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WA Rev Code § 18.28.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.110 - Debt adjuster—Functions required to be performed.

RCW 18.28.110 Debt adjuster—Functions required to be performed.Every debt adjuster shall perform the following functions:(1) Make a permanent record of all payments by debtors, or on the debtors' behalf, and of all disbursements to creditors of such debtors, and shall keep and maintain in this state all such records, and all payments not distributed to creditors. No person shall intentionally make any false entry in any such record, or intentionally mutilate, destroy or otherwise dispose of any such record. Such records shall at all times be open for inspection by the attorney general or the attorney general's authorized agent, and shall be preserved as original records or by microfilm or other methods of duplication for at least six years after making the final entry therein.(2) Deliver a completed copy of the contract between the debt adjuster and a debtor to the debtor immediately after the debtor executes the contract, and sign the debtor's copy of such contract.(3) Unless paid by check or money order, deliver a receipt to a debtor for each payment within five days after receipt of such payment.(4) Distribute to the creditors of the debtor at least once each forty days after receipt of payment during the term of the contract at least eighty-five percent of each payment received from the debtor.(5) At least once every month render an accounting to the debtor which shall indicate the total amount received from or on behalf of the debtor, the total amount paid to each creditor, the total amount which any creditor has agreed to accept as payment in full on any debt owed the creditor by the debtor, the amount of charges deducted, and any amount held in trust. The debt adjuster shall in addition render such an account to a debtor within ten days after written demand.(6) Notify the debtor, in writing, within five days of notification to the debt adjuster by a creditor that the creditor refuses to accept payment pursuant to the contract between the debt adjuster and the debtor.[ 1999 c 151 § 105; 1979 c 156 § 6; 1967 c 201 § 11.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.120 - Debt adjuster—Prohibited acts.

RCW 18.28.120 Debt adjuster—Prohibited acts.A debt adjuster shall not:(1) Take any contract, or other instrument which has any blank spaces when signed by the debtor;(2) Receive or charge any fee in the form of a promissory note or other promise to pay or receive or accept any mortgage or other security for any fee, whether as to real or personal property;(3) Lend money or credit;(4) Take any confession of judgment or power of attorney to confess judgment against the debtor or appear as the debtor in any judicial proceedings;(5) Take, concurrent with the signing of the contract or as a part of the contract or as part of the application for the contract, a release of any obligation to be performed on the part of the debt adjuster;(6) Advertise services, display, distribute, broadcast or televise, or permit services to be displayed, advertised, distributed, broadcasted or televised in any manner whatsoever wherein any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to the services to be performed by the debt adjuster, or the charges to be made therefor, is made;(7) Offer, pay, or give any cash, fee, gift, bonus, premiums, reward, or other compensation to any person for referring any prospective customer to the debt adjuster;(8) Receive any cash, fee, gift, bonus, premium, reward, or other compensation, other than fair share contributions to a nonprofit debt adjuster, from any person other than the debtor or a person in the debtor's behalf in connection with his or her activities as a debt adjuster; or(9) Disclose to anyone the debtors who have contracted with the debt adjuster; nor shall the debt adjuster disclose the creditors of a debtor to anyone other than: (a) The debtor; or (b) another creditor of the debtor and then only to the extent necessary to secure the cooperation of such a creditor in a debt adjusting plan.[ 2015 c 167 § 3; 1999 c 151 § 106; 1967 c 201 § 12.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.130 - Legal services—Rendering or obtaining—Using name of attorney—Prohibited.

RCW 18.28.130 Legal services—Rendering or obtaining—Using name of attorney—Prohibited.Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and other applicable laws, the debt adjuster, manager or an employee of the debt adjuster shall not:(1) Prepare, advise, or sign a release of attachment or garnishment, stipulation, affidavit for exemption, compromise agreement or other legal or court document, nor furnish legal advice or perform legal services of any kind;(2) Represent that he or she is authorized or competent to furnish legal advice or perform legal services;(3) Assume authority on behalf of creditors or a debtor or accept a power of attorney authorizing it to employ or terminate the services of any attorney or to arrange the terms of or compensate for such services; or(4) Communicate with the debtor or creditor or any other person in the name of any attorney or upon the stationery of any attorney or prepare any form or instrument which only attorneys are authorized to prepare.[ 1999 c 151 § 107; 1967 c 201 § 13.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.140 - Assignment of wages not prohibited.

RCW 18.28.140 Assignment of wages not prohibited.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as prohibiting the assignment of wages by a debtor to a debt adjuster, if such assignment is otherwise in accordance with the law of this state.[ 1999 c 151 § 108; 1967 c 201 § 14.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.150 - Trust account for payments by debtor—Disbursements.

RCW 18.28.150 Trust account for payments by debtor—Disbursements.(1) Any payment received by a debt adjuster from or on behalf of a debtor shall be held in trust by the debt adjuster from the moment it is received. The debt adjuster shall not commingle such payment with the debt adjuster's own property or funds, but shall maintain a separate trust account and deposit in such account all such payments received. All disbursements whether to the debtor or to the creditors of the debtor, or to the debt adjuster, shall be made from such account.(2) In the event that the debtor cancels or defaults on the contract between the debtor and the debt adjuster, the debt adjuster shall close out the debtor's trust account in the following manner:(a) The debt adjuster may take from the account that amount necessary to satisfy any fees, other than any cancellation or default fee, authorized by this chapter.(b) After deducting the fees provided in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the debt adjuster shall distribute the remaining amount in the account to the creditors of the debtor. The distribution shall be made within five days of the demand therefor by the debtor, but if the debtor fails to make the demand, then the debt adjuster shall make the distribution within thirty days of the date of cancellation or default.[ 1999 c 151 § 109; 1979 c 156 § 8; 1967 c 201 § 15.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.165 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.165 - Investigations.

RCW 18.28.165 Investigations.For the purpose of discovering violations of this chapter or securing information lawfully required under this chapter, the office of the attorney general may at any time: Investigate the debt adjusting business and examine the books, accounts, records, and files used; have free access to the offices and places of business, books, accounts, papers, records, files, safes, and vaults of debt adjusters; and require the attendance of and examine under oath all persons whomsoever whose testimony might be required relative to such debt adjusting business or to the subject matter of any examination, investigation, or hearing.[ 1999 c 151 § 110; 1979 c 156 § 7.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.180 - Administrative procedure act to govern administration.

RCW 18.28.180 Administrative procedure act to govern administration.The administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, shall wherever applicable herein, govern the rights, remedies, and procedures respecting the administration of this chapter.[ 1967 c 201 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 18.28.185 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.185 - Violations—Unfair practice under chapter 19.86 RCW.

RCW 18.28.185 Violations—Unfair practice under chapter 19.86 RCW.A violation of this chapter constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the conduct of trade or commerce under chapter 19.86 RCW.[ 1979 c 156 § 10.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1979 c 156: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.190 - Violations—Penalty.

RCW 18.28.190 Violations—Penalty.Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or aids or abets such violation, or any rule lawfully adopted under this chapter or any order made under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1999 c 151 § 111; 1967 c 201 § 19.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Effective date—1999 c 151: See notes following RCW 18.28.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.28.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.200 - Violations—Injunctions.

RCW 18.28.200 Violations—Injunctions.Notwithstanding any other actions which may be brought under the laws of this state, the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney of any county within the state may bring an action in the name of the state against any person to restrain and prevent any violation of this chapter.[ 1967 c 201 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 18.28.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.210 - Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.

RCW 18.28.210 Violations—Assurance of discontinuance—Effect.The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of any act or practice deemed in violation of this chapter in the enforcement thereof from any person engaging in or who has engaged in such act or practice. Any such assurance shall be in writing and be filed with and subject to the approval of the superior court of the county in which the alleged violator resides or has his or her principal place of business, or in the alternative, in Thurston county. Failure to perform the terms of any such assurance shall constitute prima facie proof of a violation of this chapter for the purpose of securing any injunction as provided for in RCW 18.28.200: PROVIDED, That after commencement of any action by a prosecuting attorney, as provided therein, the attorney general may not accept an assurance of discontinuance without the consent of said prosecuting attorney.[ 2011 c 336 § 476; 1967 c 201 § 21.]
WA Rev Code § 18.28.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.220 - Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.

RCW 18.28.220 Violation of injunction—Civil penalty.Any person who violates any injunction issued pursuant to this chapter shall forfeit and pay a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars. For the purpose of this section the superior court issuing any injunction shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued, and in such cases the attorney general acting in the name of the state may petition for the recovery of civil penalties.[ 1967 c 201 § 22.]
WA Rev Code § 18.28.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.28 - Debt Adjusting.|18.28.900 - Saving prior contracts.

RCW 18.28.900 Saving prior contracts.The provisions of this chapter shall not invalidate or make unlawful contracts between debt adjusters and debtors executed prior to the effective date of this chapter.[ 1967 c 201 § 23.]NOTES:Effective date—1967 c 201: June 8, 1967, see preface to 1967 session laws.
WA Rev Code § 18.29.003 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.003 - Regulation of health care professions—Criteria.

RCW 18.29.003 Regulation of health care professions—Criteria.See chapter 18.120 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 18.29.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.005 - "Surfaces of the teeth" defined.

RCW 18.29.005 "Surfaces of the teeth" defined.The term "surfaces of the teeth" as used in this chapter means the portions of the crown and root surface to which there is no periodontal membrane attached.[ 1969 c 47 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.011 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.011 - License required.

RCW 18.29.011 License required.No person may practice as a dental hygienist in this state without having a license as such and, after the first year, an unexpired license renewal certificate.[ 1987 c 150 § 16.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.
WA Rev Code § 18.29.021 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.021 - Requirements for licensing.

RCW 18.29.021 Requirements for licensing.(1) The department shall issue a license to any applicant who, as determined by the secretary:(a) Has successfully completed an educational program approved by the secretary. This educational program shall include coursework encompassing the subject areas within the scope of the license to practice dental hygiene in the state of Washington;(b) Has successfully completed an examination administered or approved by the dental hygiene examining committee; and(c) Has not engaged in unprofessional conduct or is not unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment.(2) Applications for licensure must comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees established according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.[ 1996 c 191 § 10; 1995 c 198 § 4; 1991 c 3 § 46; 1989 c 202 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.045 - Licensure by endorsement.

RCW 18.29.045 Licensure by endorsement.An applicant holding a valid license and currently engaged in practice in another state may be granted a license without examination required by this chapter, on the payment of any required fees, if the secretary in consultation with the advisory committee determines that the other state's licensing standards are substantively equivalent to the standards in this state: PROVIDED, That the secretary in consultation with the advisory committee may require the applicant to: (1) File with the secretary documentation certifying the applicant is licensed to practice in another state; and (2) provide information as the secretary deems necessary pertaining to the conditions and criteria of the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW and to demonstrate to the secretary a knowledge of Washington law pertaining to the practice of dental hygiene.[ 1991 c 3 § 47; 1989 c 202 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.050 - Scope of licensee's functions—Employment—Supervision.

RCW 18.29.050 Scope of licensee's functions—Employment—Supervision.Any person licensed as a dental hygienist in this state may remove deposits and stains from the surfaces of the teeth, may apply topical preventive or prophylactic agents, may polish and smooth restorations, may perform root planing and soft-tissue curettage, and may perform other dental operations and services delegated to them by a licensed dentist. Any person licensed as a dental hygienist in this state may apply topical anesthetic agents under the general supervision, as defined in RCW 18.260.010, of a dentist: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That licensed dental hygienists shall in no event perform the following dental operations or services:(1) Any surgical removal of tissue of the oral cavity;(2) Any prescription of drugs or medications requiring the written order or prescription of a licensed dentist or physician, except that a hygienist may place antimicrobials pursuant to the order of a licensed dentist and under the dentist's required supervision;(3) Any diagnosis for treatment or treatment planning; or(4) The taking of any impression of the teeth or jaw, or the relationships of the teeth or jaws, for the purpose of fabricating any intra-oral restoration, appliance, or prosthesis, except that a dental hygienist may take an impression for any purpose that is either allowed:(a) For a dental assistant registered under chapter 18.260 RCW; or(b) As a delegated duty for dental hygienists pursuant to rules adopted by the dental quality assurance commission.Such licensed dental hygienists may perform dental operations and services only under the supervision of a licensed dentist, and under such supervision may be employed by hospitals, boards of education of public or private schools, county boards, boards of health, or public or charitable institutions, or in dental offices.[ 2015 c 120 § 1; 2013 c 87 § 1; 2003 c 257 § 1; 1997 c 37 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 235 § 1; 1969 c 47 § 4; 1923 c 16 § 27; RRS § 10030-27.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.053 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.053 - Expanded function dental auxiliary services—Supervision.

RCW 18.29.053 Expanded function dental auxiliary services—Supervision.A person who holds a license under this chapter and who has met the requirements under RCW 18.260.050 and has been issued a license to practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary may perform those expanded function dental auxiliary services identified in RCW 18.260.070 under the specified supervision of a supervising dentist.[ 2007 c 269 § 14.]NOTES:Application—Implementation—2007 c 269: See RCW 18.260.900 and 18.260.901.
WA Rev Code § 18.29.058 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.058 - Delegated acts—Homebound patients.

RCW 18.29.058 Delegated acts—Homebound patients.(1)(a) Any person licensed in this state as a dental hygienist with two years of practical clinical experience within the preceding five years may perform delegated acts specified in (b) of this subsection on a homebound patient under the general supervision of a dentist licensed under chapter 18.32 RCW if the patient has first been examined by the supervising dentist within a time frame deemed appropriate by the supervising dentist.(b) The acts that may be performed under (a) of this subsection are limited to the acts, specified in rule by the dental quality assurance commission, that a dental hygienist is authorized to perform under the general supervision of a dentist.(2) Prior to performing acts under this section, the dental hygienist shall:(a) Obtain information from the patient's primary health care provider about any health conditions of the patient that would be relevant to the provision of preventive dental care. The dental hygienist shall review and discuss any changes in health condition with the supervising dentist prior to treatment;(b) Discuss appropriateness of care with the supervising dentist; and(c) Obtain written consent from the supervising dentist.(3) For purposes of this section:(a) "General supervision" has the same meaning as in RCW 18.260.010; and(b) "Homebound patient" means a patient incapable of travel due to age or disability.[ 2013 c 87 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.060 - License issuance—Display.

RCW 18.29.060 License issuance—Display.Upon passing an examination and meeting the requirements as provided in RCW 18.29.021, the secretary of health shall issue to the successful applicant a license as dental hygienist. The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the operation room where such licensee shall practice.[ 1991 c 3 § 48; 1989 c 202 § 12; 1985 c 7 § 21; 1981 c 277 § 4; 1979 c 158 § 32; 1923 c 16 § 31; RRS § 10030-31.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.071 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.071 - Renewals.

RCW 18.29.071 Renewals.The secretary shall establish the administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees for renewal of licenses as provided in this chapter and in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.[ 1996 c 191 § 11; 1991 c 3 § 49; 1989 c 202 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 18.29.076 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.076 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.29.076 Application of uniform disciplinary act.The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.[ 1987 c 150 § 15; 1986 c 259 § 31.]NOTES:Severability—1987 c 150: See RCW 18.122.901.Severability—1986 c 259: See note following RCW 18.130.010.
WA Rev Code § 18.29.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 18 - Businesses and Professions|Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.|18.29.100 - Violations—Penalty—Prosecutions.

RCW 18.29.100 Violations—Penalty—Prosecutions.Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county to prosecute all cases involving a violation of this chapter arising within his or her county. The attorney general may assist in such prosecutions and shall appear at all hearings when requested to do so by the secretary of health.[ 1991 c 3 § 50; 1979 c 158 § 34; 1923 c 16 § 36; RRS § 10030-36.]NOTES:Violation of chapter 69.50 RCW, the Uniform Controlled Substances Act—Suspension of license: RCW 69.50.413.