Bill > HB1226

This bill modifies the existing Massage Therapy Law by changing the membership requirements for the State Board of Massage Therapy. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that board members must be citizens of the United States, while maintaining the existing stipulation that members must have been residents of Pennsylvania for at least five years prior to their appointment. The State Board of Massage Therapy is an administrative board within the state department, currently consisting of 11 members. The change suggests a potential broadening of eligibility for board membership, possibly to include legal permanent residents or other non-citizen residents who have been long-term Pennsylvania residents. The modification takes effect 60 days after the bill's passage, which is a standard implementation timeline for legislative changes. This adjustment appears to be a relatively minor technical amendment to the existing law governing massage therapy regulation in Pennsylvania.

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