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This bill authorizes Virginia to become a signatory to the Interstate Massage Compact, a comprehensive agreement designed to streamline massage therapy licensing across participating states. The Compact creates a multistate licensing pathway for massage therapists who meet specific qualifications, including holding an active, unencumbered license in their home state, completing at least 625 hours of massage therapy education, passing a national licensing examination, and having no disqualifying criminal history. The primary objectives of the Compact include increasing public access to massage therapy services, enhancing states' ability to protect public health and safety, preventing human trafficking and licensure fraud, and supporting the mobility of licensed massage therapists, particularly for military members and their spouses. The bill establishes an Interstate Massage Compact Commission to implement and administer the Compact, which will come into effect once seven states have enacted it. The Compact provides a framework for sharing licensure information, conducting investigations, and taking disciplinary actions across member states, while maintaining each state's authority to enforce its own massage therapy regulations and protect public safety.

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