BAT Certification Renewal

A first renewal notice is sent by email in November to the email address on record with Washington Certification Services.

The first renewal payment must be submitted online by the deadline date listed on the renewal notice. Payments made online after the published first renewal deadline date will be subject to a late fee.

If payment of the first renewal notice has not been received by the deadline date listed on the renewal notice, a second and final renewal notice is sent by first class mail. The notice is sent to the home address on record with Washington Certification Services. An email copy of the final renewal notice is also sent to the email address on record.

The final renewal notice will include a late fee. Payment of the final renewal amount including the late fee must be made online by the last day of February.

The fee for renewal by the first renewal deadline is $42.00. A late fee of $35.00 is assessed on the second and final renewal notice for a total renewal fee of $77.00.

An employer may choose to pay a renewal fee for a certified BAT, however this is an agreement between an employer and an employee. Failure of an employer to pay the renewal fee for a BAT by the published deadline date will result in inactivation of the BAT certificate and is not eligible for appeal.

Renewals must be paid online by credit or debit card. Washington Certification Services no longer accepts renewal payments by check or money order. Renewal payments by check or money order received in the mail will be returned.

Online payments are accepted beginning in November and through the last day of February. Eligible operators will receive a BAT Certification Renewal Notice as notification that online renewal is open. It is not necessary to have the Renewal Notice to pay the renewal fee online.

The online renewal log-in screen can be accessed in several ways:

• Enter the URL provided on the renewal notice into a web address bar.
• Use the link provided in the email renewal notice.
• Select the Renew Online Now button located under BAT Certification Renewal on the Washington Certification Services web page.

Follow these instructions to pay the BAT renewal fee online:

1. At the BAT Renewal Payment log-in screen enter your last name and BAT certification number.

2. The system will verify whether you are eligible to renew your certificate. If eligibility is approved you can select Pay With Credit/Debit Card.

3. You are now on a secure bank site. On the Make a Payment screen enter contact and credit card information for whoever is making the payment. Information entered here will not change the BAT's certification contact information.

4. When the payment process is complete print the Web Receipt Confirmation for your records.Your account statement will show a charge from GRCC Special Events Epay.

5. A receipt will also be sent from noreply@epymtservice.com to the email address provided on the payment screen.

6. All online renewal payments must be submitted by the deadline date on the renewal notice.

7. If Washington Certification Services is notified after the last day of February that payment made before the last day of February has been rejected by the credit card company, the certificate will be non-renewable.

Your online payment will usually be processed within 10 business days. After it is processed you will be able to access your validation card through the online system.

After the renewal payment is processed a certification validation card for the renewal year is available through the online system usually within 10 business days of payment. The validation card identifies an individual as a certified Backflow Assembly Tester in Washington.

Validation cards are available to print or save on your computer year round. Beginning in November, validation cards for the next calendar year will be available for those that have paid their renewal fee. If you require a replacement validation card for the current year during  November or December, please contact Washington Certification Services at 253-288-3357.

Department of Health requires the home address as the address of record for a BAT certification. Business or employer addresses may not be used as a BAT certification mailing address.

It is the responsibility of the BAT to notify Washington Certification Services in writing of changes in home address or email to ensure delivery of important certification notifications. Failure to do so does not constitute an excuse for waiver of the late fee assessment, failure to renew a certificate, or failure to demonstrate professional growth. Appeals will not be considered from BATs who fail to report address changes.

BAT Information Change Form

A BAT certificate that has not been renewed by January 1 will remain temporarily valid for two months. A BAT certificate will be invalid, non-renewable, and inactivated if:

• Payment is not made online by the last day of February.
• Washington Certification Services is notified after the last day of February that payment made before the last day of February has been rejected by the credit card company or bank.

BATs have over three months to pay the annual renewal fee. During that time they receive at least two renewal notices by email and a second and final notice by first class mail. Failure to pay the renewal fee by the final deadline date is not eligible for appeal to Department of Health.