Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB397: Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to privacy in mental health digital service; establishing confidentiality standards for mental health digital service; providing for remedies for noncompliance; and providing a definition.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PRIVACY IN MENTAL HEALTH DIGITAL SERVICE; ESTABLISHING CONFIDENTIALITY STANDARDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH DIGITAL SERVICE; PROVIDING FOR REMEDIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE; AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION. Section 1. Digital health care information -- confidentiality -- penalties -- additional requirements. (1) A mental health digital service is subject to the disclosure and confidentiality provisions of Title 50, chapter 16, part 5, when handling health care information as defined in 50-16-504 on behalf of an individual. (2) A violation of this section may be enforced as provided in 50-16-552, and a person whose information is disclosed in violation of Title 50, chapter 16, part 5, may pursue the remedies allowed in 50-16553. (3) "Mental health digital service" means a mobile-based application or internet website that: (a) collects, obtains, uses, possesses, or accesses information related to an individual's inferred or diagnosed mental health or substance use disorder; (b) markets itself as facilitating mental health or substance use disorder services to an individual; and (c) uses the information provided to facilitate mental health services, including diagnosis, treatment, suggested therapies, and management of the mental health or substance use disorder for an individual. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 50, chapter 16, part 5, and the provisions of Title 50, …
Sponsors
- Sullivan, Katie (D, 93) · primary sponsor
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 14, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 3, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 2, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 22, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Privacy, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB397?
- HB397 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws related to privacy in mental health digital service.
- What does HB397 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to privacy in mental health digital service; establishing confidentiality standards for mental health digital service; providing for remedies for noncompliance; and providing a definition.
- What is the status of HB397?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB397?
- Sullivan, Katie (D, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB397?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4356
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