Creating a nondisciplinary pathway for relinquishing licenses issued by the Washington medical commission.

HB 2652 creates a voluntary process for Washington medical license holders (like doctors and nurses) to permanently surrender their licenses without it being recorded as disciplinary action. The bill prohibits using this process to avoid discipline or if a license is under investigation, and specifies that relinquishment cannot be reversed or reinstated. Crucially, surrendered licenses will not appear in disciplinary databases, the national practitioner data bank, or public websites. This change directly affects medical professionals seeking to exit the profession without a disciplinary record impacting future employment or licensing.