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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1894

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representative Fisher

Read first time 1/29/88 and referred to Committee on Constitution, Elections & Ethics.

AN ACT Relating to counselor and hypnotherapist registration; and amending RCW 18.19.090.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 9, chapter 512, Laws of 1987 and RCW 18.19.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          The director shall issue a registration to any applicant who submits, on forms provided by the director, the applicant's name, address, occupational title, name and location of business, and other information as determined by the director, including information necessary to determine whether there are grounds for denial of registration or issuance of a conditional registration under this chapter or chapter 18.130 RCW.  The information contained in the registration forms shall be exempt from public inspection and copying.  Applicants for registration shall register as counselors or may register as hypnotherapists if employing hypnosis as a modality.  Applicants shall, in addition, provide in their titles a description of their therapeutic orientation, discipline, theory, or technique.  Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the director as provided in RCW 43.24.086, which shall accompany the application.