In article , Jeff Wisnia
wrote:

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A friend who has been a Massachusetts licensed master electrician for 30
year told me there's nothing in the present code preventing light
switches from being mounted inside bathrooms, and code required GFCIs
have allowed outlets to be located near sinks in bathrooms for some time
now.

As far as I remember, outlets were allowed near bathroom sinks before
GFCIs were available. They didn't even have to be grounded at one time.
(N) work now, of course, requires them.

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charles