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18.265.080 | Practice limited to federally qualified health centers and look-alikes. | (1) A dental therapist may practice only in federally qualified health centers, tribal federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes. (2) A dentist providing dental services at a federally qualified health center is not required to enter a practice plan contract and may not face ... |
18.265.090 | Limited license. | (1) The department shall issue a limited license to any applicant who, as determined by the secretary: (a) Holds a valid license, certification, or recertification in another state, Canadian province, or has been certified or licensed by a federal or tribal governing board in the previous two years, that allows a subst... |
18.265.100 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs the issuance and denial of licenses, unlicensed practice, and the discipline of persons licensed under this chapter. The dental quality assurance commission is the disciplining authority under this chapter.
[ 2023 c 460 s 10 .]
Effective date — 2023 c 460 ss 1-2... |
18.265.800 | Rule making—Department of health—2023 c 460. | The department of health shall adopt any rules necessary to implement chapter 460, Laws of 2023.
[ 2023 c 460 s 24 .] |
18.270.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Certificate" means a certificate of competency granted by the director under the terms of this chapter, and is valid within the state and all political subdivisions, and meets all of the requirements for li... |
18.270.020 | Certificate required—Trainee supervision—Penalties. | (1) No person may engage in the trade of fire protection sprinkler fitting without having a valid journey-level sprinkler fitter certificate, residential sprinkler fitter certificate, training certificate, or temporary certificate, with the exception of a certified plumber installing a residential fire protection sprin... |
18.270.030 | Examination. | The director shall adopt a written examination to be administered to applicants for certificates.
[ 2007 c 435 s 4 .] |
18.270.040 | Application requirements—Certificate without examination. | (1) Every applicant for a certificate shall pay an examination fee and satisfactorily pass an examination as provided by rule. (2) Every applicant for a certificate shall apply to the director on an application form provided by the director and pay the application fee as provided by rule. (3)(a) Every applicant for a j... |
18.270.050 | Certificate expiration and renewal. | (1) A certificate expires on December 31st. (2) The certificate shall be renewed every other year. (3) Before the expiration date of the certificate, every applicant shall reapply to the director on an application form provided by the director and pay the application fee as provided by rule. (4) If a certificate is not... |
18.270.060 | Fees—Deposit and use. | All receipts from fees and charges or from the money generated by the rules adopted under this chapter shall be deposited into the fire protection contractor license fund created in RCW 18.160.050 and used for the purposes authorized under this chapter.
[ 2007 c 435 s 7 .] |
18.270.070 | Violations—Investigations. | *** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2472-S.SL ) ***
An authorized representative of the director must investigate alleged violations of this chapter. Upon request of an authorized representative, a person performing fire protection sprinkler fitting or residential sprinkler fitting work must produce evidence of a certificate i... |
18.270.080 | Appeals. | A person wishing to appeal a determination of infraction under this chapter must file an appeal within twenty days of the date of the notice of infraction in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 2007 c 435 s 9 .] |
18.270.090 | Suspension. | The director shall immediately suspend any certificate 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. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for certifica... |
18.270.900 | Administration of chapter. | (1) This chapter shall be administered by the director. (2) The director may adopt rules necessary for the administration of this chapter.
[ 2007 c 435 s 2 .] |
18.270.901 | Effective date—2007 c 435. | This act takes effect January 1, 2009.
[ 2007 c 435 s 12 .] |
18.280.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the home inspector advisory licensing board. (2) "Department" means the department of licensing. (3) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing. (4) "Entity" or "entities" mea... |
18.280.020 | Licensure required. | (1) Beginning September 1, 2009, a person shall not engage in or conduct, or advertise or hold himself or herself out as engaging in or conducting, the business of or acting in the capacity of a home inspector within this state without first obtaining a license as provided in this chapter. (2) Any person performing the... |
18.280.030 | Duties of a licensed home inspector. | A person licensed under this chapter is responsible for performing a visual and noninvasive inspection of the following readily accessible systems and components of a home and reporting on the general condition of those systems and components at the time of the inspection in his or her written report: The roof, foundat... |
18.280.040 | Home inspector advisory licensing board. | (1) The state home inspector advisory licensing board is created. The board consists of seven members appointed by the director, who shall advise the director concerning the administration of this chapter. Of the appointments to this board, six must be actively engaged as home inspectors immediately prior to their appo... |
18.280.050 | Director's authority. | The director has the following authority in administering this chapter: (1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules approved by the board as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter; (2) To administer licensing examinations approved by the board and to adopt or recognize examinations prepared by other entities as approved... |
18.280.060 | Board's authority. | The board has the following authority in administering this chapter: (1) To establish rules, including board organization and assignment of terms, and meeting frequency and timing, for adoption by the director; (2) To establish the minimum qualifications for licensing applicants as provided in this chapter; (3) To appr... |
18.280.070 | Qualifications for licensure. | In order to become licensed as a home inspector, an applicant must submit the following to the department: (1) An application on a form developed by the department; (2) Proof of a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of classroom instruction approved by the board; (3) Proof of up to forty hours of field training supervi... |
18.280.080 | Written exams. | Applicants for licensure must pass an exam that is psychometrically valid, reliable, and legally defensible by the state. The exam is to be developed, maintained, and administered by the department. The board shall recommend to the director whether to use an exam that is prepared by a national entity. If an exam prepar... |
18.280.090 | License length and renewal. | Licenses are issued for a term of two years and expire on the applicant's second birthday following issuance of the license.
[ 2008 c 119 s 9 .] |
18.280.100 | Advertising. | The term "licensed home inspector" and the license number of the inspector must appear on all advertising, correspondence, and documents incidental to a home inspection. However, businesses and organizations that conduct national or interstate general marketing and advertising campaigns may omit the license number of t... |
18.280.110 | License renewal—Continuing education requirements. | (1) As a condition of renewing a license under this chapter, a licensed home inspector shall present satisfactory evidence to the board of having completed the continuing education requirements provided for in this section. (2) Each applicant for license renewal shall complete at least twenty-four hours of instruction ... |
18.280.120 | Written reports—Limitation on work. | (1) A licensed home inspector shall provide a written report of the home inspection to each person for whom the inspector performs a home inspection within a time period set by the board in rule. The issues to be addressed in the report shall be set by the board in rule. (2) A licensed home inspector, or other licensed... |
18.280.130 | Suspension of license—Appeal. | (1) The director shall immediately suspend the license of a person who 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 child support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for a license under this chapte... |
18.280.140 | Civil infractions. | The department has the authority to issue civil infractions under chapter 7.80 RCW in the following instances: (1) Conducting or offering to conduct a home inspection without being licensed in accordance with this chapter; (2) Presenting or attempting to use as his or her own the home inspector license of another; (3) ... |
18.280.150 | 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.
[ 2008 c 119 s 15 .] |
18.280.160 | Relief by injunction—Director and board immunity. | The director is authorized to apply for relief by injunction without bond, to restrain a person from the commission of any act that is prohibited under RCW 18.280.140 . In such a proceeding, it is not necessary to allege or prove either that an adequate remedy at law does not exist, or that substantial or irreparable d... |
18.280.170 | Exemption from licensing. | The following persons are exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter when acting within the scope of their license or profession: (1) Engineers; (2) Architects; (3) Electricians licensed under chapter 19.28 RCW; (4) Plumbers licensed under chapter 18.106 RCW; (5) Pesticide operators licensed under chapter 1... |
18.280.180 | Reciprocity. | Persons licensed as home inspectors in other states may become licensed as home inspectors under this chapter as long as the other state has licensing requirements that meet or exceed those required under this chapter and the person seeking a license under this chapter passes the Washington portion of the exam under RC... |
18.280.190 | Structural pest inspector. | Any person licensed under this chapter who is not also licensed as a pest inspector under chapter 15.58 RCW shall only refer in his or her report to rot or conducive conditions for wood destroying organisms and shall refer the identification of or damage by wood destroying insects to a structural pest inspector license... |
18.280.200 | 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 15 .] |
18.290.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee on genetic counseling established in *section 5 of this act. (2) "Collaborative agreement" means a written document that memorializes a relationship between ... |
18.290.020 | Secretary—Authority. | In addition to any other authority, the secretary has the authority to: (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter; (2) Establish all licensing, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.110 and 43.70.250 ; (3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this... |
18.290.030 | Construction. | Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or restrict: (1) An individual who holds a credential issued by this state, other than as a genetic counselor, to engage in the practice of that occupation or profession without obtaining an additional credential from the state. The individual may not use the title... |
18.290.040 | Licensing requirements. | The secretary shall issue a license to any applicant who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary that the applicant meets the following requirements: (1) Graduation from a master's or doctorate program in genetic counseling or medical genetics approved by the secretary; (2) Successful completion of any clinic... |
18.290.050 | Examinations. | (1) The date and location of examinations must be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements for obtaining a license must be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination... |
18.290.060 | Applications for licensing. | Applications for licensing must be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for licensing provided for in this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW. Each applicant shall p... |
18.290.070 | License renewals. | The secretary shall establish by rule the requirements and fees for renewal of a license. Failure to renew the license invalidates the license and all privileges granted by the license. If a license has lapsed for a period longer than three years, the person shall demonstrate competence to the satisfaction of the secre... |
18.290.080 | Provisional licenses. | The secretary may grant a provisional license to a person who has met all of the requirements for obtaining a license except for the successful completion of an examination. A provisional license must be renewed annually. The secretary may grant a provisional license to a person up to four times. A provisional license ... |
18.290.090 | Reciprocity. | An applicant holding a license in another state may be licensed to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the licensing standards of the other state are substantially equivalent to the licensing standards of this state.
[ 2009 c 302 s 10 .] |
18.290.100 | Prohibited practices. | (1) Except as provided in RCW 18.290.030 , no person shall engage in the practice of genetic counseling unless he or she is licensed, or provisionally licensed, under this chapter. (2) A person not licensed with the secretary to practice genetic counseling may not represent himself or herself as a "licensed genetic cou... |
18.290.110 | Application of uniform disciplinary act. | The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of a license, and the discipline of persons licensed under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this chapter.
[ 2009 c 302 s 12 .] |
18.290.120 | Down syndrome—Parent information. | A genetic counselor who provides a parent with a positive prenatal or postnatal diagnosis of Down syndrome shall provide the parent with the information prepared by the department under RCW 43.70.738 at the time the genetic counselor provides the parent with the Down syndrome diagnosis.
[ 2016 c 70 s 8 .] |
18.290.900 | Effective date—2009 c 302. | This act takes effect August 1, 2010.
[ 2009 c 302 s 15 .] |
18.290.901 | Implementation—2009 c 302. | The secretary of health may adopt such rules as authorized under RCW 18.290.020 to ensure that chapter 302, Laws of 2009 is implemented on its effective date.
[ 2009 c 302 s 16 .] |
18.300.005 | Finding. | The legislature finds and declares that the practices of body piercing, tattooing, and other forms of body art involve an invasive procedure with the use of needles, sharps, instruments, and jewelry. These practices may be dangerous when improper sterilization techniques are used, presenting a risk of infecting the cli... |
18.300.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and RCW 5.40.050 and 70.54.340 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Body art" means the practice of invasive cosmetic adornment including the use of branding and scarification. "Body art" also includes the intentional production of scars upon ... |
18.300.020 | Authority of director. | In addition to any other duties imposed by law, including RCW 18.235.030 and 18.235.040 , the director has the following powers and duties: (1) To set all license, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.24.086 ; (2) To adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter; (3) To prepare and administer or ap... |
18.300.030 | License required to be in good standing. | (1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in a practice listed in subsection (2) of this section unless the person has a license in good standing as required by this chapter. A license issued under this chapter is considered to be "in good standing" except when: (a) The license has expired or has been canceled and ha... |
18.300.040 | Requirements for issuance of license. | Upon completion of an application approved by the department and payment of the proper fee, the director shall issue the appropriate location license to any person who completes an application approved by the department, provides certification of insurance, and provides payment of the proper fee.
[ 2009 c 412 s 5 .] |
18.300.050 | Licensing fees—Penalties for late renewal—Reinstatement—Duplicates. | (1) The director shall issue the appropriate license to any applicant who meets the requirements as outlined in this chapter. The director has the authority to set appropriate licensing fees for body art, body piercing, and tattooing shops and businesses and body art, body piercing, and tattooing individual practitione... |
18.300.060 | Expiration of licenses. | (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, licenses issued under this chapter expire as follows: (a) A body art, body piercing, or tattooing shop or business location license expires one year from issuance or when the insurance required by RCW 18.300.070 (1)(g) expires, whichever occurs first; and (b) Body art, bod... |
18.300.070 | Shop or business requirements—Director authority—Inspections. | (1) A body art, body piercing, or tattooing shop or business shall meet the following minimum requirements: (a) Maintain an outside entrance separate from any rooms used for sleeping or residential purposes; (b) Provide and maintain for the use of its customers adequate toilet facilities located within or adjacent to t... |
18.300.080 | Notice to consumers. | The director shall prepare and provide to all licensed shops or businesses a notice to consumers. At a minimum, the notice must state that body art, body piercing, and tattooing shops or businesses are required to be licensed, that shops or businesses are required to maintain minimum safety and sanitation standards, th... |
18.300.090 | Violation—Shop or business license and individual license required. | It is a violation of this chapter for any person to engage in the commercial practice of body art, body piercing, or tattooing except in a licensed shop or business with the appropriate individual body art, body piercing, or tattooing license.
[ 2009 c 412 s 10 .] |
18.300.095 | License suspension—Electronic benefit cards. | The department of licensing shall immediately suspend any license under this chapter if the department receives information that the license holder has not complied with RCW 74.08.580 (2). If the license holder has remained otherwise eligible to be licensed, the department may reinstate the suspended license when the h... |
18.300.100 | Disciplinary action—Grounds. | In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130 , the director may take disciplinary action against any applicant or licensee under this chapter if the licensee or applicant: (1) Has been found to have violated any provisions of chapter 19.86 RCW; (2) Has engaged in a practice prohibited under RCW... |
18.300.110 | Penalties for violation. | If, following a hearing, the director finds that any person or an applicant or licensee has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under it, the director may impose one or more of the following penalties: (1) Denial of a license or renewal; (2) Revocation or suspension of a license; (3) A fine of no... |
18.300.120 | Appeal—Procedure. | Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the director to issue any license provided for in this chapter, or to renew the same, or by the revocation or suspension of any license issued under this chapter or by the application of any penalty under RCW 18.300.110 has the right to appeal the decision of the director to the s... |
18.300.130 | License suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance. | The department shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified under *RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, rei... |
18.300.140 | Application of consumer protection act. | The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or dec... |
18.300.150 | 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.
[ 2009 c 412 s 16 .] |
18.300.160 | 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 16 .] |
18.300.900 | Short title—2009 c 412. | This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington body art, body piercing, and tattooing act."
[ 2009 c 412 s 17 .] |
18.300.901 | Effective date—2009 c 412 ss 1-21. | Sections 1 through 21 of this act take effect July 1, 2010.
[ 2009 c 412 s 25 .] |
18.300.902 | Implementation—2009 c 412. | The director of licensing and the department of health, beginning on July 26, 2009, may take such steps as are necessary to ensure that chapter 412, Laws of 2009 is implemented July 1, 2010.
[ 2009 c 412 s 23 .] |
18.310.010 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Appraisal" means the act or process of estimating value; an estimate of value; or of pertaining to appraising and related functions. (2) "Appraisal management company" means an entity that performs appraisa... |
18.310.020 | Powers and duties of director. | The director shall: (1) Adopt rules to implement this chapter; (2) Establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of the applications; (3) Issue licenses to qualified companies under the provisions of this chapter; (4) Maintain a roster of the names and addresses of companies licensed under this cha... |
18.310.030 | Immunity. | The director or individuals acting on behalf of the director are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any acts performed in the course of their duties except for their intentional or willful misconduct.
[ 2010 c 179 s 3 .] |
18.310.040 | Applications—Original and renewals—Surety bonds. | (1) Applications for licensure must be made to the department on forms approved by the director. A license is valid for one year and must be renewed on or before the expiration date. Applications for original and renewal licenses must include a statement confirming that the company must comply with applicable rules and... |
18.310.050 | Out-of-state companies—Consent for service of process. | Every company seeking licensure whose headquarters is not based in the state of Washington shall submit, with the application for licensure, an irrevocable consent that service of process upon the controlling person or persons may be made by service on the director if, in an action against the entity in a Washington st... |
18.310.060 | Licensure—Requirements. | (1) It is unlawful for an entity to engage or attempt to engage in business as an appraisal management company, to engage or attempt to perform appraisal management services, or to advertise or hold itself out as engaging in or conducting business as an appraisal management company without first obtaining a license iss... |
18.310.070 | Background investigations. | Background investigations under this chapter consist of fingerprint-based background checks through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system and through the federal bureau of investigation. The applicant is required to pay the current federal and state fees for fingerprint-based criminal history backg... |
18.310.080 | Licensure—Required use of name and license number. | (1) A license issued under this chapter must bear the signature or facsimile signature of the director and a license number assigned by the director. (2) Each licensed appraisal management company shall place the name under which it does business and its license number on any appraisal engagement document issued.
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18.310.090 | Owner requirements. | (1) Each entity owning more than ten percent of an appraisal management company may not be directly controlled or owned in whole or in part by any person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser refused, denied, canceled, or revoked in any state. (2) Each person that owns an appraisal management comp... |
18.310.100 | Controlling person requirements. | (1)(a) An appraisal management company shall designate one controlling person that will be the main contact for all communication between the department and the appraisal management company. (b) Should the controlling person change, the appraisal management company must notify the director within fourteen business days... |
18.310.110 | Appraiser requirements. | (1) An appraisal management company may not knowingly contract with or employ as an appraiser: (a) Any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser in this state, or in any other state, surrendered in lieu of disciplinary action, refused, denied, canceled, or revoked; (b) Any person who has b... |
18.310.120 | Exemptions. | (1) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following: (a) An appraisal management company that is a subsidiary owned and controlled by a financial institution regulated by a federal financial institution regulatory agency; or (b) An appraiser that enters into an agreement, whether written or otherwise, with... |
18.310.130 | Recordkeeping. | An appraisal management company must certify to the department on initial application and upon renewal, that it maintains a detailed record of each service request that it receives and the appraiser that performs the appraisal for the appraisal management company. This statement must also certify that the appraisal man... |
18.310.140 | Disputes between appraisal management company and appraiser. | (1) Except within the first thirty days after an appraiser is first added to the appraiser panel of an appraisal management company, an appraisal management company may not remove an appraiser from its appraiser panel, or otherwise refuse to assign requests for real estate appraisal services to an appraiser without: (a... |
18.310.150 | Disciplinary actions—Grounds. | (1) In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130 , the director may take disciplinary action for the following: (a) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications for licensure established under this chapter; (b) Failing to pay appraisers no later than forty-five days after completion of the apprai... |
18.310.160 | Appraisal management company account.(Effective until January 1, 2026.) | The appraisal management company account is created in the state treasury. All fees and penalties under this chapter must be paid to the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Any residue in the account shall be accumulated and shall... |
18.310.170 | 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.
[ 2010 c 179 s 17 .] |
18.310.901 | Effective date—2010 c 179. | This act takes effect July 1, 2011.
[ 2010 c 179 s 21 .] |
18.320.005 | Findings—2011 c 89. | (1) The legislature finds that: (a) The practice of social work by persons in the public and private sectors improves the lives of many people throughout the state through the application of a broad spectrum of social sciences to enhance the quality of life and develop the full potential of each client; (b) The practic... |
18.320.010 | Representation as social worker. | (1) To address the goal of safeguarding Washington residents from the unqualified or improper practice of social work, a person may not represent himself or herself as a social worker unless qualified as a social worker as defined in this section. (2) For purposes of this section, "social worker" means a person who mee... |
18.320.020 | Application of consumer protection act. | (1) The legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or... |
18.321.005 | Purpose. | The purpose of this compact is to facilitate interstate practice of regulated social workers by improving public access to competent social work services. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. This compact is designed ... |
18.321.010 | Definitions. | As used in this compact, and except as otherwise provided, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Active military member" means any individual with full-time duty status in the active armed forces of the United States including members of the national guard and reserve. (2) "Adverse action" means any administrativ... |
18.321.020 | State participation in compact. | (1) To be eligible to participate in the compact, a potential member state must currently meet all of the following criteria: (a) License and regulate the practice of social work at either the clinical, master's, or bachelor's category; (b) Require applicants for licensure to graduate from a program that: (i) Is operat... |
18.321.030 | Social worker participation in compact. | (1) To be eligible for a multistate license under the terms and provisions of the compact, an applicant, regardless of category must: (a) Hold or be eligible for an active, unencumbered license in the home state; (b) Pay any applicable fees, including any state fee, for the multistate license; (c) Submit, in connection... |
18.321.040 | Issuance of a multistate license. | (1) Upon receipt of an application for a multistate license, the home state licensing authority shall determine the applicant's eligibility for a multistate license in accordance with RCW 18.321.030 . (2) If such applicant is eligible pursuant to RCW 18.321.030 , the home state licensing authority shall issue a multist... |
18.321.050 | Authority of commission and member state. | (1) Nothing in this compact, nor any rule of the commission, shall be construed to limit, restrict, or in any way reduce the ability of a member state to enact and enforce laws, regulations, or other rules related to the practice of social work in that state, where those laws, regulations, or other rules are not incons... |
18.321.060 | Reissuance of license by new home state. | (1) A licensee can hold a multistate license, issued by their home state, in only one member state at any given time. (2) If a licensee changes their home state by moving between two member states: (a) The licensee shall immediately apply for the reissuance of their multistate license in their new home state. The licen... |
18.321.070 | Military families. | An active military member or their spouse shall designate a home state where the individual has a multistate license. The individual may retain their home state designation during the period the service member is on active duty.
[ 2024 c 176 s 9 .]
Intent — 2024 c 176: See note following RCW 18.321.005 . |
18.321.080 | Adverse actions. | (1) In addition to the other powers conferred by state law, a remote state shall have the authority, in accordance with existing state due process law, to: (a) Take adverse action against a regulated social worker's multistate authorization to practice only within that member state, and issue subpoenas for both hearing... |
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