Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-919 - Washington medical commission › PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON FEES › Section 246-919-990 - Physician and surgeon fees and renewal cycle

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Licenses must be renewed every two years
				  on the practitioner's birthday as provided in chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2,
				  except postgraduate training limited licenses.
(2) Postgraduate training limited licenses
				  must be renewed every year to correspond to the program's date.
(3) A retired active physician who resides
				  and practices in Washington and obtains or renews a retired active license is
				  exempt from all licensing fees except for the impaired physician program
				  surcharge authorized by
				  RCW
				  18.71.310.
(4) The applicants and licensees must pay the
				  following nonrefundable fees:
Title of Fee
Fee
Original application
Application
$425.00
UW HEAL-WA surcharge*
16.00
Washington physician health program
surcharge*
50.00
Active license renewal
Two-year renewal
824.00
UW HEAL-WA surcharge*
32.00
Washington physician health program
surcharge*
100.00
Late renewal penalty
300.00
Expired license reissuance
262.50
Retired active license renewal
(resides and practices in-state per
								RCW
								18.71.080 and
								18.130.250
								)
Two-year renewal
(only includes Washington physician health program
								surcharge)**
100.00
Retired active license renewal
(does not meet in-state exemption)
Two-year renewal
200.00
UW HEAL-WA surcharge*
32.00
Washington physician health program surcharge*
100.00
Late renewal penalty
100.00
Verification of license
50.00
Duplicate license
15.00
Temporary permit
50.00
Transitioning from postgraduate training
								limited license
Application fee
100.00
UW HEAL-WA surcharge*
16.00
Washington physician health program
								surcharge*
50.00
Postgraduate limited license:
								RCW
								18.71.095
(One-year cycle)
Original application
Application
325.00
UW HEAL-WA surcharge*
16.00
Washington physician health program
surcharge*
50.00
Limited license renewal
(One-year cycle)
Renewal
325.00
UW HEAL-WA surcharge*
16.00
Washington physician health program surcharge*
50.00
Limited duplicate license
15.00
* The Washington physician health program surcharge
								(RCW
								18.71.310(2) ) is assessed
								at $50.00 per year, and the University of Washington (UW) HEAL-WA web portal
								access fee (RCW
								43.70.110 ) is assessed at $16.00 per
								year.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.110(3)(c) and
						43.70.250. 12-19-088, §
						246-919-990, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250,
						43.70.280, 18.31.310,
						18.71A.020,
						18.71.080, and
						43.70.110. 09-16-120, §
						246-919-990, filed 8/4/09, effective 8/15/09. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.110,
						43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014,
						§ 246-919-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250. 06-11-167, § 246-919-990,
						filed 5/24/06, effective 7/1/06. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and 43.70.110.
						05-12-012, § 246-919-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW
						18.71.017,
						18.71A.020 and
						43.70.280. 02-05-009, §
						246-919-990, filed 2/8/02, effective 3/11/02. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.71.017,
						18.130.050(1),
						18.130.040(4),
						18.130.050(12) 
						and 18.130.340. 99-23-090, §
						246-919-990, filed 11/16/99, effective 1/1/00. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-919-990,
						filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.71.017 and
						43.70.250. 97-15-100, §
						246-919-990, filed 7/21/97, effective 8/21/97. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.71.017 and
						18.71A.020. 96-03-073, §
						246-919-990, filed 1/17/96, effective
						2/17/96.