Montana Proposes Bill for Additional Esthetic Training

Mar 26th, 2021

Hannah Fink

Montana HB 493 would implement more training for estheticians.

Montana HB 493 would implement more training for estheticians.

Montana House Bill 493 has been introduced and calls for advanced esthetics practitioner training for those with less than three years of experience, according to NBC Montana.

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Under the new bill, those with less than three years of experience would need to complete an additional 500 hours of training. To complete this, estheticians must receive training from a school of advanced practice aesthetics, which Montana does not have.

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