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Heated testimony in Helena as bill would loosen association limits on massage‑therapy board
Summary
House Bill 7-20 would remove a long-standing restriction that limited professional seats on Montana’s Board of Massage Therapy by national association membership. Department officials supported the change to ease appointments; many practicing therapists opposed it as undermining balance and consensus.
Representative Nellie Nicholl said House Bill 7-20 aims to broaden the pool of qualified massage therapists eligible for appointment to the Montana Board of Massage Therapy by removing a statutory limitation that currently prevents more than one professional member from belonging to the same national association.
Sarah Swanson, commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry, said the limitation…
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