Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB199: Increase physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
Increase physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act increasing the number of physician assistants on the board of medical examiners; reducing the number of doctors on the board of medical examiners; and amending section 2-15-1731, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DOCTORS ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-15-1731, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 2-15-1731, MCA, is amended to read: "2-15-1731. Board of medical examiners. (1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a Montana state board of medical examiners. (2) The board consists of 12 members: (a) five four doctors of medicine, including one with experience in emergency medicine, none of whom may be from the same county; (b) one doctor of osteopathy; (c) one podiatrist; (d) one nutritionist; (e) one two physician assistant assistants; (f) one emergency care provider, as defined in 50-6-202, who may be a volunteer emergency care provider; and (g) two public members. (3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB
Sponsors
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) 2nd Reading Not Passed
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
Votes
- Do Pass (January 29, 2025): 49 yea, 51 nay, failed
Subjects: Professions and Occupations O-Z, Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HB199?
- HB199 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Increase physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners.
- What does HB199 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act increasing the number of physician assistants on the board of medical examiners; reducing the number of doctors on the board of medical examiners; and amending section 2-15-1731, mca.".
- What is the status of HB199?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB199?
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51).
- Where is the official record for HB199?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2875
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