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Committee hears interstate compact to ease licensure for massage therapists
Summary
Senate Bill 233 would join Montana to the Massage Therapy Interstate Compact, allowing multistate practice privileges for qualified massage therapists. Supporters said the compact would help military spouses and seasonal employers; the Department of Labor cited a small IT cost to implement. No committee vote was taken.
The House Business and Labor Committee heard Senate Bill 233 on March 17, a measure that would allow Montana to join the Massage Therapy Interstate Compact and enable qualified massage therapists from compact states to practice in Montana under a multistate privilege.
Sponsor Willis Curdy described the bill as standard compact language drafted by the Council of State Governments and said the compact helps mobile practitioners — including military spouses — work across state lines. Proponents — including practitioners, the Department of Labor and Industry and the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards — told…
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