A certified reflexologist holds no massage therapist license. May the reflexologist use the word "massage" in a title or description of services?RCW 18.108.040 (2)(b)
A massage business advertises massage and employs unlicensed individuals to give massages. What does WAC 246-830-515 say about its owner?WAC 246-830-515
A massage therapist works at a location that is not a principal place of business. What does RCW 18.108.045 require there?RCW 18.108.045 (1)
A person is served a notice of intention to issue a cease and desist order. How long does the person have to file a request for a hearing?RCW 18.130.190 (2)
A student in an approved massage program works on members of the public. What does RCW 18.108.050 say about pay?RCW 18.108.050 (4)
An owner knowingly permits unlicensed massage practice in his or her massage business. What is a single violation under RCW 18.108.035?RCW 18.108.035 (1)
To which of these does chapter 18.108 RCW not apply?RCW 18.108.050 (1)
Under the Uniform Disciplinary Act, what is a single violation of practicing a profession without the required license?RCW 18.130.190 (7)
What does RCW 18.108.045 say about the name on a massage therapist's photo identification?RCW 18.108.045 (2)
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Licenses, titles and advertising, continued
What is the most the secretary may impose as a civil fine for unlicensed practice under RCW 18.130.190?RCW 18.130.190 (3)
What must a massage therapist have on his or her person, or available for inspection, at all times while practicing?RCW 18.108.045 (2)
What must a person receive before practicing as a massage therapist in Washington?RCW 18.108.030 (1)(a)
What must a student in an approved massage program do when performing massage on members of the public?RCW 18.108.050 (4)
What must conspicuously appear on all of a massage therapist's advertisements?RCW 18.108.040 (1)(c)
Where must a licensed massage therapist display the credential?RCW 18.108.045 (1)
Which of these titles does RCW 18.108.030 list as representing oneself as a massage therapist?RCW 18.108.030 (1)(b)
Who may use the abbreviation "L.M.T." in Washington?RCW 18.108.040 (1)(b)
The board and the secretary 14
The board of massage may adopt rules to implement massage therapist licensure. Whose approval do those rules need?RCW 18.108.025 (1)(a)
How many members of the board of massage must be licensed massage therapists?RCW 18.108.020
How many members sit on the Washington state board of massage?RCW 18.108.020
How much advance notice of an inspection does RCW 18.108.195 require?RCW 18.108.195 (2)
How much practice experience must a massage therapist member have immediately before appointment to the board?RCW 18.108.020
In chapter 18.108 RCW, who is "the secretary"?RCW 18.108.010 (11)
The secretary is denied access to a massage business for an inspection. What does RCW 18.108.195 allow next?RCW 18.108.195 (1)
What is the most successive full terms a member of the board of massage may serve?RCW 18.108.020
When may the secretary inspect the premises of a massage business?RCW 18.108.195 (1)
Which act governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and discipline of massage therapists?RCW 18.108.085 (2)
Which share of the board of massage's members counts as a quorum for board business?RCW 18.108.020
Who appoints the members of the board of massage, and for how long?RCW 18.108.020
Who is the disciplining authority for massage therapists under chapter 18.108 RCW?RCW 18.108.085 (2)
Who sets massage license and renewal fees?RCW 18.108.085 (1)(b)
Applying, schooling and endorsements 18
An applicant has not passed the licensing examination after three attempts. What does WAC 246-830-201 require before more attempts?WAC 246-830-201 (2)
An applicant licensed in another state may be licensed in Washington without examination if requirements are substantially equivalent. What must the applicant still demonstrate?RCW 18.108.095
An application document is written in a language other than English. What must come with it?WAC 246-830-290
An out-of-state applicant has a gap in practice of three or more years just before applying by endorsement. What must the applicant document?WAC 246-830-035 (1)(c)
How does WAC 246-830-430 define an hour of education and training?WAC 246-830-430 (1)
How many hours of direct supervised education and training does the intraoral massage endorsement require?WAC 246-830-490 (1)
How many hours of mandatory student clinic does WAC 246-830-430 require?WAC 246-830-430 (1)(e)
How many hours of training does RCW 18.108.230 require for an endorsement as an animal massage therapist?RCW 18.108.230 (1)
How must proof of an applicant's massage education reach the department?WAC 246-830-020 (1)(b)
How old must an applicant for a Washington massage therapist license be?WAC 246-830-020 (1)
In a student clinic, what is the limit on students actively performing massage for each supervising faculty member?WAC 246-830-420 (1)(d)
The required hours of massage education must be completed in no fewer than how many weeks?WAC 246-830-430 (1)
What does WAC 246-830-020 say about an applicant's CPR training?WAC 246-830-020 (1)(e)
What is the minimum number of hours of education and training in massage therapy under WAC 246-830-430?WAC 246-830-430 (1)
What limits does WAC 246-830-420 put on an apprenticeship program?WAC 246-830-420 (6)
When must an approved massage school apply for reapproval?WAC 246-830-420 (4)
Which state-specific examination does WAC 246-830-020 list among the things an applicant must prove?WAC 246-830-020 (1)(d)
Who must directly supervise a student clinic?WAC 246-830-420 (1)(d)
Standards of practice, consent and draping 15
A client under 18 is to receive breast massage under WAC 246-830-555. Whose prior written consent is required?WAC 246-830-555 (1)(a)
A modality calls for a variation in coverage and draping. What must the therapist record?WAC 246-830-560 (4)
How much specialized in-person education must a massage therapist show before performing breast massage?WAC 246-830-555 (2)
In WAC 246-830-005, what does "evaluation" not mean?WAC 246-830-005 (10)
RCW 18.108.010 says massage therapy does not include which of these?RCW 18.108.010 (6)
Under WAC 246-830-005, where must the clinical supervisor be for supervision to count as "direct supervision"?WAC 246-830-005 (9)
What consent does WAC 246-830-555 require before breast massage?WAC 246-830-555 (1)(a)
What does WAC 246-830-490 say about gloves used for intraoral massage?WAC 246-830-490 (1)(c)
What does WAC 246-830-550 say sexual misconduct by a massage therapist constitutes?WAC 246-830-550 (2)
What does WAC 246-830-560 require about dressing and undressing?WAC 246-830-560 (1)
What must a massage therapist always provide the client under WAC 246-830-560, except as necessary in emergencies?WAC 246-830-560 (1)
What must a massage therapist hold before working inside a client's mouth?WAC 246-830-550 (1)(h)
What must the written consent for breast massage say about stopping?WAC 246-830-555 (1)(a)
Which of these is outside the definition of massage therapy in RCW 18.108.010?RCW 18.108.010 (6)
The written consent for breast massage must say the client has the option to have a witness present. Who provides the witness?WAC 246-830-555 (1)(a)
Records, linens and hygiene 15
A chart note is written the day after the session. What must it designate?WAC 246-830-565 (2)
A massage client is a minor. Until when does the rule have that client's records kept?WAC 246-830-570 (2)
A massage therapist has broken skin on a hand used for treatment. What does WAC 246-830-510 require?WAC 246-830-510 (2)
A massage therapist uses hydrotherapies such as steam baths or a hot tub. What must be available to clients?WAC 246-830-500 (1)
After the retention period, which disposal method does WAC 246-830-570 list for paper records?WAC 246-830-570 (5)
Another health care provider sends a letter about a client's referral. What must happen to it?WAC 246-830-565 (3)
How does WAC 246-830-565 say to correct an entry in a client's paper record?WAC 246-830-565 (2)
How long is a written consent to treat considered valid under WAC 246-830-565?WAC 246-830-565 (1)(g)
How long must records be kept for a client who is 18 or older?WAC 246-830-570 (1)
How often must a massage therapist update the client's current health status in the record?WAC 246-830-565 (1)(c)
How soon after treatment must client records be recorded?WAC 246-830-565 (2)
What must cover a massage table directly under the single service linens?WAC 246-830-500 (4)
What must happen to linens used for one client before they are used on another?WAC 246-830-500 (6)
When must a massage therapist cleanse the exposed body part used for applying treatment?WAC 246-830-510 (1)
Where do soiled linens go under WAC 246-830-500?WAC 246-830-500 (7)
Renewal and continuing education 12
A credential has been expired for three years or more. Besides meeting chapter 246-12 WAC, Part 2, what must the person submit?WAC 246-830-575 (3)
A therapist keeps an active Washington license but lives and works in another state. What applies to continuing education?WAC 246-830-475 (5)
How many continuing education hours must be in ethics, communication, roles and boundaries, or Washington massage laws and rules?WAC 246-830-475 (2)(b)
How many continuing education hours must be in person and directly supervised, with direct application of massage therapy?WAC 246-830-475 (2)(a)
How many hours of health equity continuing education does WAC 246-830-475 require?WAC 246-830-475 (2)(c)
How much continuing education credit may come from attending board of massage meetings in person?WAC 246-830-475 (2)(b)
How much continuing education must a massage therapist complete to renew?WAC 246-830-475 (1)
How much credit does a self-study report earn, and how many reports count in one reporting period?WAC 246-830-475 (3)(c)
May a person holding an expired massage credential practice?WAC 246-830-575 (1)
What experience must the person providing a continuing education course have?WAC 246-830-475 (1)
When must a Washington massage license be renewed?WAC 246-830-990 (1)
Which of these is a condition for an inactive credential under RCW 18.108.125?RCW 18.108.125 (1)
Unprofessional conduct and discipline 13
A license holder is found to have committed unprofessional conduct. How soon must the license holder report that finding to the disciplining authority?RCW 18.130.070 (4)
A license holder keeps working with the public while having a contagious disease that involves serious risk to public health. What does RCW 18.130.180 call this?RCW 18.130.180 (15)
A license holder performs services that the law places outside the profession. Which item of RCW 18.130.180 names this?RCW 18.130.180 (12)
A licensed therapist helps an unlicensed person practice where a license is required. What does RCW 18.130.180 call this?RCW 18.130.180 (10)
An act of dishonesty relating to practice is also a crime. Must there be a criminal conviction before discipline?RCW 18.130.180 (1)
An applicant hides a material fact to obtain a license. How does RCW 18.130.180 treat that?RCW 18.130.180 (2)
What does RCW 18.130.160 call the paramount responsibility of every disciplining authority?RCW 18.130.160
What is the most a disciplining authority may fine a license holder for each violation under RCW 18.130.160?RCW 18.130.160 (8)
What protection does RCW 18.130.070 give a person who provides information to the disciplining authority under the reporting rules?RCW 18.130.070 (3)
Which kind of advertising does RCW 18.130.180 list as unprofessional conduct?RCW 18.130.180 (3)
Which of these does RCW 18.130.180 list as failure to cooperate with the disciplining authority?RCW 18.130.180 (8)
Which of these may an order under RCW 18.130.160 include?RCW 18.130.160 (5)
Who bears the costs of complying with a disciplinary order under RCW 18.130.160?RCW 18.130.160
How this list was compiled: Every question rests on one section of Washington law, read on 2026-10-04 on the Washington State Legislature's site and named in the question's own source line. Revised Code of Washington chapter 18.108 (Massage Therapists): https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=18.108 . Revised Code of Washington chapter 18.130 (Regulation of Health Professions, Uniform Disciplinary Act), sections 18.130.070, 18.130.160, 18.130.180 and 18.130.190: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=18.130 . Washington Administrative Code chapter 246-830 (Massage Therapists): https://app.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=246-830 . That the examination is required today was also read on the Department of Health's massage therapist licensing page on 2026-10-04: https://doh.wa.gov/licenses-permits-and-certificates/professions-new-renew-or-update/massage-therapist/licensing-information . Licence: Own work. Every question, every wrong choice and every explanation was written for this site from the text of the statute or rule it cites. The Revised Code of Washington and the Washington Administrative Code are public law of the State of Washington. Nothing is taken from an examination, a prep course or another practice test.
How it works
Massage therapy jurisprudence exam practice for Washington, written from chapter 18.108 RCW, the Uniform Disciplinary Act and chapter 246-830 WAC. It is unofficial, and none of these is the state's own question.
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What the rule says about the exam
WAC 246-830-020 lists proof of passing the Washington state massage jurisprudence examination among the things an applicant sends the Department of Health. The rule gives no question count, time limit or passing score. Exam mode draws 25 questions; that length is this site's choice.
Seven topics
The Start from menu under the question sets one: licenses and titles, the board and the secretary, applying, standards of practice, records and hygiene, renewal and continuing education, or discipline.
Where each answer comes from
Every explanation names its section of the Revised Code of Washington or the Washington Administrative Code, read on the Legislature's site on October 4, 2026.
Wrong answers go to Missed until you answer them right.
Print, on the score card, makes a question sheet, and a tick adds an answer key with each section number.
Questions and answers
Is this the real jurisprudence exam for massage therapists in Washington?
No. It is unofficial practice written from the statutes and rules, not from the state's examination. The Washington State Department of Health and the board of massage did not write or review it.
Does Washington require a massage therapy jurisprudence exam?
Yes. WAC 246-830-020 (1)(d) lists proof of successful completion of the Washington state massage jurisprudence examination among an applicant's requirements, along with a board approved licensing examination, first aid and CPR certification, and a background check.
How many continuing education hours does a Washington massage therapist need?
WAC 246-830-475 says 24 hours every two years. At least eight must be in person and hands-on, at least four in ethics, communication, boundaries or state massage law, and at least two in health equity.
How long do Washington massage therapists keep client records?
WAC 246-830-570 says at least three years from the date of last treatment for a client 18 or older, and at least three years after a younger client reaches 18.