Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(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.
(b) The applicant has a massage license in
good standing as verified by the appropriate jurisdiction; and
(c) If there is a gap in practice of three or
more years immediately prior to applying for a license by endorsement, the
applicant must provide documentation of twenty-four hours of hands on
continuing education of massage therapy for the two most recent years prior to
making application.
(2)
If an applicant does not meet the requirements of this section, then the
applicant may fulfill the remaining education and training requirements as
outlined in WAC
246-830-037.
(3) The applicant must have successfully
passed one of the following examinations:
(a)
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards massage and bodywork licensing
examination;
(b) National
certification examination for therapeutic massage and bodywork; or
(c) A board-approved examination.
(4) The applicant must satisfy the
requirements in WAC
246-830-020(1)(a) through
(h).
Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.280. 98-05-060, § 246-830-035,
filed 2/13/98, effective 3/16/98. Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.108.025(1). 94-13-181,
§ 246-830-035, filed 6/21/94, effective
7/22/94.
