(1) If an employee in a nonpermanent appointment for reasons specified in WAC 357-19-360(1) is subsequently appointed permanently to the same or a similar position, the employer may count time worked in the nonpermanent appointment towards the probationary or trial service period for the permanent position.

(2) If a general government employee in a nonpermanent appointment for reasons specified in WAC 357-19-360(2) is subsequently appointed permanently to the same or similar position, the employer may count time worked in the nonpermanent appointment towards the probationary period and must count time worked in the nonpermanent appointment towards the trial service period for the permanent position.