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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.260 - Dental Professionals. › 18.260.110 - Limitation of chapter.

RCW 18.260.110
Limitation of chapter.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit or restrict:
(1) The practice of a dental assistant in the discharge of official duties by dental assistants in the United States federal services on federal reservations, including but not limited to the armed services, coast guard, public health service, veterans' bureau, or bureau of Indian affairs;
(2) Expanded function dental auxiliary education and training programs approved by the commission and the practice as an expanded function dental auxiliary by students in expanded function dental auxiliary education and training programs approved by the commission, when acting under the direction and supervision of persons licensed under chapter 18.29 or 18.32 RCW;
(3) Dental assistant education and training programs, and the practice of dental assisting by students in dental assistant education and training programs approved by the commission or offered at a school approved or licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board, student achievement council, state board for community and technical colleges, or Washington state skill centers certified by the office of the superintendent of public instruction, when acting under the direction and supervision of persons registered or licensed under this chapter or chapter 18.29 or 18.32 RCW;
(4) The practice of a volunteer dental assistant providing services under the supervision of a licensed dentist in a charitable dental clinic, as approved by the commission in rule; or
(5) The performance of dental health aide therapist services to the extent authorized under chapter 70.350 RCW.
[ 2017 c 5 § 6; 2012 c 229 § 502; 2008 c 150 § 1; 2007 c 269 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 229 §§ 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.260 - Dental Professionals. › 18.260.130 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.260.130
Application of uniform disciplinary act.
Chapter 18.130 RCW governs unregistered or unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of credentials, and the discipline of those credentialed under this chapter. The commission is the disciplining authority under this chapter.
[ 2007 c 269 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.260 - Dental Professionals. › 18.260.140 - Department review.

RCW 18.260.140
Department review.
By November 15, 2012, the department, in consultation with the commission and the dental hygiene examining committee, shall conduct a review of the effectiveness of the creation of the dental assistant and expanded function dental auxiliary professions as related to:
(1) Increasing professional standards in dental practices;
(2) Increasing efficiency in dental practices and community health clinics;
(3) Promoting career ladders in the dental professions; and
(4) Recommendations for expanding or contracting the practice of dental assistants and expanded function dental auxiliaries.
[ 2007 c 269 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.260 - Dental Professionals. › 18.260.900 - Application—2007 c 269.

RCW 18.260.900
Application—2007 c 269.
(1) The provisions of this act apply to registered dental assistants effective July 1, 2008.
(2) The provisions of this act apply to expanded function dental auxiliaries effective December 1, 2008.
[ 2007 c 269 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.260 - Dental Professionals. › 18.260.901 - Implementation—2007 c 269.

RCW 18.260.901
Implementation—2007 c 269.
The secretary of health and the Washington state dental quality assurance commission may take the necessary steps to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date.
[ 2007 c 269 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.005 - Finding—Intent.

RCW 18.265.005
Finding—Intent. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
The legislature finds that good oral health is an integral piece of overall health and well-being. Without treatment, dental disease compromises overall health and requires increasingly costly interventions. However, most dental disease can be prevented at little cost through routine dental care and disease prevention.
Dental-related issues are a leading reason that Washingtonians seek care in hospital emergency departments, which has become the source of care for many, especially uninsured and low-income populations.
It is the intent of the legislature to expand access to oral health care for all Washingtonians through an evidence-based mid-level dental provider called a dental therapist. Dental therapy is a strategy to address racial and ethnic disparities in health and rural health care access gaps. Dental therapists are also a strategy to increase workforce diversity in health care and expand career opportunities for existing members of the dental care workforce such as dental hygienists.
It is the legislature's intent that dental therapists will meet the needs of local communities as they work under the direction of a dentist licensed in accordance with state or federal law. The legislature intends for dental therapists to be incorporated into the dental care workforce and used to effectively treat more patients.
It is the intent of the legislature to follow the national commission on dental accreditation's standards for dental therapy education. This will ensure that dental therapists are trained to the highest quality standards and provide state-to-state consistency. It is the intent of the legislature that incorporating the commission on dental accreditation's standards for dental therapy education will pave the way for Washington education institutions to become accredited programs and for students to qualify for financial aid.
It is also the intent of the legislature to provide an efficient and reasonable pathway, through a limited license, for federally certified dental health aide therapists or tribally licensed dental therapists to become a Washington state licensed dental therapist.
[ 2023 c 460 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: "Sections 1 through 22 of this act take effect January 1, 2024." [ 2023 c 460 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.010 - Definitions.

RCW 18.265.010
Definitions. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Close supervision of a dentist" means that a supervising dentist:
(a) Has personally examined and diagnosed the patient and has personally authorized the procedures to be performed;
(b) Is continuously on-site while the procedure in question is being performed; and
(c) Is capable of responding immediately in the event of an emergency.
(2) "Commission" means the dental quality assurance commission established in chapter 18.32 RCW.
(3) "Dental therapist" means a person licensed to practice dental therapy under this chapter.
(4) "Dental therapy" means the services and procedures specified in RCW 18.265.050.
(5) "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry under chapter 18.32 RCW or exempt from such licensure pursuant to Title 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1621t of the Indian health care improvement act.
(6) "Denturist" means a person licensed to engage in the practice of denturism under chapter 18.30 RCW.
(7) "Department" means the department of health.
(8) "Off-site supervision" means supervision that does not require the dentist to be personally on-site when services are provided or to previously examine or diagnose the patient.
(9) "Practice plan contract" means a document that is signed by a dentist and a dental therapist and outlines the functions the dentist authorizes the dental therapist to perform and the level and type of dentist supervision that is required.
(10) "Secretary" means the secretary of health.
[ 2023 c 460 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.020 - License required—Liability insurance.

RCW 18.265.020
License required—Liability insurance. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
No person may practice dental therapy or represent himself or herself as a dental therapist without being licensed by the department under this chapter. Every person licensed to practice dental therapy in this state shall renew their license and comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, continuing education requirements, and fees provided in RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. The licensing fees for dental therapists may not be subsidized by other health professions. The department shall establish by rule mandatory continuing education requirements to be met by dental therapists applying for license renewal. A dental therapist must obtain liability insurance with coverage equivalent to that of the supervising dentist's liability insurance coverage.
[ 2023 c 460 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.030 - Licensing requirements.

RCW 18.265.030
Licensing requirements. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
(1) The department shall issue a license to practice as a dental therapist to any applicant who:
(a) Pays any applicable fees established by the secretary under RCW 43.70.110 and 43.70.250;
(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, successfully completes a dental therapist program that is accredited or has received initial accreditation by the American dental association's commission on dental accreditation;
(c) Passes an examination approved by the commission; and
(d) Submits, on forms provided by the secretary, the applicant's name, address, and other applicable information as determined by the secretary.
(2) Applicants who successfully completed a dental therapist program before September 30, 2022, that was not accredited by the American dental association's commission on dental accreditation but that the commission determines is substantially equivalent to an accredited education program meet the criteria described in subsection (1)(b) of this section if the applicant also , has proof of at least 400 preceptorship hours under the close supervision of a dentist.
(3) When considering and approving the exam under subsection (1)(c) of this section, the committee must consult with tribes that license dental health aide therapists and with dental therapy education programs located in this state.
(4) The secretary in consultation with the commission must establish by rule the procedures to implement this section.
[ 2023 c 460 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.040 - Licensure without examination—Licensed in another state.

RCW 18.265.040
Licensure without examination—Licensed in another state. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
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 determines that the other state's licensing standards are substantively equivalent to the standards in this state: PROVIDED, That the secretary 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 therapy.
[ 2023 c 460 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.070 - Exclusions from chapter.

RCW 18.265.070
Exclusions from chapter. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
Nothing in this chapter prohibits or affects:
(1) The practice of dental therapy by an individual otherwise licensed under this title and performing services within his or her scope of practice;
(2) The practice of dental therapy in the discharge of official duties on behalf of the United States government including, but not limited to, the armed forces, coast guard, public health service, veterans' bureau, or bureau of Indian affairs;
(3) The practice of dental therapy pursuant to an education program described in RCW 18.265.030;
(4) The practice of dental therapy under the supervision of a dentist necessary to meet the clinical experience or preceptorship requirements of RCW 18.265.030; or
(5) The practice of federally certified dental health aide therapists or tribally licensed dental health aide therapists as authorized under chapter 70.350 RCW.
[ 2023 c 460 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.080 - Practice limited to federally qualified health centers and look-alikes.

RCW 18.265.080
Practice limited to federally qualified health centers and look-alikes. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
(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 retaliation or default on a loan repayment contract if the dentist refuses to enter into a practice plan contract or supervise a dental therapist.
(3) For purposes of this section, a "tribal federally qualified health center" means a tribal facility operating in accordance with Title XIX Sec. 1905(l)(2)(B) of the social security act and the Indian self-determination and education assistance act (P.L. 93-638) and that enrolls in Washington medicaid as a tribal federally qualified health center.
[ 2023 c 460 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.090 - Limited license.

RCW 18.265.090
Limited license. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
(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 substantially equivalent, but not the entire scope of practice in RCW 18.265.050;
(b) Is currently engaged in active practice in another state, Canadian province, or tribe;
(c) Files with the secretary documentation certifying that the applicant:
(i)(A) Has graduated from a dental therapy school accredited by the commission on dental accreditation; or
(B) Has graduated from a dental therapy education program before September 30, 2022, that the dental quality assurance commission determines is substantially equivalent to an accredited education program; and
(ii) Is licensed or certified to practice in another state or Canadian province, or has been certified or licensed by a federal or tribal governing board in the previous two years;
(d) Provides such information as the secretary deems necessary pertaining to the conditions and criteria of the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
(e) Demonstrates to the secretary knowledge of Washington state law pertaining to the practice of dental therapy; and
(f) Pays any required fees.
(2) A person practicing with a limited license granted under this section has the authority to perform only those dental therapy procedures in RCW 18.265.050 that he or she was licensed or certified to practice in their previous state, tribe, or Canadian province.
(3) Upon demonstration of competency in all procedures in RCW 18.265.050, the limited license holder may apply for licensure as a dental therapist under RCW 18.265.030.
(4) The term of a limited license issued under this section is the same as the term for an initial limited license issued under *RCW 18.29.190.
(5) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this section.
[ 2023 c 460 § 11.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 18.29.190 was amended by 2023 c 211 § 1, changing "initial limited license" to "initial temporary license."
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.100 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

RCW 18.265.100
Application of uniform disciplinary act. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
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 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 460 §§ 1-22: See note following RCW 18.265.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.265 - Dental Therapists. › 18.265.800 - Rule making—Department of health—2023 c 460.

RCW 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 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.010 - Definitions.

RCW 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 license or certification that may be applied by the political subdivisions.
(2) "Contractor" means any person, corporation, or other entity, licensed under chapter 18.160 RCW, which performs any work covered by the provisions of this chapter.
(3) "Director" means the state director of fire protection.
(4) "Fire protection sprinkler fitting" means installing, altering, and repairing sprinkler, standpipe, hose, or other hazard systems for fire protection purposes that are an assembly of piping or conduit beginning at the connection to the primary water supply within a building, sprinkler tank heaters, air lines, and all tanks and pumps attached thereto.
(5) "Journey-level sprinkler fitter" means any person who has been issued a certificate by the director as provided by this chapter.
(6) "NFPA 13-D" means the standard in use by the national fire protection association for the installation of fire protection sprinkler systems in one and two-family dwellings and manufactured homes whenever the provisions of this chapter are applied.
(7) "NFPA 13-R" means the standard in use by the national fire protection association for the installation of fire protection sprinkler systems in residential dwellings up to and including four stories in height whenever the provisions of this chapter are applied.
(8) "Person" means a natural person, including an owner, manager, partner, officer, employee, or occupant.
(9) "Residential sprinkler fitter" means anyone who has been issued a certificate by the director limited to installation, maintenance, and repair of the fire protection sprinkler system of residential occupancies as defined by NFPA 13-D and NFPA 13-R.
(10) "Trainee" means anyone who has been issued a training certificate by the director who is learning the fire protection sprinkler fitting trade under the direct supervision of a journey-level sprinkler fitter or residential sprinkler fitter.
[ 2007 c 435 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.040 - Application requirements—Certificate without examination.

RCW 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 journey-level sprinkler fitter certificate shall provide evidence to the director on a form provided by the director of at least eight thousand hours of trade-related fire protection sprinkler fitting experience.
(b) Every applicant for a residential sprinkler fitter certificate shall provide evidence to the director on a form provided by the director of at least four thousand hours of trade-related fire protection sprinkler fitting or residential sprinkler fitting experience.
(4) Every applicant for a training certificate shall provide evidence to the director on a form provided by the director of trade-related employment by a contractor.
(5)(a) The director shall grant a journey-level sprinkler fitter certificate without examination to any applicant who, during the ninety days following January 1, 2009, submits an application for such certification and evidence of his or her employment as a journey-level sprinkler fitter for a period of not less than eight thousand hours.
(b) The director shall grant a residential sprinkler fitter certificate without examination to any applicant who, during the ninety days following January 1, 2009, submits an application for such certification and evidence of his or her employment as a journey-level sprinkler fitter or a residential sprinkler fitter for a period of not less than four thousand hours.
(6) The director may grant a certificate without examination to any applicant who is a journey-level sprinkler fitter or residential sprinkler fitter from a state whose requirements for certification are at least substantially equivalent to the requirements of this state, and which extends the same privileges of reciprocity to journey-level sprinkler fitters or residential sprinkler fitters from this state.
[ 2007 c 435 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.050 - Certificate expiration and renewal.

RCW 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 renewed before its expiration date, an applicant must:
(a) Apply to the director on an application form provided by the director;
(b) Pay an application fee to the director as provided by rule;
(c) Pay an examination fee as provided by rule; and
(d) Successfully pass the written examination required by this chapter.
[ 2007 c 435 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.060 - Fees—Deposit and use.

RCW 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 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.070 - Violations—Investigations.

RCW 18.270.070
Violations—Investigations. (Effective until January 1, 2024.)
An authorized representative of the director may 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 issued by the director in accordance with this chapter. Failure to produce such evidence is an infraction as provided by RCW 18.270.020.
[ 2007 c 435 § 8.]
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 issued by the director in accordance with this chapter. Failure to produce such evidence is an infraction as provided by RCW 18.270.020.
[ 2023 c 329 § 6; 2007 c 435 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 329: See note following RCW 18.160.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.080 - Appeals.

RCW 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 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.090 - Suspension.

RCW 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 certification during the suspension, reissuance of the certificate shall be automatic upon the director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with the order.
[ 2007 c 435 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.900 - Administration of chapter.

RCW 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 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.270 - Fire Protection Sprinkler Fitting. › 18.270.901 - Effective date—2007 c 435.

RCW 18.270.901
Effective date—2007 c 435.
This act takes effect January 1, 2009.
[ 2007 c 435 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.010 - Definitions.

RCW 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" means educational groups or organizations, national organizations or associations, or a national test organization.
(5) "Home inspection" means a professional examination of the current condition of a house.
(6) "Home inspector" means a person who carries out a noninvasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home, using special training and education to carry out the inspection.
(7) "Report" means a written report prepared and issued after a home inspection.
(8) "Wood destroying organism" means insects or fungi that consume, excavate, develop in, or otherwise modify the integrity of wood or wood products. "Wood destroying organism" includes but is not limited to carpenter ants, moisture ants, subterranean termites, dampwood termites, beetles in the family Anobiidae, and wood decay fungi, known as wood rot.
[ 2008 c 119 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.020 - Licensure required.

RCW 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 duties of a home inspector on June 12, 2008, has until July 1, 2010, to meet the licensing requirements of this chapter. However, if a person performing the duties of a home inspector on June 12, 2008, has proof that he or she has worked as a home inspector for at least two years and has conducted at least one hundred home inspections, he or she may apply to the board before September 1, 2009, for licensure without meeting the instruction and training requirements of this chapter.
(3) The director may begin issuing licenses under this section beginning on July 1, 2009.
[ 2008 c 119 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.030 - Duties of a licensed home inspector.

RCW 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, foundation, exterior, heating system, air-conditioning system, structure, plumbing and electrical systems, and other aspects of the home as may be identified by the board. The inspection must include looking for certain fire and safety hazards as defined by the board. The standards of practice to be developed by the board will be used as the minimum standards for an inspection. The duties of the home inspector with regard to wood destroying organisms are provided in RCW 18.280.190.
[ 2008 c 119 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.040 - Home inspector advisory licensing board.

RCW 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 appointment to the board, and one must be currently teaching in a home inspector education program. Insofar as possible, the composition of the appointed home inspector members of the board must be generally representative of the geographic distribution of home inspectors licensed under this chapter. No more than two board members may be members of a particular national home inspector association or organization.
(2) A home inspector must have the following qualifications to be appointed to the board:
(a) Actively engaged as a home inspector in the state of Washington for five years;
(b) Licensed as a home inspector under this chapter, except for initial appointments; and
(c) Performed a minimum of five hundred home inspections in the state of Washington.
(3) Members of the board are appointed for three-year terms. Terms must be staggered so that not more than two appointments are scheduled to be made in any calendar year. Members hold office until the expiration of the terms for which they were appointed. The director may remove a board member for just cause. The director may appoint a new member to fill a vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term. All board members are limited to two consecutive terms.
(4) Each board member is entitled to compensation for each day spent conducting official business and to reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.240, 43.03.050, and 43.03.060.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 § 43; 2008 c 119 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 1st sp.s. c 21: See note following RCW 72.23.025.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.050 - Director's authority.

RCW 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 by the board;
(3) To adopt standards of professional conduct, practice, and ethics as approved by the board; and
(4) To adopt fees as provided in RCW 43.24.086.
[ 2008 c 119 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.060 - Board's authority.

RCW 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 approve the method of administration of examinations required by this chapter or by rule as established by the director;
(4) To approve the content of or recognition of examinations prepared by other entities for adoption by the director;
(5) To set the time and place of examinations with the approval of the director; and
(6) To establish and review standards of professional conduct, practice, and ethics for adoption by the director. These standards must address what constitutes certain fire and safety hazards as used in RCW 18.280.030.
[ 2008 c 119 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.070 - Qualifications for licensure.

RCW 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 supervised by a licensed home inspector;
(4) Evidence of successful passage of the written exam as required in RCW 18.280.080; and
(5) The fee in the amount set by the department.
[ 2008 c 119 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.080 - Written exams.

RCW 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 prepared by a national entity is used, a section specific to Washington shall be developed by the director and included as part of the entire exam.
[ 2008 c 119 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.090 - License length and renewal.

RCW 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 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.100 - Advertising.

RCW 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 the inspector in advertising so long as it is included on all documents incident to a home inspection.
[ 2008 c 119 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.110 - License renewal—Continuing education requirements.

RCW 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 in courses approved by the board every two years.
[ 2008 c 119 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.120 - Written reports—Limitation on work.

RCW 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 home inspectors or employees who work for the same company or for any company in which the home inspector has a financial interest, shall not, from the time of the inspection until one year from the date of the report, perform any work other than home inspection-related consultation on the home upon which he or she has performed a home inspection.
[ 2008 c 119 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.130 - Suspension of license—Appeal.

RCW 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 chapter during the suspension, reissuance of the license is automatic upon the board's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the child support order. The procedure in RCW 74.20A.320 is the exclusive administrative remedy for contesting the establishment of noncompliance with a child support order, and suspension of a license under this subsection, and satisfies the requirements of RCW 34.05.422.
(2) The director, with the assistance of the board, shall establish by rule under what circumstances a home inspector license may be suspended or revoked. These circumstances shall be based upon accepted industry standards and the board's cumulative experience.
(3) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director under this section may appeal the decision as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW. The adjudicative proceeding shall be conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW by an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to RCW 34.12.030.
[ 2008 c 119 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.140 - Civil infractions.

RCW 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) Giving any false or forged evidence of any kind to the director or his or her authorized representative in obtaining a license;
(4) Falsely impersonating any other licensee; or
(5) Attempting to use an expired or revoked license.
All fines and penalties collected or assessed by a court because of a violation of this section must be remitted to the department to be deposited into the business and professions account created in RCW 43.24.150.
[ 2008 c 119 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.150 - Uniform regulation of business and professions act.

RCW 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 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.160 - Relief by injunction—Director and board immunity.

RCW 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 damage would result from continued violation. The director, individuals acting on the director's behalf, and members of the board are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on disciplinary proceedings or other official acts performed in the course of their duties in the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
[ 2008 c 119 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.170 - Exemption from licensing.

RCW 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 17.21 RCW;
(6) Structural pest inspectors licensed under chapter 15.58 RCW; or
(7) Certified real estate appraisers licensed under chapter 18.140 RCW.
[ 2008 c 119 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.180 - Reciprocity.

RCW 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 RCW 18.280.080.
[ 2008 c 119 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.190 - Structural pest inspector.

RCW 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 licensed under chapter 15.58 RCW.
[ 2008 c 119 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.280 - Home Inspectors. › 18.280.200 - Military training or experience.

RCW 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 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.020 - Secretary—Authority.

RCW 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 chapter;
(4) Issue licenses to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for obtaining a license and to deny a license to applicants who do not meet the requirements;
(5) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
(6) Determine minimum education requirements and evaluate and designate those educational programs from which graduation will be accepted as proof of eligibility to take a qualifying examination for applicants for obtaining a license;
(7) Establish practice parameters consistent with the practice of genetic counseling as defined in RCW 18.290.010 and considering developments in the field, with the advice and recommendations of the *advisory committee;
(8) Prepare, grade, and administer, or determine the nature of, and supervise the grading and administration of examinations for obtaining a license;
(9) Determine which states have licensing requirements equivalent to those of this state, and issue licenses to applicants licensed in those states without examination;
(10) Define and approve any experience requirement for licensing;
(11) Adopt rules implementing a continuing competency program;
(12) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and license holders; and
(13) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure.
[ 2009 c 302 § 2.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Section 5 of this act, which established the advisory committee, was vetoed by the governor.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.030 - Construction.

RCW 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 genetic counselor unless licensed as such in this state;
(2) The practice of genetic counseling by a person who is employed by the government of the United States while engaged in the performance of duties prescribed by the laws of the United States;
(3) The practice of genetic counseling by a person who is a regular student in an educational program approved by the secretary, and whose performance of services is pursuant to a regular course of instruction or assignments from an instructor and under the general supervision of the instructor; or
(4) The practice of genetic counseling by a person who is practicing under the general supervision of a genetic counselor in a genetic counseling training site while gathering logbook cases for the purpose of meeting licensing requirements.
[ 2009 c 302 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 18 - Businesses and Professions › Chapter 18.290 - Genetic Counselors. › 18.290.040 - Licensing requirements.

RCW 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 clinical experience requirements established by the secretary; and
(3) Successful completion of an examination administered or approved by the secretary.
[ 2009 c 302 § 4.]