performance of his or her duties, to carry a firearm with which the holder has met the proficiency requirements established by the commission. (2) All firearms carried by armed private security guards in the performance of their du... |
18.170.060 | Private security company license—Requirements, restrictions—Qualifying agent—Assignment or transfer of license. | (1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a private security guard, an applicant, or, in the case of a partnership, each partner, or, in the case of a corporation, the qualifying agent must meet the following requirements to obtain a license to own or operate a private security company:... |
18.170.070 | License cards and certificates—Issuance and requirements. | (1) The director shall issue a private security guard license card to each licensed private security guard and an armed private security guard license card to each armed private security guard. (a) The license card may not be used as security clearance. (b) A private security guard shall carry the license card whenever... |
18.170.080 | Licensed private security companies—Certificate of insurance required. | A licensed private security company shall file and maintain with the director a certificate of insurance as evidence that it has comprehensive general liability coverage of at least twenty-five thousand dollars for bodily or personal injury and twenty-five thousand dollars for property damage.
[ 1991 c 334 s 8 .] |
18.170.090 | Temporary registration cards—Requirements—Expiration—Suspension. | (1) A licensed private security company may issue an employee a temporary registration card of the type and form provided by the director, but only after the employee has completed preassignment training and submitted a full and complete application for a private security guard license to the department. The applicatio... |
18.170.105 | Training requirements. | (1) To promote the safety of persons and the security of property, the director shall meet with interested parties to develop lists of suggested preassignment, postassignment, and postassignment refresher training by rule. (2) All security guards licensed on or after July 1, 2005, must complete at least eight hours of ... |
18.170.110 | Required notice of certain occurrences. | (1) A private security company shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed private security guard or armed private security guard by returning the license to the department with the word "terminated" written across the face of the license,... |
18.170.120 | Out-of-state licensees—Application—Fee—Temporary assignment. | (1) Any person from another state that the director determines has selection, training, and other requirements at least equal to those required by this chapter, and who holds a valid license, registration, identification, or similar card issued by the other state, may apply for a private security guard license card or ... |
18.170.130 | Investigation of applicants. | (1) Applications for licenses required under this chapter shall be filed with the director on a form provided by the director. The director may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria. (2) After receipt of an application for a l... |
18.170.140 | Regulatory provisions exclusive—Authority of the state and political subdivisions. | (1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of private security guards, armed private security guards, and private security companies are exclusive. No governmental subdivision of this state may enact any laws or rules licensing for regulatory purposes such persons, except as pr... |
18.170.150 | Out-of-state private security guards operating across state lines. | Private security guards or armed private security guards whose duties require them to operate across state lines may operate in this state if they are properly registered and certified in another state with training, insurance, and certification requirements that the director finds are at least equal to the requirement... |
18.170.160 | Licenses required—Use of public law enforcement insignia prohibited—Penalties—Enforcement. | (1) After June 30, 1992, any person who performs the functions and duties of a private security guard in this state without being licensed in accordance with this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or any person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind... |
18.170.164 | License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the holder has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet al... |
18.170.165 | Transfer of license. | A licensee who transfers from one company to another must submit a transfer application on a form prescribed by the director along with a transfer fee established by the director.
[ 1995 c 277 s 2 .] |
18.170.170 | Unprofessional conduct. | In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130 , the following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct: (1) Knowingly violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Practicing fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation in any of the pr... |
18.170.175 | Display of firearms while soliciting clients. | No licensee, employee or agent of a licensee, or anyone accompanying a licensee, employee, or agent may display a firearm while soliciting a client.
[ 1995 c 277 s 3 .] |
18.170.180 | Authority of director. | The director or the director's designee has the following authority in administering this chapter: (1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) To adopt standards of professional conduct or practice; and (3) To employ such administrative and clerical staff as necessary for t... |
18.170.210 | Application of administrative procedure act to hearings. | The procedures governing adjudicative proceedings before agencies under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, govern all hearings before the director.
[ 1991 c 334 s 21 .] |
18.170.220 | Inability to practice by reason of a mental or physical condition—Statement of charges—Hearing—Sanctions—Examinations—Presumed consent. | (1) If the director believes a license holder or applicant may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to the public by reason of a mental or physical condition, a statement of charges shall be served on the license holder or applicant and notice shall also be issued providing an opportunity for a hearin... |
18.170.230 | Unprofessional conduct or inability to practice—Penalties. | Upon a finding that a license holder or applicant has committed unprofessional conduct or is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to a physical or mental condition, the director may issue an order providing for one or any combination of the following: (1) Revocation of the license; (2) Suspension of ... |
18.170.280 | Application of administrative procedure act to acts of the director. | The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1991 c 334 s 28 .] |
18.170.290 | Uniform regulation of business and professions act. | The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 86 s 250 .]
Effective dates — 2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340 .
Part headings not law — Severability — 20... |
18.170.300 | Reciprocity agreements. | The director has the authority to negotiate reciprocity agreements with other states allowing licensed security officers from Washington to work in those other states.
[ 2004 c 50 s 3 .] |
18.170.310 | Military training or experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 s 11 .] |
18.170.902 | Effective date—1995 c 277. | This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 9, 1995].
[ 1995 c 277 s 41 .] |
18.180.010 | Requirements for process servers—Exceptions. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who serves legal process for a fee in the state of Washington shall: (a) Be eighteen years of age or older; (b) Be a resident of the state of Washington; and (c) Register as a process server with the auditor of the county in which the process server res... |
18.180.020 | Registration renewal. | A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 must renew the registration within one year of the date of the initial registration or when the registrant changes his or her name, the name of his or her business, business address, or business telephone number, whichever occurs sooner. If the renewal is requi... |
18.180.030 | Identification of process server on proof of service. | (1) A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 shall indicate the process server's registration number and the process server's county of registration on any proof of service the process server signs. (2) Employees of a process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 shall indicate the employer... |
18.180.035 | Fees—Limitations. | (1) A process server required to register under RCW 18.180.010 (1) or exempt from registration under *RCW 18.180.010 (2) (a), (c), or (d) shall be allowed to charge and collect the following fees in civil actions, suits, and proceedings for each service assignment delivered to the process server for service: (a) If the... |
18.180.040 | Collection of costs of service—Application. | (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who is otherwise entitled to collect the costs of service of process shall not be entitled to collect those costs if the person does not use a process server who under this chapter either is required to register or is exempt from the registration requ... |
18.180.900 | Construction—1992 c 125. | Nothing in this act modifies Superior Court Civil Rule 4.
[ 1992 c 125 s 7 .] |
18.185.005 | Declaration, intent, construction. | The legislature declares that the licensing of bail bond agents should be uniform throughout the state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to preempt any local regulation of bail bond agents, including licensing fees, but not including local business license fees. Nothing in this chapter limits the discreti... |
18.185.010 | Definitions. | Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of licensing. (2) "Director" means the director of licensing. (3) "Commission" means the criminal justice training commission. (4) "Collateral or security" means property o... |
18.185.015 | Cost of administration—Fees. | Pursuant to RCW 43.24.086 and 43.135.055 , the department may increase fees as necessary to defray the cost of administering *chapter 105, Laws of 2008 (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6347).
[ 2008 c 285 s 29 .]
*Reviser's note: 2008 c 285 s 29 referenced Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6347. Engrossed Subst... |
18.185.020 | Agent license requirements. | An applicant must meet the following minimum requirements to obtain a bail bond agent license: (1) Be at least eighteen years of age; (2) Not have been convicted of a crime in any jurisdiction in the preceding ten years, if the director determines that the applicant's particular crime directly relates to a capacity to ... |
18.185.030 | Agency license requirements. | (1) In addition to meeting the minimum requirements to obtain a license as a bail bond agent, a qualified agent must meet the following additional requirements to obtain a bail bond agency license: (a) Pass an examination determined by the director to measure the person's knowledge and competence in the bail bond agenc... |
18.185.040 | License applications. | (1) Applications for licenses required under this chapter shall be filed with the director on a form provided by the director. The director may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria, including fingerprints. (2) Applicants for ... |
18.185.050 | License cards, certificates—Advertising—Notice of changes. | (1) The director shall issue a bail bond agent license card to each licensed bail bond agent. A bail bond agent shall carry the license card whenever he or she is performing the duties of a bail bond agent and shall exhibit the card upon request. (2) The director shall issue a license certificate to each licensed bail ... |
18.185.056 | License suspension—Electronic benefit cards. | The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the director receives information that the license holder has not complied with RCW 74.08.580 (2). If the license holder has otherwise remained eligible to be licensed, the director may reinstate the suspended license when the holder has co... |
18.185.057 | License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The director shall immediately suspend any license issued under this chapter if the holder has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet al... |
18.185.060 | Prelicensing training and continuing education requirements. | (1) The director shall adopt rules establishing prelicense training and testing requirements for bail bond agents, which shall include no less than four hours of classes. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education requirements for bail bond agents. (2) The director or the director's designee, with the ad... |
18.185.070 | Bond. | (1) No bail bond agency license may be issued under the provisions of this chapter unless the qualified agent files with the director a bond, executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, in the sum of ten thousand dollars conditioned to recover against the agency and its servants, officers, age... |
18.185.080 | Relation of this chapter to local regulation, taxation. | (1) The provisions of this chapter relating to the licensing for regulatory purposes of bail bond agents and bail bond agencies are exclusive. No governmental subdivision of this state may enact any laws or rules licensing for regulatory purposes such persons, except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this secti... |
18.185.090 | Notice concerning agent's status—Forced entry—Discharge of firearm. | (1) A bail bond agency shall notify the director within thirty days after the death or termination of employment of any employee who is a licensed bail bond agent. (2) A bail bond agency shall notify the director within seventy-two hours upon receipt of information affecting a licensed bail bond agent's continuing elig... |
18.185.100 | Records—Finances—Disposition of security. | (1) Every qualified agent shall keep adequate records for three years of all collateral and security received, all trust accounts required by this section, and all bail bond transactions handled by the bail bond agency, as specified by rule. The records shall be open to inspection without notice by the director or auth... |
18.185.110 | Unprofessional conduct. | In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130 , the following conduct, acts, or conditions constitute unprofessional conduct: (1) Violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter; (2) Failing to meet the qualifications set forth in RCW 18.185.020 , 18.185.0... |
18.185.115 | Unprofessional conduct—Certain contracts—General power of attorney—Presumption. | Entering into a contract, including a general power of attorney, that gives a bail bond agent full authority over a person's finances, assets, real property, or personal property creates a presumption of unprofessional conduct that may be overcome by a preponderance of the evidence presented to the department to the co... |
18.185.120 | Director's powers. | In addition to those powers set forth in RCW 18.235.030 , the director or the director's designee has the authority to order restitution to the person harmed by the licensee.
[ 2007 c 256 s 3 ; 2002 c 86 s 252 ; 1993 c 260 s 13 .]
Effective dates — 2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340 .
Part headings not law — S... |
18.185.130 | Complaints. | Any person may submit a written complaint to the department charging a license holder or applicant with unprofessional conduct and specifying the grounds for the charge. If the director determines that the complaint merits investigation, or if the director has reason to believe, without a formal complaint, that a licen... |
18.185.140 | Statement of charges—Notice. | When a statement of charges is issued against a license holder or applicant under RCW 18.235.050 , notice of this action must be given to the owner or qualified agent of the employing bail bond agency.
[ 2002 c 86 s 253 ; 1993 c 260 s 15 .]
Effective dates — 2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340 .
Part headings n... |
18.185.170 | Unlicensed activity—Criminal penalties. | (1) Any person who performs the functions and duties of a bail bond agent in this state without being licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or any person presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the license of another, or any person who gives false or forged evidence of any kind to the di... |
18.185.200 | Application of Administrative Procedure Act. | The director, in implementing and administering the provisions of this chapter, shall act in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1993 c 260 s 21 .] |
18.185.210 | Application of Consumer Protection Act. | Failure to fulfill the fiduciary duties and other duties as prescribed in RCW 18.185.100 is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business. A violation of RCW 18.185.100 is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce for the purpose of applying the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 ... |
18.185.220 | Branch office—Qualified bail bond agent as manager. | A branch office may not operate under a business name other than the name of the principal bail bond agency and must have a qualified bail bond agent as manager of the office. The qualified agent shall comply with the provisions of RCW 18.185.100 .
[ 1996 c 242 s 2 .] |
18.185.230 | License required for branch office. | If a licensee maintains a branch office, the licensee shall not operate that branch office until a branch office license has been received from the director. A bail bond agency may apply to the director for authority to establish one or more branch offices under the same name as the main office upon the payment of a fe... |
18.185.240 | Uniform regulation of business and professions act. | The uniform regulation of business and professions act, chapter 18.235 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.
[ 2002 c 86 s 255 .]
Effective dates — 2002 c 86: See note following RCW 18.08.340 .
Part headings not law — Severability — 20... |
18.185.250 | Bail bond recovery agent license—Requirements. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2632.SL ) ***
An applicant must meet the following requirements to obtain a bail bond recovery agent license: (1) Submit a fully completed application that includes proper identification on a form prescribed by the director; (2) Pass an examination determined by the director to measure his o... |
18.185.260 | Bail bond recovery agents—Prelicense training/testing requirements—Continuing education requirements—Rules. | (1) The director shall adopt rules establishing prelicense training and testing requirements for bail bond recovery agents, which shall include no less than thirty-two hours of field operations classes. The director may establish, by rule, continuing education and recertification requirements for bail bond recovery age... |
18.185.270 | Bail bond agent/bail bond recovery agent—Each fugitive an individual contract—Format of contract. | (1) Each fugitive criminal defendant to be recovered will be treated as an individual contract between the bail bond agent and the bail bond recovery agent. A bail bond agent shall provide a bail bond recovery agent a copy of each individual contract. A bail bond recovery agent must carry, in addition to the license is... |
18.185.280 | Bail bond recovery agent, generally. | (1) A person may not perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent unless the person is licensed by the department under this chapter. (2) A bail bond agent may contract with a person to perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent. Before contracting with the bail bond recovery agent, the bail bond agent ... |
18.185.290 | Out-of-state bail bond recovery agent. | A bail bond recovery agent from another state who is not licensed under this chapter may not perform the functions of a bail bond recovery agent in this state unless the agent is working under the direct supervision of a licensed bail bond recovery agent.
[ 2004 c 186 s 11 .]
Legislative recognition — 2004 c 186: See n... |
18.185.300 | Bail bond recovery agent—Planned forced entry—Requirements. | (1) Before a bail bond recovery agent may apprehend a person subject to a bail bond in a planned forced entry, the bail bond recovery agent must: (a) Have reasonable cause to believe that the defendant is inside the dwelling, building, or other structure where the planned forced entry is expected to occur; and (b) Noti... |
18.185.310 | Military training or experience. | An applicant with military training or experience satisfies the training or experience requirements of this chapter unless the director determines that the military training or experience is not substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
[ 2011 c 351 s 12 .] |
18.185.901 | Effective date—1993 c 260. | This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1993.
[ 1993 c 260 s 25 .]
Implementation — 1993 c 260: "The director of licensing may take such steps as are necessary to e... |
18.190.010 | License—Requirements. | Any business or profession licensed under this title may operate as a limited liability company formed under chapter 25.15 RCW. Any such limited liability company must be licensed as a limited liability company in accordance with the otherwise applicable licensing provisions of this title. Any such limited liability co... |
18.195.010 | Findings—Intent. | The legislature finds that in the newly reformed health care delivery system it is necessary to clarify providers' roles to ensure that they are working together to maximize patient access while controlling costs. This is especially important in the vision care industry, where the potential for confusion exists due to ... |
18.195.020 | Definitions. | For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Dispensing" means the retail delivery of ophthalmic goods to the patient by a prescriber or optician. (2) "Eye examination" means a testing process administered by a prescriber that includes the process of determining the refractive condition of a pati... |
18.195.030 | Prohibited practices—Separation of examination and dispensing—Notice—Duplication of lenses. | (1) No prescriber shall: (a) Fail to provide to the patient one copy of the patient's prescription at the completion of the eye examination. A prescriber may refuse to give the patient a copy of the patient's prescription until the patient has paid for the eye examination, but only if that prescriber would have require... |
18.195.040 | Prescription not referring to contacts—Verification of performance—Notice—Prescription time limit—Safety notice—Noncompliance. | (1) If the patient chooses to purchase contact lenses from an optician and the prescription is silent regarding contact lenses, the optician shall contact the prescriber and request a written prescription with a notation of "OK for contacts" or similar language. However, if no evaluation for contact lenses had been don... |
18.195.050 | Rule making—Effect. | (1) The secretary shall adopt rules necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter. The secretary is specifically directed to adopt rules that maximize competition in the delivery of vision care limited only by the existing scope of practice of the professions and by provisions preventing demonstrated and substant... |
18.195.900 | Short title. | This chapter may be cited as the consumer access to vision care act.
[ 1994 c 106 s 7 .] |
18.195.901 | Construction. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as expanding the scope of practice of a vision care practitioner beyond that currently authorized by state law.
[ 1994 c 106 s 5 .] |
18.200.005 | Intent—Purpose—1997 c 285. | It is the intent of the legislature that this act accomplish the following: Safeguard public health, safety, and welfare; protect the public from being mislead by unethical, ill-prepared, unscrupulous, and unauthorized persons; assure the highest degree of professional conduct on the part of orthotists and prosthetists... |
18.200.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advisory committee" means the orthotics and prosthetics advisory committee. (2) "Department" means the department of health. (3) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee. (4) "O... |
18.200.020 | Treatment limits. | An orthotist or prosthetist may only provide treatment utilizing new orthoses or prostheses for which the orthotist or prosthetist is licensed to do so, and only under an order from or referral by an authorized health care practitioner. A consultation and periodic review by an authorized health care practitioner is not... |
18.200.030 | Use of title—Prohibited without license—Posting of license. | No person may represent himself or herself as a licensed orthotist or prosthetist, use a title or description of services, or engage in the practice of orthotics or prosthetics without applying for licensure, meeting the required qualifications, and being licensed by the department of health, unless otherwise exempted ... |
18.200.040 | Practices not limited by chapter. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or restrict: (1) The practice by individuals listed under RCW 18.130.040 and performing services within their authorized scopes of practice; (2) The practice by an individual employed by the government of the United States while engaged in the performance of duties... |
18.200.050 | Secretary's authority. | In addition to other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to: (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter; (2) Establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280 . All fees collected under this s... |
18.200.060 | Advisory committee—Composition—Terms—Duties. | (1) The secretary has the authority to appoint an advisory committee to further the purposes of this chapter. The secretary may consider the persons who are recommended for appointment by the orthotic and prosthetic associations of the state. The committee is composed of five members, one member initially appointed for... |
18.200.070 | Application—Requirements—Examination—Alternative standards. | (1) An applicant must file a written application on forms provided by the department showing to the satisfaction of the secretary, in consultation with the advisory committee, that the applicant meets the following requirements: (a) The applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree with coursework appropriate for the prof... |
18.200.080 | Licensure without examination. | The secretary may grant a license without an examination for those applicants who have practiced full time for five of the six years prior to *the effective date of this act and who have provided comprehensive orthotic or prosthetic, or orthotic and prosthetic, services in an established practice. This section applies ... |
18.200.090 | Reciprocity. | An applicant holding a license in another state or a territory of the United States may be licensed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other jurisdiction's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this jurisdiction.
[ 1997 c 285 s 10 .] |
18.200.100 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of licenses, unauthorized practice, and the discipline of persons licensed under this chapter. The secretary is the disciplining authority under this chapter.
[ 1997 c 285 s 11 .] |
18.200.900 | Short title. | This chapter is known and may be cited as the orthotics and prosthetics practice act.
[ 1997 c 285 s 12 .] |
18.200.902 | Effective date—1997 c 285 ss 1-5 and 8-12. | Sections 1 through 5 and 8 through 12 of this act take effect December 1, 1998.
[ 1997 c 285 s 16 .] |
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