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Examinations—Secretary's authority—Consultation with examining authority.
The secretary in consultation with the Washington dental hygiene examining committee shall:
(1) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter
34.05 RCW necessary to prepare and conduct examinations for dental hygiene licensure;
(2) Require an applicant for licensure to pass an examination consisting of written and practical tests upon such subjects and of such scope as the committee determines;
(3) Set the standards for passage of the examination;
(4) Administer at least two examinations each calendar year. Additional examinations may be given as necessary; and
(5) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure.