Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB442: Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising reporting requirements for certain professional occupations; eliminating the requirement for the medical legal panel to send a licensing board the outcome of a decision; eliminating the requirement for the chiropractic legal panel to send the licensing board the outcome of a decision; removing the requirement for an insurer to report to the board of medical examiners for alleged professional negligence; amending sections 27-6-605, 27-12-605, 37-3-404, and 373-405, mca; and repealing section 37-3-402, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE MEDICAL LEGAL PANEL TO SEND A LICENSING BOARD THE OUTCOME OF A DECISION; ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CHIROPRACTIC LEGAL PANEL TO SEND THE LICENSING BOARD THE OUTCOME OF A DECISION; REMOVING THE REQUIREMENT FOR AN INSURER TO REPORT TO THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS FOR ALLEGED PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE; AMENDING SECTIONS 27-6-605, 27-12-605, 37-3-404, AND 373-405, MCA; AND REPEALING SECTION 37-3-402, MCA. Section 1. Section 27-6-605, MCA, is amended to read: "27-6-605. Decision to be filed and copies sent to parties, and attorneys, and licensing board. The decision shall be communicated in writing to the parties and attorneys concerned, and a copy thereof shall be retained in the permanent files of the panel. A copy of the decision shall be sent to the health care provider's professional licensing board." Section 2. Section 27-12-605, MCA, is amended to read: "27-12-605. Decision to be filed and copies sent to parties, and attorneys, and licensing board. A copy of the decision must and (2) retained in the permanent files of the panel." Section 3. Section 37-3-404, MCA, is amended to read: "37-3-404. Immunity of person providing information. A person, organization, association, society, - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 442 ENROLLED BILL **** 69th Legislature 2025 HB 442 …