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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1651

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By House Committee on Social & Health Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Brekke, Cole and Rust)

Read first time 2/3/86 and passed to Committee on Rules.

AN ACT Relating to health care professionals; and adding a new section to chapter 71.24 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 71.24 RCW to read as follows:

          The department shall waive postgraduate educational requirements applicable to mental health professionals under this chapter for those persons who have a bachelor's degree and on the effective date of this act:

          (1) Are employed by an agency subject to licensure under this chapter, the community mental health services act, in a capacity involving the treatment of mental illness; and

          (2) Have at least ten years of full-time experience in the treatment of mental illness.