Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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SB 1673 - This act establishes the Interstate Massage Compact ("Compact"), which allows for the interstate practice of massage therapy. The Compact sets forth the requirements to be met in order for a state to join and maintain membership in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact provides the requirements for a massage therapist to obtain and exercise the ability to practice under a multistate license. The multistate license shall be valid until the expiration or revocation of the home state license. The Compact further provides that a massage therapist with multistate license shall function within the scope of practice of the member state. Massage therapists shall also be subject to that member state's licensing authority, which has the authority to impose adverse action on licenses issued by that state. A member state may also participate with other member states in joint investigations of a licensee. The member states shall report licensure data along with any adverse action and significant investigative information to the data system established in the Compact. Additionally, the Compact creates the Interstate Massage Compact Commission ("Commission"), which is a joint government agency of member states with the power to administer and implement the Compact. Each member state shall be entitled to one delegate, who shall be selected by the state's licensing authority for massage therapists and who shall be the primary administrative officer of the state's licensing authority or their designee. The Commission shall meet at least once a year. Additionally, there shall be an Executive Committee, composed of seven voting members and two ex-officio members, to act on behalf of the Commission, including on day-to-day activities related to the administration of the Compact. The Commission may levy and collect an annual assessment from each member state and impose fees on licensees to whom it grants a mutlistate license to cover the costs of the operations and act
