PDFWAC 246-830-510

Hygiene.

To maintain a professional standard of hygiene in their practice, a massage therapist must:
(1) Cleanse their exposed body part used for applying treatment, before and after each treatment, using a sink with hot water 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.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.108.025 (1)(a), 18.108.085 (1)(a), 43.70.041 and chapter 18.108 RCW. WSR 17-14-062, § 246-830-510, filed 6/29/17, effective 7/30/17.]