Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB447: Enact the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act enacting the respiratory care interstate compact; providing for criminal background checks of respiratory care license applicants; providing rulemaking authority; and providing a contingent effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ENACTING THE RESPIRATORY CARE INTERSTATE COMPACT; PROVIDING FOR CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OF RESPIRATORY CARE LICENSE APPLICANTS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING A CONTINGENT EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Enactment of Respiratory Care Interstate Compact -- provisions. The Respiratory Care Interstate Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining in the compact in the form substantially as follows: SECTION 1 TITLE AND PURPOSE (1) The purpose of this compact is to facilitate the interstate practice of respiratory therapy with the goal of improving public access to respiratory therapy services by providing respiratory therapists licensed in a member state the ability to practice in other member states. The compact preserves the regulatory authority of states to protect public health and safety through the current system of state licensure. (2) This compact is designed to achieve the following objectives: (a) increase public access to respiratory therapy services by creating a responsible, streamlined pathway for licensees to practice in member states with the goal of improving outcomes for patients; (b) enhance a state's ability to protect the public's health and safety; (c) promote the cooperation of member states in regulating the practice of respiratory therapy within those member states; (d) ease administrative burdens on states by encouraging the cooperation of member states in regulating multistate respiratory therapy practice; …
Sponsors
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21) · primary sponsor
- Phalen, Bob (R, 17)
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 (April 11, 2025): 40 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 46 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 25, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 24, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Professions and Occupations O-Z, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB447?
- HB447 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Enact the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact.
- What does HB447 do?
- In its own words: An act enacting the respiratory care interstate compact; providing for criminal background checks of respiratory care license applicants; providing rulemaking authority; and providing a contingent effective date.
- What is the status of HB447?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB447?
- Buttrey, Ed (R, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB447?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4181
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