Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
This section only applies to the written or practical
examinations administered by the board.
(1) An applicant who fails to pass the
written or clinical examination may request informal review of their
examination results by the board of den-turists.
(a) The request must be in writing and must
be received by the department within thirty calendar days of the postmark date
of the examination results letter;
(b) The board will not reverse its prior
determination unless the applicant can demonstrate error in examination content
or procedure, or bias, prejudice, or discrimination in the examination
pro-cess; and
(c) The board will
only consider any challenges to examination scores if the total revised score
on any examination section would result in a passing score on that section of
the examination.
(2)
Procedure for filing an informal review:
(a)
The applicant shall contact the denturist program at the department for an
appointment to appear personally to review incorrect answers on the written
portion of failed examination, and score sheets on the failed clinical portion
of the examination;
(b) During the
appointment, the applicant is provided a standardized form to defend their
examination answers;
(c) The
applicant shall specifically identify the challenged portion(s) of the
examination and state the specific reason(s) as to why the applicant feels the
results of the examination should be changed;
(d) The applicant is limited to two hours to
complete the form for the written portion and two hours to complete the form
for the clinical portion;
(e) The
applicant may bring in notes, texts, or appropriate documentation to the
appointment;
(f) The applicant must
not bring any electronic or other equipment to the review appointment that
records audio, records visual images, allows two-way communication, or
otherwise retains or transmits information;
(g) The applicant may not be accompanied by
another person;
(h) The applicant
is not allowed to retain a copy of the examination, examination results, or the
standardized form, nor take written notes or pictures from the
appointment;
(i) Following the
informal review, should the applicant decide not to challenge the examination
results, the applicant must sign a statement on department forms indicating
that the request for informal review is withdrawn. Withdrawal will not affect
the right of the applicant to retake the examination at a later date.
(3) The board will only review and
consider an applicant's standardized form in open session at the board's next
regularly scheduled meeting. The board will notify the applicant in writing,
within thirty working days of the meeting, of its decision.
(4) An applicant's failure to follow the
informal review process may result in the loss of the right to formal
hearing.
(5) Any applicant who has
completed the informal review process and is not satisfied with the result may
submit a request for a formal hearing to be held before the board of
denturists.
(a) The request must be made in
writing and must be received by the department within thirty calendar days of
the postmark date of the results of the board's informal examination
review.
(b) The written request
must specifically identify the challenged portion(s) of the examination and
must state the specific reason(s) why the candidate feels the results of the
examination should be changed.
(c)
The board will only reverse its prior determination if the applicant shows
error in examination content or procedure, or bias, prejudice, or
discrimination in the examination process.
(d) The board will only consider any
challenges to the written examination score if the total revised score would
result in a passing score.
(6) The formal hearing will be held pursuant
to the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and the model
procedural rules for adjudicative proceeding of the department, chapter 246-11
WAC.
