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Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-315 - Temporary practice permit-Military spouse

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A military spouse or state registered domestic partner of a
				  military person may receive a temporary practice permit while completing any
				  specific additional requirements that are not related to training or practice
				  standards for the profession. The board adopts the procedural rules as adopted
				  by the department of health in WAC
				  246-12-051.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-320 - Minimum standards for fitting and dispensing locations

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(1) The hours of
				business of each hearing instrument establishment must be prominently displayed
				and visible to the public at each regular place or places of business owned or
				operated by that establishment.
(2)
				Any regular place or places of business or any activities resulting from these
				locations must meet the minimum standards for facilities and equipment
				essential for the testing of hearing and the fitting and dispensing of hearing
				instruments required in WAC
				246-828-080 and
				246-828-090.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161. 04-02-068, § 246-828-320,
					 filed 1/7/04, effective 2/7/04; 98-06-079, § 246-828-320, filed 3/3/98,
					 effective 4/3/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161(1) and (3).
					 95-19-017 § 246-828-320, filed 9/7/95, effective 10/8/95. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161. 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified
					 as § 246-828-320, filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91; 85-10-024 (Order PL 526
					 ), § 308-50-390, filed 4/24/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-330 - Notice of availability and location of follow-up services

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Every licensee must provide to a hearing instrument
				  purchaser, in writing prior to the signing of the contract, notice of
				  availability of services. The notice must include the specific location of the
				  follow-up service, including date and time if applicable.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161. 04-02-068, § 246-828-330,
					 filed 1/7/04, effective 2/7/04; 98-06-079, § 246-828-330, filed 3/3/98,
					 effective 4/3/98; 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified as § 246-828-330,
					 filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91; 85-10-024 (Order PL 526 ), § 308-50-400,
					 filed 4/24/85.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-350 - Reasonable cause for rescission

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RCW 18.35.190(2)
				  allows the purchaser of the hearing instrument(s) to rescind the purchase and
				  recover moneys for reasonable cause. The term "reasonable cause"
				  includes:
(1)Any material misstatement
				of fact or misrepresentation by the licensee regarding the hearing
				instrument(s) or fitting and dispensing services to be provided which the
				purchaser relied on or which induced the purchaser into making the
				agreement;
(2)Failure by the
				licensee to provide the purchaser with the hearing instrument(s) and fitting
				and dispensing services which conform to those specified in the purchase
				agreement between the parties;
(3)
				Diagnosis of a medical condition unknown to the purchaser at the time of
				purchase, which precludes the purchaser from using the hearing
				instrument(s);
(4)Failure by the
				licensee to remedy a significant material defect of the hearing instrument(s)
				within a reasonable period of time in accordance with
				RCW
				18.35.190(2)(c);
(5)The hearing instrument(s) or fitting and
				dispensing services would not be in accordance with accepted practices of the
				industry; and
(6)Failure by the
				licensee to meet any standard of conduct prescribed in the laws regarding the
				fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments and this failure adversely
				affects in any way the transaction which the purchaser seeks to
				rescind.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161. 04-02-068, § 246-828-350,
					 filed 1/7/04, effective 2/7/04; 98-06-079, § 246-828-350, filed 3/3/98,
					 effective 4/3/98; 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified as § 246-828-350,
					 filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91; 89-04-017 (Order PM 818), § 308-50-420,
					 filed 1/23/89; 86-09-064 (Order PL 586 ), § 308-50-420, filed
					 4/17/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-360 - Procedure for declaratory ruling (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161(1) and (3).
					 95-19-017, § 246-828-360, filed 9/7/95, effective 10/8/95. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161. 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified
					 as § 246-828-360, filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91; 86-09-064 (Order PL 586
					 ), § 308-50-430, filed 4/17/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-370

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-828-370,
					 filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161(1) and (3).
					 95-19-017, § 246-828-370, filed 9/7/95, effective 10/8/95. Statutory
					 Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161. 91-11-031 (Order 165B), recodified
					 as § 246-828-370, filed 5/8/91, effective 6/8/91. Statutory Authority:
					 1988 c 206 § 604. 88-23-106 (Order PM 797), § 308-50-500, filed
					 11/22/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-505 - Health equity continuing education training requirements

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(1) A credential
				holder must complete a minimum of two hours in health equity continuing
				education training every three years in accordance with WAC
				246-12-800 through
				246-12-830.
(2) This training must be completed by the
				end of the second full continuing education reporting period after January 1,
				2024, or the second full continuing education reporting period after initial
				licensure, whichever is later.
(3)
				The hours spent completing health equity continuing education under this
				section count toward meeting applicable continuing education requirements for
				renewal.
(4) The board may randomly
				audit up to 25 percent licensed audiologists, hearing aid specialists,
				speech-language pathologists, or speech-language pathologists assistants every
				two years for compliance after the license is renewed as allowed by WAC
				246-12-190.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-510 - Continuing education

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The purpose of continuing education is to ensure the highest
				  quality professional care. The objectives are to improve and increase the
				  ability of the hearing aid specialist, audiologist, speech-language
				  pathologist, and speech-language pathology assistant to deliver the highest
				  possible quality professional care and keep the professional abreast of current
				  developments.
Continuing education consists of educational activities
				  designed to review existing concepts and techniques and to convey information
				  and knowledge about advances in hearing instrument fitting and dispensing,
				  audiology, and speech-language pathology fields as applied to the work
				  setting.
(1) Continuing education
				requirement. A credential holder must complete a minimum of 30 hours of
				continuing education every three years.
(a) At
				least one hour of the continuing education must be on infection
				control.
(b) Multicultural
				education aimed at removing barriers to access to care may count for up to five
				hours of continuing education.
(c)
				At least 25 hours of continuing education must be related to profession
				specific skills and competencies.
(i) At least
				two hours of continuing education must be on health equity training, as
				specified in WAC
				246-12-800 through
				246-12-830.
(ii) This training must be completed by the
				end of the second full continuing education reporting period after January 1,
				2024, or the second full continuing education reporting period after initial
				licensure, whichever is later.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-570 - Adjudicative proceedings

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The board adopts the model procedural rules for adjudicative
				  proceedings as adopted by the department of health and contained in chapter
				  246-11 WAC, including subsequent amendments.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161(3). 93-17-044,
					 § 246-828-570, filed 8/12/93, effective
					 9/12/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-600 - Approval of programs for hearing aid specialist instruction

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(1) Minimum
				educational requirements for licensure to practice as a hearing aid specialist
				in Washington are:
(a) Satisfactory
				completion of a two-year degree program in hearing aid specialist instruction
				approved by the board. The board will consider for approval any program which
				meets the requirements as outlined in this section;
(b) A two-year or four-year degree in a field
				of study approved by the board from an accredited institution and satisfactory
				completion of a nine-month certificate program in hearing aid specialist
				instruction approved by the board. Two-year and four-year degrees must be
				completed prior to enrolling in a nine-month certificate program. The board
				will consider for approval any program which meets the requirements as outlined
				in this section; or
(c) Acceptable
				prerequisite degrees for entry into nine-month certificate programs are
				baccalaureate or associate degrees from accredited institutions in any field of
				study which include at least five quarter credits or four semester credits each
				of 100 level or greater English composition and humanities, and at least four
				quarter credits or three semester credits of 100 level or greater basic
				math.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-605 - Site review procedures for initial and continuing approval of program for two-year degree in hearing instrument fitter/dispenser instruction (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.040 and
					 18.35.161. 06-10-025, §
					 246-828-605, filed 4/26/06, effective
					 5/27/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-610 - Process for rescinding approval of program for hearing aid specialist instruction

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If the board issues a notice of intent to deny an
				  application, rescind approval, or grant conditional approval, the authorized
				  representative of the applicant's program may request a review within thirty
				  days . Failure to request a review will result in the notice of intent becoming
				  a final decision of the board. A program aggrieved by a final decision of the
				  board affecting its approval status may appeal the board's decision in
				  accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act,
				  chapter
				  34.05 RCW, or submit a new
				  application to be considered for review.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.040 and
					 18.35.161. 06-10-025, §
					 246-828-610, filed 4/26/06, effective
					 5/27/06.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-615 - Standards for hearing aid specialist programs

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The curriculum of the program must include the components
				  listed in this section.
(1) The
				standards in this section are intended as minimum components of a curriculum,
				and are not intended as an exact description of program curricula. To ensure a
				graduate or certificate holder is competent and can function on his or her own,
				the curriculum should be designed to ensure proficiency in all curriculum
				components through extensive practical work experience in addition to academic
				instruction. All necessary instruments and laboratories based on industry
				standards are a prerequisite.
(2)Minimum requirements for two-year degree
				programs:
(a)
Supervised
				practicum:
Including hands-on experience with patients.
(i) The supervised practicum must consist of
				a minimum of five hundred twenty hours.
(ii) Two hundred sixty of the five hundred
				twenty hours must be directly supervised. The remaining hours may be directly
				or indirectly supervised.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-617 - Requirements for speech-language pathology assistant certification

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An applicant for certification as a speech-language
				  pathology assistant must have the following minimum qualifications:
(1)An associate of arts or sciences degree,
				or a certificate of proficiency, with transcripts showing forty-five quarter
				hours or thirty semester hours of speech-language pathology course work and
				transcripts showing forty-five quarter hours or thirty semester hours of
				general education credit from a board-approved institution of higher education
				as defined in WAC
				246-828-025(1)(b).
				Transcripts must reflect, or applicant must demonstrate, one hundred hours of
				supervised patient/client/student work experience completed within a one-year
				time frame, or clinical experience practicum, with at least fifty of those
				hours under direct supervision; or
(2)A bachelor of arts or bachelor of sciences
				degree with transcripts from a speech, language, and hearing program from a
				board-approved institution of higher education as defined in WAC
				246-828-025(1)(b).
				Transcripts must reflect, or applicant must demonstrate, one hundred hours of
				supervised patient/client/student work experience completed within a one-year
				time frame, or clinical experience practicum, with at least fifty of those
				hours under direct supervision.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161,
					 43.70.250. 10-15-093, §
					 246-828-617, filed 7/20/10, effective
					 7/26/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-620 - Definitions-Sexual misconduct

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The following definitions are applicable to the sexual
				  misconduct rule, WAC
				  246-828-625:
(1) "Health care information" means any
				information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium that identifies or
				can readily be associated with the identity of, and relates to the health care
				of, a patient or client.
(2)"Health
				care provider" means an individual applying for a credential or credentialed in
				a profession listed in
				chapter
				18.35 RCW: Hearing aid
				specialists, audiologists, and speech-language pathologists, and
				speech-language pathology assistants.
(3)"Key party" means immediate family members
				and others who would be reasonably expected to play a significant role in the
				health care decisions of the patient or client and includes, but is not limited
				to, the spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, child, guardian and person
				authorized to make health care decisions of the patient or client.
(4)"Legitimate health care purpose" means
				activities for examination, diagnosis, treatment, and personal care of patients
				or clients, including palliative care, as consistent with community standards
				of practice for the profession. The activity must be within the scope of
				practice of the health care provider.
(5) "Patient" or "client" means an individual
				who receives health care from a health care provider.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 18.35.161 and
					 18.130.050. 07-09-093, §
					 246-828-620, filed 4/18/07, effective
					 5/19/07.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-625 - Sexual misconduct

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(1) A health
				care provider may not engage, or attempt to engage, in sexual misconduct with a
				current patient, client, or key party , inside or outside the health care
				setting. Sexual misconduct constitutes grounds for disciplinary action. Sexual
				misconduct includes but is not limited to:
(a)Sexual intercourse;
(b)Touching the breasts, genitals, anus or
				any sexualized body part except as consistent with accepted community standards
				of practice for examination, diagnosis and treatment and within the health care
				practitioner's scope of practice;
(c)Rubbing against a patient or client or key
				party for sexual gratification;
(d)Kissing;
(e)Hugging, touching, fondling or caressing
				of a romantic or sexual nature;
(f)
				Examination of or touching genitals without using gloves;
(g) Not allowing a patient or client privacy
				to dress or undress except as may be necessary in emergencies or custodial
				situations;
(h) Not providing the
				patient or client a gown or draping except as may be necessary in
				emergencies;
(i) Dressing or
				undressing in the presence of the patient, client or key party;
(j) Removing patient or client's clothing or
				gown or draping without consent, emergent medical necessity or being in a
				custodial setting;
(k) Encouraging
				masturbation or other sex act in the presence of the health care
				provider;
(l) Masturbation or other
				sex act by the health care provider in the presence of the patient, client or
				key party;
(m) Suggesting or
				discussing the possibility of a dating , sexual or romantic relationship after
				the professional relationship ends;
(n) Terminating a professional relationship
				for the purpose of dating or pursuing a romantic or sexual
				relationship;
(o) Soliciting a date
				with a patient, client or key party;
(p) Discussing the sexual history,
				preferences or fantasies of the health care provider;
(q) Any behavior, gestures, or expressions
				that may reasonably be interpreted as seductive or sexual;
(r) Making statements regarding the patient,
				client or key party's body, appearance, sexual history, or sexual orientation
				other than for legitimate health care purposes;
(s) Sexually demeaning behavior including any
				verbal or physical contact which may reasonably be interpreted as demeaning,
				humiliating, embarrassing, threatening or harming a patient, client or key
				party;
(t) Photographing or filming
				the body or any body part or pose' of a patient, client, or key party, other
				than for legitimate health care purposes; and
(u) Showing a patient, client or key party
				sexually explicit photographs, other than for legitimate health care
				purposes.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-828 - Hearing and speech › Section 246-828-991 - Audiologist and speech-language pathologist licensure compact privilege fees and renewal cycle

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(1) The compact
				privilege must be renewed no later than the expiration date of the home state
				license. The compact privilege holder must comply with all audiology and
				speech-language pathology interstate compact eligibility requirements in
				chapter 18.35A RCW to maintain the compact privilege.
(2) The following nonrefundable fees will be
				charged:
Title of Fee
Fee
Application - Original license
$80.00
Compact renewal
$80.00
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 246-830-010

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025(1). 94-13-181,
						§ 246-830-010, filed 6/21/94, effective
						7/22/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 246-830-015 - Professional title

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In accordance with chapter 18.108 RCW, effective July 1,
					 2017, all references to "massage practitioner" in this chapter mean "massage
					 therapist." After July 1, 2017, all individuals licensed to practice massage
					 therapy under chapter 18.108 RCW will retain the title of massage practitioner
					 until their next license renewal but will remain subject to the provisions of
					 this chapter.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 246-830-020 - Applications

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(1) An applicant
				  for a massage therapist license must be eighteen years of age or older and must
				  submit to the department:
(a) A completed
				  application on forms provided by the department;
(b) Proof of successful completion of the
				  required education and training of a massage school, massage program, or
				  apprenticeship program on an official transcript or school completion form sent
				  directly from the applicant's massage school, massage program or apprenticeship
				  program;
(c) Proof of successful
				  completion of a board approved examination under WAC
				  246-830-201;
(d) Proof of successful completion of the
				  Washington state massage jurisprudence examination;
(e) Proof of certification in American Red
				  Cross first aid and American Heart Association CPR or the equivalent. CPR
				  training must be in person;
(f)
				  The required nonrefundable application fee in WAC
				  246-830-990; and
(g) A state criminal background check, and,
				  if required by the department, fingerprint cards for a national or state
				  fingerprint based background check pursuant to
				  RCW
				  18.130.064(2) and chapter
				  246-12 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 246-830-035 - Licensing by endorsement for out-of-state applicants

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(1) A massage therapist applicant holding a
				  massage license in another state or foreign jurisdiction may be granted a
				  Washington massage license if:
(a) The board
				  determines the other state's, territory's, or foreign jurisdiction's education
				  and training requirements are substantially equivalent to Washington's.
				  Substantial equivalency means a course of study at a massage school or massage
				  program that requires:
(i) A minimum of six
				  hundred twenty-five hours of education and training, to be completed in no
				  fewer than twenty-four weeks and approved by the equivalent licensing agency or
				  agencies in the state, territory, or foreign jurisdiction in which it is
				  located at the time of applicant's graduation; or
(ii) A minimum of five hundred hours of
				  education and training, and approved by the equivalent licensing agency or
				  agencies in the state, territory, or foreign jurisdiction in which it is
				  located at the time of applicant's graduation, at least two years of
				  experience, and documentation of at least twenty-four hours of continuing
				  education within two years prior to making application.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 246-830-037 - Transfer programs and transfer of credit or clock hours for prior education and training

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(1) A transfer
				  program must be approved by the board prior to a massage school or massage
				  program enrolling a transfer student through the use of transfer credits or
				  clock hours.
(2) To qualify as a
				  board approved transfer program, an authorized representative of the massage
				  school or massage program must submit to the board a completed application
				  packet provided by the department.
(3) Approval of a transfer program is valid
				  for three years after initial approval and every five years for reapproval. The
				  transfer program's initial approval expiration date will be aligned to the
				  expiration date of the related massage school or massage program approval. The
				  board may place restrictions on, or may revoke or suspend, approval of a
				  transfer program that fails to comply with the requirements in this section or
				  in
				  RCW
				  18.108.028.
(4) Board approved massage schools or massage
				  programs may operate transfer programs that accept an individual's credits or
				  clock hours from other massage schools, massage programs, colleges or
				  universities, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The massage school, massage program,
				  college or university from where credits or clock hours are being transferred
				  is:
(i) Accredited by a national or regional
				  education accreditation organization;
(ii) Approved by a state authority with
				  responsibility for oversight of educational or vocational programs;
				  or
(iii) Approved by a state agency
				  that regulates massage schools or massage programs and is a member of the
				  federation of state massage therapy boards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MISCELLANEOUS › Section 246-830-040

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025. 91-01-077 (Order 102B),
						recodified as § 246-830-040, filed 12/17/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-11-011
						(Order PM 725), § 308-51-050, filed 5/10/88; Order PL 231, §
						308-51-050, filed 10/30/75.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EXAMINATION › Section 246-830-201 - Examination

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(1) An applicant
				  for a massage therapist license must successfully pass one of the following
				  examinations:
(a) The Federation of State
				  Massage Therapy Boards' massage and bodywork licensing examination
				  (MBLEx);
(b) The national
				  certification examination for therapeutic massage and bodywork; or
(c) A board-approved examination.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EXAMINATION › Section 246-830-290 - Documents in a foreign language

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All application documents submitted in a foreign language
					 must be accompanied by an accurate translation of those documents into the
					 English language. Translated documents must bear a notarized affidavit
					 certifying that the translator is competent in both the language of the
					 document and the English language and that the translation is a true and
					 complete translation of the foreign language original. The applicant is
					 responsible for the costs of translating the documents.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025(1). 94-13-181,
						§ 246-830-290, filed 6/21/94, effective
						7/22/94.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-401 - Scope and purpose

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(1) The minimum
				  educational requirements for licensure to practice massage therapy in
				  Washington is successful completion of a course of study from a massage school,
				  program, or apprenticeship program approved by the board.
(2) The purpose of this chapter is to provide
				  a set of standards and procedures by which massage schools, programs, or
				  apprenticeship programs may obtain approval by the board in order that
				  graduates of those schools, programs, or apprenticeship programs may be
				  permitted to take examinations for licensure.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025(1). 95-11-108,
						§ 246-830-401, filed 5/23/95, effective 6/23/95. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025. 92-15-153 (Order 291B), §
						246-830-401, filed 7/22/92, effective 8/22/92; 91-01-077 (Order 102B),
						recodified as § 246-830-401, filed 12/17/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-13-038
						(Order PM 739), § 308-51A-030, filed
						6/9/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-420 - Approval of massage school, massage program, or apprenticeship program

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(1) To qualify as a
				  board approved massage school, massage program or apprenticeship program, an
				  authorized representative of the massage school, massage program or
				  apprenticeship program must submit to the board a completed application packet
				  provided by the department. A completed application packet must include:
(a) A curriculum designed to meet or exceed
				  the requirements listed in WAC
				  246-830-430. The following
				  documentation must be submitted:
(i) A table
				  of courses offered;
(ii) A syllabus
				  for each course that includes course title, subject matter, course hours, all
				  instructor(s) name(s), measurable course objectives, methods of evaluation,
				  course schedule, and textbooks or other instructional materials;
(iii) A sample or samples of mid-term, final,
				  or other equivalent exams for each of the following subjects: Anatomy and
				  physiology, pathology, kinesiology, practicum criteria, ethics and
				  professionalism, and laws and rules pertaining to massage;
(iv) A statement describing how a student
				  will obtain first-aid and CPR training; and
(v) An institutional philosophy or mission
				  statement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-422 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of approval for a massage school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program

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(1) When the board determines that a massage
				  school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program fails to
				  meet the standards for education and training as required in this chapter, the
				  board may:
(a) Deny approval to a new massage
				  school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program;
				  or
(b) Suspend or revoke approval
				  of an approved massage school, massage program, transfer program or
				  apprenticeship program.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-423 - Reinstatement of approval for a massage school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program

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The board may consider reinstatement of a massage school,
					 massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program upon submission of
					 satisfactory evidence that the massage school, massage program, transfer
					 program or apprenticeship program meets the standards contained in WAC
					 246-830-420.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-425 - Appeal rights when the board has denied, suspended, or revoked approval

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(1) A massage
				  school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program that has
				  been denied approval or had its approval suspended or revoked may appeal the
				  board's decision according to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, the
				  Administrative Procedure Act, Parts IV and V, and chapter 246-11 WAC.
(2) The board adopts the model procedural
				  rules for adjudicative proceedings as adopted by the department and contained
				  in chapter 246-11 WAC.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-435 - Animal massage training

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(1) For
				  the purpose of animal massage therapist endorsement as provided in chapter
				  18.108 RCW, board approval will be given to any education and training program
				  that consists of a minimum of one hundred hours. An hour of education and
				  training is defined as fifty minutes out of a clock hour of actual
				  instructional time. These one hundred hours must consist of the following:
(a) Twenty-five hours of animal massage
				  technique;
(b) Twenty-five hours of
				  animal kinesiology;
(c) Twenty
				  hours of animal anatomy and physiology;
(d) Four hours of animal first aid which
				  includes knowledge of normal vital signs, identification of emergency or life
				  threatening situations, emergency first-aid application, and legal boundaries
				  of emergency situations; and
(e)
				  Twenty-six hours of proper handling techniques which must include instruction
				  on the ability to control the animal to minimize risk of harm to the animal and
				  the animal massage therapist.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-450 - Health, sanitation, and facility standards

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A massage school, massage program, or apprenticeship
					 program must have adequate facilities and equipment available for students
					 learning massage therapy. All facility equipment must be maintained in
					 accordance with local rules and ordinances in addition to those required by
					 chapter 246-830 WAC. Instructional and practice equipment must be similar to
					 that found in common occupational practice. A massage school, massage program,
					 or apprenticeship program will provide students with access to a variety of
					 current and up-to-date reference and information resources that are pertinent
					 to massage education and training.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025(1). 95-11-108,
						§ 246-830-450, filed 5/23/95, effective 6/23/95. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025. 92-15-153 (Order 291B), §
						246-830-450, filed 7/22/92, effective 8/22/92; 91-01-077 (Order 102B),
						recodified as § 246-830-450, filed 12/17/90, effective 1/31/91; 88-13-038
						(Order PM 739), § 308-51A-060, filed
						6/9/88.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-475 - Continuing education requirements

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(1)
				  To renew a license, a massage therapist must complete 24 hours of continuing
				  education every two years, as provided in WAC
				  246-12-170 through
				  246-12-240. Continuing education
				  must be provided by an individual who has at least three years of professional
				  experience in the subject area being taught. Massage therapists have a duty to
				  ensure the continuing education they complete meets the requirements in this
				  section.
(2) The following
				  categories of continuing education are mandatory:
(a) A minimum of eight hours must be in
				  person and directly supervised involving the participation of the direct
				  application of massage therapy as defined in
				  RCW
				  18.108.010; and
(b) A minimum of four hours must be in
				  professional ethics, client or patient communication, professional roles and
				  boundaries, or Washington state massage laws and rules. Two of the four hours
				  may be met by attending board of massage meetings in person. A maximum of one
				  hour is allowed per board meeting; and
(c) A minimum of two hours must be in health
				  equity continuing education training as described in WAC
				  246-12-800 through
				  246-12-830; and
(d) Maintenance of certification in American
				  Heart Association CPR or equivalent. A maximum of four hours is allowed per
				  reporting period.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-477

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						18.108.025,
						18.108.125, and
						43.70.250. 09-11-016, §
						246-830-477, filed 5/7/09, effective
						6/7/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-485 - Somatic education training program exemption

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(1) The secretary may approve an exemption
				  from this chapter for an individual who has completed a somatic education and
				  training program that has a professional organization with a permanent
				  administrative location that oversees the practice of somatic education and
				  training and that has the following:
(a)
				  Standards of practice;
(b) A
				  training accreditation process;
(c)
				  An instructor certification process;
(d) A therapist certification process;
				  and
(e) A code of ethics or code of
				  professional conduct.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › EDUCATION › Section 246-830-490 - Intraoral massage education and training

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A massage therapist may perform intraoral massage after
					 completing specific intraoral massage education and training and after
					 receiving an intraoral massage endorsement to their massage therapist
					 license.
To qualify for an intraoral massage endorsement a massage
					 therapist must complete the following education and training:
(1) Sixteen hours of direct supervised
				  education and training, which must include:
(a) Hands-on intraoral massage techniques,
				  cranial anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology;
(b) Pathology, cautions, and
				  contraindications; and
(c) Hygienic
				  practices, safety and sanitation. Hygienic practices, safety and sanitation
				  includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Gloves
				  must be worn during treatment and training which involves intraoral
				  procedures;
(ii) Fresh gloves must
				  be used for every intraoral client or patient contact;
(iii) Gloves that have been used for
				  intraoral treatment must not be reused for any other purpose; and
(iv) Gloves must not be washed or reused for
				  any purpose. The same pair of gloves must not be used, removed, and reused for
				  the same client or patient at the same visit or for any other
				  purpose.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MASSAGE BUSINESS › Section 246-830-500 - Equipment, linens, and sanitation

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(1)
				  A massage therapist using hydrotherapies including, but not limited to,
				  cabinet, vapor or steam baths, whirlpool, hot tub or tub baths must have
				  adequate shower facilities available for client or patient use.
(2) All cabinets, showers, tubs, basins,
				  massage or steam tables, hydrotherapy equipment, and all other fixed equipment
				  used must be thoroughly cleansed using an antimicrobial agent in accordance
				  with the manufacturer directions.
(3) Combs, brushes, shower caps, mechanical,
				  massage and hydro-therapy instruments, or bathing devices that come in contact
				  with the body must be sterilized or disinfected by modern and approved methods
				  and instruments. Devices, equipment or parts thereof having been used on one
				  person must be sterilized or disinfected before being used on another
				  person.
(4) Impervious material
				  must cover, full length and width, all massage tables or pads, pillows,
				  bolsters, and face cradles directly under single service linens or disposable
				  covers. Impervious materials and surfaces must be disinfected after each
				  use.
(5) A massage therapist must
				  provide single service materials or clean linens used in the practice of
				  massage. Linens must be stored in a sanitary manner.
(6) All linens used for one client or patient
				  must be laundered or cleaned before they are used on any other client or
				  patient.
(7) All soiled linens must
				  be immediately placed in a covered receptacle.
(8) Soap and clean towels must be provided by
				  the massage therapist for use by massage therapists, clients or patients and
				  any employees.
(9) All equipment
				  must be clean, in good repair, and maintained to industry standards.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MASSAGE BUSINESS › Section 246-830-510 - Hygiene

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To maintain a professional standard of hygiene in their
					 practice, a massage therapist must:
(1) Cleanse any exposed body part used for
				  applying treatment, before and after each treatment, using a sink with water
				  and soap or a chemical germicidal product;
(2) Maintain a barrier of unbroken skin on
				  their exposed body part used for applying treatment during each treatment and
				  in the case of broken skin use a finger cot, glove or chemical barrier product
				  to cover the affected area during treatment; and
(3) Wear clothing that is clean.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › MASSAGE BUSINESS › Section 246-830-515 - Operation of a massage business

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A person who owns or operates a massage business may be
					 subject to legal action for practice without a license under
					 RCW
					 18.130.190 if the massage business advertises
					 massage and the massage business employs individuals to provide massages who
					 are not licensed under chapter 18.108 RCW.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS › Section 246-830-550 - Standards of practice-Limitations

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(1)
				  It is not consistent with the standard of practice for a massage therapist to
				  touch the following body parts on a client or patient except where specifically
				  noted:
(a) The gluteal cleft (space distal to
				  the coccyx to the anus) and perineum unless in accordance with WAC 246-830-557.
				  For the purpose of this section and WAC 246-830-557, the perineum is defined as
				  the tissues between the anus and scrotum or vulva;
(b) Anus or inside the rectum;
(c) Inside the urethra;
(d) Penis and scrotum;
(e) Vulva to include labia (major and minor),
				  clitoris, bulb of vestibule, vulval vestibule, urinary meatus and the vaginal
				  opening;
(f) Inside the
				  vagina;
(g) Breasts, unless in
				  accordance with WAC
				  246-830-555; or
(h) Inside the mouth unless an intraoral
				  endorsement has been issued in accordance with WAC
				  246-830-490.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-830 - Massage therapists › PRACTICE REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS › Section 246-830-555 - Breast massage

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(1) Prior to
				  performing breast massage, a massage therapist must:
(a) Acquire prior signed or initialed written
				  and verbal informed consent from the client or patient. If the client or
				  patient is under eighteen years of age, prior written consent must be obtained
				  from a parent or legal guardian of the client or patient. The written consent
				  for breast massage may be included within an overall general consent to massage
				  document, if clearly delineated and either specifically initialed or signed.
				  The written consent must:
(i) Be documented
				  and maintained with the client or patient records per WAC
				  246-830-565 and
				  246-830-570;
(ii) Include a statement that the client or
				  patient may discontinue the treatment at any time for any reason; and
(iii) Include a statement that the client or
				  patient has the option to have a witness present, and that the witness must be
				  provided by the client or patient.