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                                 SENATE BILL 5314

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senator Moore.

Read first time January 28, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.Defining substantially equivalent requirements in terms of course and clinical practice hours.

     AN ACT Relating to massage practioners; and amending RCW 18.108.095.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 18.108.095 and 1987 c 443 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

     An applicant holding a license in another state or foreign jurisdiction may be granted a Washington license without examination, if, in the opinion of the board, the other state's or foreign jurisdiction's examination and educational requirements are substantially equivalent to Washington's((:  PROVIDED, That)).  Substantially equivalent requirements includes the number of course hours required and the number of clinical practice hours required.  No license maybe granted unless the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board a working knowledge of Washington law pertaining to the practice of massage.  The applicant shall provide proof in a manner approved by the department that the examination and requirements are equivalent to Washington's.