37-33-503. Initial licensure -- grandfather clause. (1) As of July 1, 2010, the board shall issue a massage therapy license to an applicant who applies or has applied for a license by paying the application fee and by providing a signed affidavit to the board that the applicant has engaged in the practice of massage therapy for at least 100 hours in Montana prior to applying for a massage therapy license under this section and that the applicant meets the requirements of 37-33-502(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), and (1)(e). The board shall by rule establish the application fee not later than January 1, 2010.
     (2) (a) A license issued under this section is valid for the same initial period as a license issued under 37-33-502 and is subject to the same renewal requirements and renewal fees as a license issued under 37-33-502.
     (b) A person may not apply for licensure under this section after July 1, 2012.

     History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 451, L. 2009.