Wash. Admin. Code § 246-840-990

Registered Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse

Renewal Fee

HEAL-WA Surcharge

Nursing Center Surcharge

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024

Section 246-840-990 - [Effective until 11/22/2024] 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 Nurse²	Licensed Practical Nurse	Multistate Licensed Practical Nurse²	Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner¹	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

¹Pays 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 Practitioner²	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

²Pays 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 Practitioner³	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

³Pays $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

Retired Active Renewal

Retired Active Renewal-Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration

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	180	180

Inactive License Renewal

Inactive License Renewal-Late Renewal - Up to One Year Past the Expiration

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	150	150	120

Other fees

	Registered Nurse	Licensed Practical Nurse	Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner	Nursing Technician
Duplicate Licensee or Registration	20	20	20	15
Verification	25	25	25	25

Wash. Admin. Code § 246-840-990

Amended by WSR 13-24-097, filed 12/3/13, effective 2/1/2014

Amended by WSR 17-07-038, Filed 3/8/2017, effective 7/1/2017

Amended by WSR 22-15-074, Filed 7/18/2022, effective 12/1/2022

Amended by WSR 24-02-057, Filed 12/28/2023, effective 1/31/2024

Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110(3)(c) and 43.70.250. 12-19-088, § 246-840-990, filed 9/18/12, effective 11/1/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, and 2010 c 37 . 10-19-071, § 246-840-990, filed 9/16/10, effective 10/15/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110, 43.70.250, 2008 c 329. 08-15-014, § 246-840-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.010, 43.70.250, and 2005 c 268. 05-20-107, § 246-840-990, filed 10/5/05, effective 11/5/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250, [43.70.]280 and43.70.110 . 05-12-012, § 246-840-990, filed 5/20/05, effective 7/1/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and chapter 18.79 RCW. 04-04-054, § 246-840-990, filed 1/30/04, effective 1/30/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-840-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: Chapter 18.79 RCW. 97-23-075, § 246-840-990, filed 11/19/97, effective 1/12/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.200. 95-12-021, § 246-840-990, filed 5/31/95, effective 7/1/95.