1. (1) To return to active status, the nursing home administrator with an expired license shall provide the department of health an application meeting the requirements of WAC 246-12-040.
2. (2) If the license has been expired for one year or more, the applicant must also submit proof of completing the course required by WAC 246-843-130(7) if the applicant did not do so prior to the license expiring.

3. (3) If the license has been expired for five years or more, the applicant shall also meet one of the following requirements:

   1. (a) Provide proof of an active status license as a nursing home administrator from another state that has requirements that are substantially equivalent to Washington requirements;
   2. (b) Provide proof that the applicant has been in active practice as a licensed nursing home administrator in another jurisdiction during that time; or
   3. (c) Successfully pass the current licensing examination as described in WAC 246-843-170.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.030, 18.52.061, 18.52.071, 18.130.250, and 43.70.613. WSR 24-03-147, § 246-843-180, filed 1/23/24, effective 2/23/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.061 and 18.130.050. WSR 19-19-050, § 246-843-180, filed 9/13/19, effective 10/14/19. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.061, 18.130.050, 18.130.040, 18.130.062, 43.70.041, and chapter 18.52 RCW. WSR 16-17-127, § 246-843-180, filed 8/23/16, effective 9/23/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.061. WSR 02-23-070, § 246-843-180, filed 11/19/02, effective 2/17/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. WSR 98-05-060, § 246-843-180, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.061. WSR 93-13-004 (Order 371B), § 246-843-180, filed 6/3/93, effective 7/4/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. WSR 91-24-022 (Order 216B), § 246-843-180, filed 11/25/91, effective 12/26/91; WSR 91-06-060 (Order 141B), recodified as § 246-843-180, filed 3/1/91, effective 4/1/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100(14). WSR 86-01-086 (Order PL 576), § 308-54-180, filed 12/18/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.52.100. WSR 80-08-066 (Order 348), § 308-54-180, filed 7/1/80; Order PL 260, § 308-54-180, filed 12/10/76; Order PL 107, § 308-54-180, filed 3/3/71.]