# What a Washington other credential is — and what it is not

> Washington State holds 26,630 active health care credentials of the form «Other credential». What that word means, which professions carry it, and how it differs from the other forms.

## Other credential

**26,630** of Washington’s 553,932 active health care credentials take this form — 4.8%, across 27 professions.

### The word is not decoration

A **other credential** is
a credential whose title does not carry one of Washington’s usual words. We do not guess which regime it falls under — the title is shown as the Department writes it.

Washington is unusual in saying « credential » where
most states say « license », and it does so for a
reason: it issues 7 different forms, and they are not
interchangeable. The clearest case in the whole register is nursing
assistance, which exists as a *certification*
(59,078 active) and as
a *registration*
(25,386 active) at the
same time. Same job title in ordinary speech; different credential, different
route in.

We describe what the register shows. What each form permits in
practice is set out in Washington’s own rules for each profession, and
that is where a question about scope of practice belongs.

### The professions that carry a other credential

| Profession | Active credentials | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Licensed Practical Nurse](/profession/licensed-practical-nurse.md) | 9,895 | 37.2% |
| [Certified Behavior Technician](/profession/certified-behavior-technician.md) | 5,091 | 19.1% |
| [EMS Evaluator](/profession/ems-evaluator.md) | 3,718 | 14.0% |
| [Medical Program Director Delegate](/profession/medical-program-director-delegate.md) | 1,704 | 6.4% |
| [Acupuncturist or Acupuncture and Eastern Medicine Practitioner](/profession/acupuncturist-or-acupuncture-and-eastern-medicine-practitioner.md) | 1,621 | 6.1% |
| [Licensed Behavior Analyst](/profession/licensed-behavior-analyst.md) | 1,503 | 5.6% |
| [Physical Therapy Compact Privilege](/profession/physical-therapy-compact-privilege.md) | 1,030 | 3.9% |
| [Certified Peer Support Specialist](/profession/certified-peer-support-specialist.md) | 576 | 2.2% |
| [Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary](/profession/expanded-function-dental-auxiliary.md) | 525 | 2.0% |
| [Licensed Assistant Behavior Analyst](/profession/licensed-assistant-behavior-analyst.md) | 333 | 1.3% |
| [Physical Therapy Assistant Compact Privilege](/profession/physical-therapy-assistant-compact-privilege.md) | 234 | 0.9% |
| [Senior EMS Instructor Recognition](/profession/senior-ems-instructor-recognition.md) | 189 | 0.7% |
| Behavioral Health Agency | 64 | 0.2% |
| Behavioral Health Agency Branch Site | 43 | 0.2% |
| Medical Program Director | 33 | 0.1% |
| Behavioral Health Agency Tribal Attestation | 16 | 0.1% |
| Denturist Alternate Location | 15 | 0.1% |
| Tribal Attestation Agreement | 11 | 0.0% |
| Underlying Credential Out of State | 7 | 0.0% |
| Residential Treatment Facility Tribal Attestation | 5 | 0.0% |
| Emergency Services Exam Proctor | 4 | 0.0% |
| EMS Provider Supervisory Organization | 4 | 0.0% |
| Senior EMS Instructor Candidate | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nursing Assistant Certified Training Program Instructor | 3 | 0.0% |
| Poison Center Medical Director | 1 | 0.0% |
| Retired Volunteer Medical Worker | 1 | 0.0% |
| Suicide Prevention Training Program | 1 | 0.0% |

**87** of the 26,630 active credentials of this form
carry a disciplinary flag in the Department’s file —
0.3% — and **62** carry one marked
pending.

This site publishes that count and no more: never who. The
reason is not discretion, it is accuracy — the published file carries a
yes/no flag and **nothing else**: no reason, no date, no case
number. Naming someone on the strength of it would publish a suspicion rather
than a fact. Every credential counted here is **active**.
[Why the line is drawn there](/discipline.md).

### Do not let the date pass

26,630 credentials take the form of a other credential. Washington renews most of them on the holder’s birthday, every year or every two years, and continuing-education hours have to be done before that date — not after. Leave your details and we will tell you when yours is close, and pass your request for continuing-education hours to providers who teach for this credential.

We take no commission and we vouch for no training provider. We have no arrangement with any provider today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### The other forms Washington issues

- [License](/credential/license.md) 304,441
- [Certification](/credential/certification.md) 145,796
- [Registration](/credential/registration.md) 74,135
- [Permit](/credential/permit.md) 883
- [Endorsement](/credential/endorsement.md) 197
- [Trainee](/credential/trainee.md) 1,833

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Página: https://credential-wa.pages.dev/credential/other-credential/
Fonte: Health Care Provider Credential Data — Washington State Department of Health
Recolha: 2026-08-20