MT SB233

Montana adopts the Interstate Massage Compact, creating a multistate licensing pathway for massage therapists to practice across member states without obtaining separate licenses in each state

Applicants for multistate licensure must hold an active single-state license, complete at least 625 clock hours of massage therapy education, pass a national licensing examination, and submit to FBI fingerprint-based criminal background checks

Individuals convicted of felonies within 5 years, massage-related misdemeanors within 2 years, or any offense involving kidnapping, human trafficking, human smuggling, or sexual assault are permanently or temporarily disqualified from multistate licensure

The compact establishes the Interstate Massage Compact Commission, a joint government agency composed of one delegate from each member state, with authority to promulgate rules, maintain a coordinated data system, and collect fees and assessments

The act takes effect when seven states have enacted the compact into law; active military members and their spouses may designate any member state where they hold a license in good standing as their home state