WAC 246-840-990. Fees and renewal cycle

(1) A licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a registered nurse (RN) must renew their single or multistate license every year on the licensee's birthday. (2) When applying for a license an applicant for an initial or renewal LPN license or RN license must pay, in addition to the application fee, the University of Washington (UW) health sciences online library access (HEAL-WA) surcharge and the central nursing resource center (nursing center) surcharge, as required in RCW 43.70.110 . (3) An advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) must renew their license every two years on the licensee's birthday. An ARNP must also hold a valid single or multistate RN license and pay all associated fees every year on the licensee's birthday. (4) A nursing technician must renew their registration every year on the practitioner's birthday. The renewal must be accompanied by an attestation as required in RCW 18.79.370 that includes the nursing technician's anticipated graduation date. If the anticipated graduation date is within one year, the registration will expire 30 days after the anticipated graduation date. The expiration date may be extended to 60 days after graduation if the nursing technician can show good cause as defined in WAC 246-840-010 (15). (5) A practitioner who holds more than one credential will be charged separate fees for each credential, in compliance with WAC 246-12-020 through 246-12-051 and RCW 43.70.110 . (6) The following nonrefundable fees will be charged: Application Fees Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse 2 Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse 2 Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner 1 Nursing Technician Application Fee 114 114 69 69 130 25 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 0 Multistate License Fee 0 65 0 65 0 0 Total 138 203 93 158 130 25 1 Pays a $130 application fee per specialty license. If not currently a licensed RN, must also pay RN application fees. 2 Providers currently licensed in Washington state pay the $65 multistate license fee to convert their existing license to a multistate license. Application Fees Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse 2 Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse 2 Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner 1 Nursing Technician Application Fee 114 114 69 69 130 25 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 0 Multistate License Fee 0 65 0 65 0 0 Total 138 203 93 158 130 25 1 Pays a $130 application fee per specialty license. If not currently a licensed RN, must also pay RN application fees. 2 Providers currently licensed in Washington state pay the $65 multistate license fee to convert their existing license to a multistate license. On-Time Renewal Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner 2 Nursing Technician Renewal Fee 114 114 69 69 130 25 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 0 Multistate License Fee 0 20 0 20 0 0 Total 138 158 93 113 130 25 2 Pays a $130 renewal fee per specialty license once every two years. Must also renew RN license every year. On-Time Renewal Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner 2 Nursing Technician Renewal Fee 114 114 69 69 130 25 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 0 Multistate License Fee 0 20 0 20 0 0 Total 138 158 93 113 130 25 2 Pays a $130 renewal fee per specialty license once every two years. Must also renew RN license every year. Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner 3 Nursing Technician Renewal Fee 114 114 69 69 130 25 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 0 Late Renewal Penalty 50 50 50 50 50 25 Multistate License Fee 0 20 0 20 0 0 Total 188 208 143 163 180 50 3 Pays $50 per specialty license in late fees. Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner 3 Nursing Technician Renewal Fee 114 114 69 69 130 25 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 0 Late Renewal Penalty 50 50 50 50 50 25 Multistate License Fee 0 20 0 20 0 0 Total 188 208 143 163 180 50 3 Pays $50 per specialty license in late fees. Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 114 114 69 69 130 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 Late Renewal Penalty 50 50 50 50 50 Expired Licenses Reissuance 70 70 70 70 0 Multistate License Fee 0 20 0 20 0 Total 258 278 213 233 180 Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired Registered Nurse Multistate Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 114 114 69 69 130 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 8 8 0 Late Renewal Penalty 50 50 50 50 50 Expired Licenses Reissuance 70 70 70 70 0 Multistate License Fee 0 20 0 20 0 Total 258 278 213 233 180 Retired Active Renewal Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Renewal Fee 44 44 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 Total 68 68 Retired Active Renewal Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Renewal Fee 44 44 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 Total 68 68 Retired Active Renewal — Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Renewal Fee 44 44 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 Total 113 113 Retired Active Renewal — Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Renewal Fee 44 44 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 Total 113 113 Retired Active Renewal — Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Renewal Fee 44 44 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 Expired License Reissuance 70 70 Total 183 183 Retired Active Renewal — Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Renewal Fee 44 44 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 Expired License Reissuance 70 70 Total 183 183 Inactive License Renewal Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 44 44 40 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 0 Total 68 68 40 Inactive License Renewal Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 44 44 40 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 0 Total 68 68 40 Inactive License Renewal — Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 44 44 40 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 0 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 40 Total 113 113 80 Inactive License Renewal — Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 44 44 40 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 0 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 40 Total 113 113 80 Inactive License Renewal — Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 44 44 40 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 0 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 40 Expired License Reissuance 40 40 40 Total 153 153 120 Inactive License Renewal — Late Renewal - One Year or More Expired Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Renewal Fee 44 44 40 HEAL-WA Surcharge 16 16 0 Nursing Center Surcharge 8 8 0 Late Renewal Penalty 45 45 40 Expired License Reissuance 40 40 40 Total 153 153 120 Other fees Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Nursing Technician Duplicate Licensee or Registration 20 20 20 15 Verification Licensure 25 25 25 25 Other fees Registered Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Nursing Technician Duplicate Licensee or Registration 20 20 20 15 Verification Licensure 25 25 25 25