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Committee hears competing views on massage-therapy compact; no vote taken
Summary
FSMTB testified in favor of House Bill 232 and urged the committee to reject proposed amendments to the interstate massage-therapy compact; AMTA representatives sought changes to ease participation for Georgia therapists. Chair O'Kosk declined to take action and asked parties to continue negotiations.
The Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee heard competing testimony on House Bill 232, a two-part measure that would raise initial massage-therapy education hours and enact language to join an interstate compact creating a multistate license for massage therapists.
Mylin Petrine, director of legal and regulatory affairs for the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB), testified in support of HB232 and opposed amendments proposed by the American Massage Therapy…
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