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New bill would require background checks for Idaho massage therapists
Massage therapists in Idaho would be required to undergo criminal background checks under recently introduced legislation.
Mitch Toryanksi, with the Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses, says Idaho law does not require a fingerprint-based background check to receive a massage therapist license.
Adding the background check requirement will cost applicants an additional $37 on top of other licensure fees.
The House Health and Welfare Committee unanimously agreed to introduce the bill Friday. It must now clear a legislative hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.
Idaho currently has more than 2,100 licensed massage therapists.
Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article126402179.html
