Existing User
Secure Access Washington (SAW)
Login Instructions for Existing Users
Follow each step to ensure your online renewal is completed successfully.
Step 1: Get started here. Enter the user ID and password you previously created. Select “Submit.” If you forgot your SAW user ID and/or password, select the "Forgot your password?" Button or the username reminder link in the footer.
Step 2: If you have a SAW account but you haven't used it to renew your credential online, you'll need to select "Add Service."
Step 3: Select the "Add by Agency" and choose the "Department of Health" from the list.
Step 4: Select "Health Professional and Facility Licensing (HELMS)" from the list and choose "Add." You'll see the "Registration Complete" page. Select “My Services.”
Step 5: Select the “Health Professional and Facility Licensing (HELMS)” link.
Step 6: Select "Continue.”
Step 7: You'll be routed to the Department of Health, Health Enforcement and Licensing Management System (HELMS). Use your last name, birth date, social security number, and credential number to easily locate your licensing information, if you are already licensed in the State of Washington. If this is your first time applying, please complete all required information.
