**** 69th Legislature 2025 HB 720.1 - 1 - Authorized Print Version β HB 720 1 HOUSE BILL NO. 720 2 INTRODUCED BY N. NICOL 3 4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: βAN ACT GENERALLY REVISING BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY 5 MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-15-1782, MCA.β 6 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 8 9 Section 2-15-1782, MCA, is amended to read: 10 "2-15-1782. (1) In accordance with 37-1-123 there is a board of 11 massage therapy. 12 (2) The board consists of five members: 13 (a) one health care provider who is not an owner of a school that educates massage therapists; 14 (b) three massage therapists, none of whom may be an owner of a school that educates massage 15 therapists. None of the three massage therapists may belong to the same national professional association.; 16 and 17 (c) one public member. 18 (3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121." 19 - END -