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Panel backs interstate respiratory‑care compact as a way to speed licensing (House Bill 447)
Summary
House Bill 447 would enact the respiratory care interstate compact, letting respiratory therapists licensed in participating states work in Montana. Sponsor and health‑care proponents said the compact increases license mobility and helps hospitals recruit needed staff; the measure includes a contingent effective date that requires a multi‑state threshold before it becomes operative.
Representative Ed Buttry told the Senate that House Bill 447 "enacts a respiratory care interstate compact in Montana" to recognize qualified respiratory care licensees from other jurisdictions and ease workforce shortages. Sponsor testimony noted the compact's contingent effective date: it will take effect only after a specified number of other states…
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