Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 18.79 - Nursing Care.
18.79.230 - Temporary retirement—Renewal—Fee—Qualification.

RCW 18.79.230
Temporary retirement—Renewal—Fee—Qualification.

A person licensed under this chapter who desires to retire temporarily from registered nursing practice, advanced registered nursing practice, or licensed practical nursing practice in this state shall send a written notice to the secretary.
Upon receipt of the notice the department shall place the name of the person on inactive status. While remaining on this status the person shall not practice in this state any form of nursing provided for in this chapter. When the person desires to resume practice, the person shall apply to the commission for renewal of the license and pay a renewal fee to the state treasurer. Persons on inactive status for three years or more must provide evidence of knowledge and skill of current practice as required by the commission or as provided in this chapter.

[ 1994 sp.s. c 9 § 423.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 18 - Businesses and Professions

Chapter 18.79 - Nursing Care.

18.79.010 - Purpose.

18.79.020 - Definitions.

18.79.030 - Licenses required—Titles.

18.79.040 - "Registered nursing practice" defined—Exceptions.

18.79.050 - "Advanced registered nursing practice" defined—Exceptions.

18.79.060 - "Licensed practical nursing practice" defined—Exceptions.

18.79.070 - Commission established—Membership—Qualifications.

18.79.080 - Commission—Order of removal—Vacancy.

18.79.090 - Commission—Compensation.

18.79.100 - Commission—Officers—Meetings.

18.79.110 - Commission—Duties and powers—Rules—Successor to boards.

18.79.120 - Application of Uniform Disciplinary Act.

18.79.140 - Executive director—Qualifications.

18.79.150 - Schools and programs—Requirements—Approval.

18.79.160 - Applicants—Required documentation—Criteria—Rules.

18.79.170 - Examination—Rules.

18.79.180 - Interim permits—License—Expiration upon failure.

18.79.190 - Reciprocity—Foreign programs—Examination.

18.79.200 - License procedures, requirements, fees.

18.79.202 - License fee surcharge—Use of proceeds—Nursing resource center account—Report to the legislature—Review—Rules.

18.79.210 - License renewal—Procedures, requirements, fees.

18.79.230 - Temporary retirement—Renewal—Fee—Qualification.

18.79.240 - Construction.

18.79.250 - Advanced registered nurse practitioner—Activities allowed.

18.79.256 - Advanced registered nurse practitioner—Scope of practice—Document attestation.

18.79.260 - Registered nurse—Activities allowed—Delegation of tasks.

18.79.270 - Licensed practical nurse—Activities allowed.

18.79.280 - Medication, tests, treatments allowed.

18.79.290 - Catheterization of students—Rules.

18.79.300 - Department—Rules for administration.

18.79.310 - Rules, regulations, decisions of previous boards—Effect.

18.79.330 - Finding.

18.79.340 - Nursing technicians.

18.79.350 - Nursing technicians—Nursing functions.

18.79.360 - Applications for registration as a nursing technician—Fee.

18.79.370 - Nursing technicians—Registration renewal.

18.79.390 - Secretary and commission relationship.

18.79.400 - Pain management rules—Criteria for new rules.

18.79.410 - Commission—Information to legislature.

18.79.420 - Down syndrome—Parent information.

18.79.800 - Opioid drug prescribing rules—Adoption.

18.79.810 - Opioid drugs—Right to refuse.

18.79.900 - Severability—1994 sp.s. c 9.

18.79.901 - Headings and captions not law—1994 sp.s. c 9.

18.79.902 - Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 9.