WAC 246-919-395. Substantially equivalent licensing standards — Temporary practice permit

(1) An applicant who holds an unrestricted, active license in another state with licensing standards substantially equivalent to those in Washington may apply for a temporary practice permit authorizing the applicant to practice as a physician in Washington. (2) The commission will issue the physician a temporary practice permit if the following requirements are met: (a) The applicant submits a completed application for a physician and surgeon license on a form provided by the commission on which the applicant indicates that he or she wishes to receive a temporary practice permit; (b) The applicant submits payment of the application fee and temporary practice permit fee under WAC 246-919-990 ; (c) The commission receives the American Medical Association's physicians' data profile verifying states in which the applicant is or was licensed; (d) The commission receives the practitioner profile from the Federation of State Medical Boards; (e) The applicant requests and the commission receives written verification attesting that the applicant has a license in good standing and is not subject to charges or disciplinary action for unprofessional conduct or impairment from all states which the applicant is or was licensed; (f) The applicant is not subject to denial of a license or issuance of a conditional license under chapter 18.130 RCW; and (g) The applicant is licensed in a state that has licensing standards substantially equivalent to Washington. (3) The temporary practice permit allows the applicant to work in the state of Washington as a physician without restriction until the permit expires. The temporary practice permit is a license to practice medicine. (4) The temporary practice permit shall expire upon the issuance of a license by the commission; initiation of an investigation by the commission of the applicant; or ninety days after the temporary practice permit is issued, whichever occurs first. The temporary permit will not be renewed, reissued, or extended. (5) An applicant who receives a temporary practice permit and who does not complete the application process may not receive additional temporary practice permits even upon submission of a new application in the future.