# Washington health credentials expiring in 2026 — 144,057 of them

> 144,057 active Washington health care credentials expire during 2026, across 138 professions. Which ones, and what has to be done before the date.

## Expiring in 2026

**144,057** active credentials — 26.0% of the register — run out during 2026.

### Why they do not all fall on the same day

Washington renews on the holder’s **birthday**, not on a
common date, so these 144,057 expiries are spread across all twelve
months of 2026. That is convenient for the Department and inconvenient for
everyone else: there is no single deadline to remember, and no annual notice
in the press to remind you.

Continuing-education hours are recorded as due for **82,698**
of them (57.4%), and those hours have to be finished before the
renewal rather than after it.

This site is not the Department, and nothing here extends a
date. To renew, go through the Department’s own portal — what this
page gives you is the shape of the year, and your own date if you look your
credential up.

### Which professions renew in 2026

| Profession | Active credentials | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Registered Nurse License](/profession/registered-nurse-license/expiring-2026.md) | 31,488 | 21.9% |
| [Nursing Assistant Certification](/profession/nursing-assistant-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 19,649 | 13.6% |
| [Nursing Assistant Registration](/profession/nursing-assistant-registration/expiring-2026.md) | 9,102 | 6.3% |
| [Dental Assistant Registration](/profession/dental-assistant-registration/expiring-2026.md) | 6,208 | 4.3% |
| [Counselor Agency Affiliated Registration](/profession/counselor-agency-affiliated-registration/expiring-2026.md) | 4,518 | 3.1% |
| [Physician And Surgeon License](/profession/physician-and-surgeon-license/expiring-2026.md) | 4,422 | 3.1% |
| [Mental Health Counselor License](/profession/mental-health-counselor-license/expiring-2026.md) | 3,619 | 2.5% |
| [Massage Therapist License](/profession/massage-therapist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 3,510 | 2.4% |
| [Medical Assistant Certification](/profession/medical-assistant-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 3,287 | 2.3% |
| [Licensed Practical Nurse](/profession/licensed-practical-nurse/expiring-2026.md) | 3,168 | 2.2% |
| [Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner License](/profession/advanced-registered-nurse-practitioner-license/expiring-2026.md) | 3,101 | 2.2% |
| [Medical Assistant Phlebotomist Certification](/profession/medical-assistant-phlebotomist-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 2,965 | 2.1% |
| [Pharmacist License](/profession/pharmacist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 2,655 | 1.8% |
| [Social Worker Independent Clinical License](/profession/social-worker-independent-clinical-license/expiring-2026.md) | 2,649 | 1.8% |
| [Pharmacy Assistant License](/profession/pharmacy-assistant-license/expiring-2026.md) | 2,513 | 1.7% |
| [Pharmacy Technician Certification](/profession/pharmacy-technician-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 2,303 | 1.6% |
| [Physical Therapist License](/profession/physical-therapist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 2,291 | 1.6% |
| [Dentist License](/profession/dentist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,901 | 1.3% |
| [Medical Assistant Registration](/profession/medical-assistant-registration/expiring-2026.md) | 1,871 | 1.3% |
| [Dental Hygiene License](/profession/dental-hygiene-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,785 | 1.2% |
| [Veterinary License](/profession/veterinary-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,400 | 1.0% |
| [Radiologic Technologist Certification](/profession/radiologic-technologist-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 1,394 | 1.0% |
| [Mental Health Counselor Associate License](/profession/mental-health-counselor-associate-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,341 | 0.9% |
| [Speech Language Pathologist License](/profession/speech-language-pathologist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,230 | 0.9% |
| [Certified Behavior Technician](/profession/certified-behavior-technician/expiring-2026.md) | 1,224 | 0.8% |
| [Emergency Medical Technician Certification](/profession/emergency-medical-technician-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 1,190 | 0.8% |
| [Surgical Technologist Registration](/profession/surgical-technologist-registration/expiring-2026.md) | 1,185 | 0.8% |
| [Psychologist License](/profession/psychologist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,073 | 0.7% |
| [Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon License](/profession/osteopathic-physician-surgeon-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,037 | 0.7% |
| [Dietitian Certification](/profession/dietitian-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 1,036 | 0.7% |
| [Social Worker Associate Independent Clinical License](/profession/social-worker-associate-independent-clinical-license/expiring-2026.md) | 1,025 | 0.7% |
| [Veterinary Medication Clerk Registration](/profession/veterinary-medication-clerk-registration/expiring-2026.md) | 1,023 | 0.7% |
| [Physician Assistant License](/profession/physician-assistant-license/expiring-2026.md) | 926 | 0.6% |
| [Substance Use Disorder Professional Certification](/profession/substance-use-disorder-professional-certification/expiring-2026.md) | 917 | 0.6% |
| [Veterinary Technician License](/profession/veterinary-technician-license/expiring-2026.md) | 906 | 0.6% |
| [Marriage and Family Therapist License](/profession/marriage-and-family-therapist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 880 | 0.6% |
| [Chiropractor License](/profession/chiropractor-license/expiring-2026.md) | 813 | 0.6% |
| [Physician and Surgeon License Interstate Medical Licensure Compact](/profession/physician-and-surgeon-license-interstate-medical-licensure-compact/expiring-2026.md) | 767 | 0.5% |
| [Physical Therapist Assistant License](/profession/physical-therapist-assistant-license/expiring-2026.md) | 751 | 0.5% |
| [Occupational Therapist License](/profession/occupational-therapist-license/expiring-2026.md) | 750 | 0.5% |

### Do not let the date pass

144,057 credentials expire during 2026. 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 years

- [Expiring in 2027](/renewal/2027.md) 330,985
- [Expiring in 2028](/renewal/2028.md) 69,951
- [Expiring in 2029](/renewal/2029.md) 6,385

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