- Apply online
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Getting started
Online Application Instructions
Online application instructions are on our website.
Once you have completed the process, and submitted your application, you will receive an email with your pending credential number, or you may look on Provider Credential Search. Refer to this credential number any time you contact Department of Health or submit paperwork.
- Apply on paper
- The following forms are required for completing the application process. Please download and print forms.
- License application packet (PDF)
- Inactive license activation application packet (PDF)
- Expired credential reactivation application (PDF)
- Acupuncturist or Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Practitioner Portability of Professional Licenses of Members of the Uniformed Services and Their Spouses Application Packet (PDF)
- Sample forms for practitioners
- Additional forms
- Renewal requirements
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Acupuncturists or acupuncture and eastern medicine practitioners must renew their license every year. Credentials expire on the credential holder's birthday and may be renewed within 90 days of the expiration date.
Fee Schedule
2024 Fiscal Year in Review (PDF)
- See licensing fees below
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- License application - $69*
- License renewal - $69*
- Inactive license renewal - $59*
- Late renewal penalty - $50
- Expired license reissuance - $50
- Expired inactive license reissuance - $50
- Duplicate license - $15
- Certification of license - $25
- East Asian medicine practitioner training program application - $500
* Includes the $9 fee to access the University of Washington HEAL-WA health resources website.
Fees submitted with applications for initial credentialing, examinations, renewal, and other fees associated with the licensing and regulation of the profession are non-refundable, per WAC 246-12-340.
Process for Approving/Denying Applications
We finish the final review for approval after a credentialing specialist verifies that the application is fully complete and complies with the requirements in chapter 18.06 RCW and chapter 246-803 WAC. We complete background checks and make sure applicants have submitted the required fees. Credentialing supervisors and lead workers have the authority to approve routine applications. The disciplining authority may conduct further review if the credentialing supervisor can't verify the applicant meets all requirements. We'll formally notify applicants of a denial. Those applicants may request a hearing to appeal the decision.