Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB238: Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to mental and physical evaluations for professional licensees; creating a standard review process for a mental or physical evaluation request by a board of a licensee or license applicant; creating a standard review process for a mental or physical evaluation request by the department of labor and industry of a licensee or license applicant; and amending sections 37-3-323, 37-6-311, and 37-12-322, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EVALUATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL LICENSEES; CREATING A STANDARD REVIEW PROCESS FOR A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EVALUATION REQUEST BY A BOARD OF A LICENSEE OR LICENSE APPLICANT; CREATING A STANDARD REVIEW PROCESS FOR A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EVALUATION REQUEST BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY OF A LICENSEE OR LICENSE APPLICANT; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 37-3-323, 37-6-311, AND 37-12-322, MCA. Section 1. Mental and physical evaluations. (1) If the alternative health care board, board of behavioral health, board of veterinary medicine, or any board licensing medical practitioners defined in 37-2101 has objective and reasonable belief that a licensee or license applicant presents a significant risk of substantial harm to public health and safety, the board may require an evaluation of the licensee or license applicant by an appropriate medical provider. (2) The evaluation in subsection (1) must determine to what extent and how any existing mental or physical impairment or disability or use of controlled substances by the individual may impact the individual's performance of the profession or occupation with reasonable skill and safety. The factors to be considered include but are not limited (b) the nature and severity of the potential harm; (c) the likelihood that the potential harm will occur; and (d) the imminence of the potential harm. (3) The …
Sponsors
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51) · primary sponsor
- Hunter, Gregg (R, 15)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 12, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 11, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health, Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is HB238?
- HB238 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to physical and mental evaluations for professional licenses.
- What does HB238 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to mental and physical evaluations for professional licensees; creating a standard review process for a mental or physical evaluation request by a board of a licensee or license applicant; creating a standard review process for a mental or physical evaluation request by the department of labor and industry of a licensee or license applicant; and amending sections 37-3-323, 37-6-311, and 37-12-322, mca.
- What is the status of HB238?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB238?
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB238?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0217
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