Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.
18.29.021 - Requirements for licensing.

RCW 18.29.021
Requirements for licensing.

(1) The department shall issue a license to any applicant who, as determined by the secretary:
(a) Has successfully completed an educational program approved by the secretary. This educational program shall include coursework encompassing the subject areas within the scope of the license to practice dental hygiene in the state of Washington;
(b) Has successfully completed an examination administered or approved by the dental hygiene examining committee; and
(c) Has not engaged in unprofessional conduct or is not unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or mental impairment.
(2) Applications for licensure must comply with administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees established according to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.

[ 1996 c 191 § 10; 1995 c 198 § 4; 1991 c 3 § 46; 1989 c 202 § 1.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 18 - Businesses and Professions

Chapter 18.29 - Dental Hygienists.

18.29.003 - Regulation of health care professions—Criteria.

18.29.005 - "Surfaces of the teeth" defined.

18.29.011 - License required.

18.29.021 - Requirements for licensing.

18.29.045 - Licensure by endorsement.

18.29.050 - Scope of licensee's functions—Employment—Supervision.

18.29.053 - Expanded function dental auxiliary services—Supervision.

18.29.056 - Employment by health care facilities authorized—Limitations—Requirements for services performed in senior centers.

18.29.058 - Delegated acts—Homebound patients.

18.29.060 - License issuance—Display.

18.29.071 - Renewals.

18.29.076 - Application of uniform disciplinary act.

18.29.100 - Violations—Penalty—Prosecutions.

18.29.110 - Dental hygiene examining committee—Generally.

18.29.120 - Examinations—Secretary's authority—Consultation with examining authority.

18.29.130 - Secretary's authority—Generally—Continuing education.

18.29.140 - Approval of educational programs.

18.29.150 - Examinations.

18.29.160 - Immunity.

18.29.170 - Committee meetings—Quorum—Effect of vacancy.

18.29.180 - Exemptions from chapter.

18.29.190 - Initial limited license.

18.29.210 - Rules.

18.29.220 - Community-based sealant programs in schools.

18.29.230 - Services at senior centers and community-based sealant programs—Dental hygienist duties.

18.29.900 - Construction—1923 c 16.