1. (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. (2) Postgraduate training limited licenses must be renewed every year to correspond to the program's date.
3. (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. (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*	70.00
   Active license renewal
   	Two-year renewal	824.00
   	UW HEAL-WA surcharge*	32.00
   	Washington physician health program surcharge*	140.00
   	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)**	140.00
   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*	140.00
   	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*	70.00
   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*	70.00
   Limited license renewal(One-year cycle)
   	Renewal	325.00
   	UW HEAL-WA surcharge*	16.00
   	Washington physician health program surcharge*	70.00
   	Limited duplicate license	15.00

   *	The Washington physician health program surcharge (RCW 18.71.310(2)) is assessed at $70.00 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 18.71.310, 18.71A.020, 18.57.015, 18.22.250, 18.32.534, 18.92.047, and 43.70.110. WSR 25-07-080, s 246-919-990, filed 3/17/25, effective 4/17/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. WSR 19-21-052, § 246-919-990, filed 10/10/19, effective 2/1/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.110 (3)(c) and 43.70.250. WSR 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. WSR 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. WSR 08-15-014, § 246-919-990, filed 7/7/08, effective 7/7/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.250. WSR 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. WSR 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. WSR 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. WSR 99-23-090, § 246-919-990, filed 11/16/99, effective 1/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.70.280. WSR 98-05-060, § 246-919-990, filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.017 and 43.70.250. WSR 97-15-100, § 246-919-990, filed 7/21/97, effective 8/21/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.71.017 and 18.71A.020. WSR 96-03-073, § 246-919-990, filed 1/17/96, effective 2/17/96.]