Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB929: Generally revise laws relating to chiropractic practitioners
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to chiropractic practitioners; establishing a chiropractic license endorsement for prescriptive authority; providing a prescriptive license fee; providing rulemaking authority; and amending sections 37-12-101, 37-12-104, and 37-12-201, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO CHIROPRACTIC PRACTITIONERS; ESTABLISHING A CHIROPRACTIC LICENSE ENDORSEMENT FOR PRESCRIPTIVE AUTHORITY; PROVIDING A PRESCRIPTIVE LICENSE FEE; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 37-12-101, 37-12-104, AND 37-12-201, MCA." WHEREAS, doctors of chiropractic are an important, integral part of health care in Montana; and WHEREAS, chiropractic health care has continued to evolve as education and technology have increased to meet the demands of patient care; and WHEREAS, there is a shortage of physicians throughout Montana, and physicians cannot currently meet the demand in many areas of the state; and WHEREAS, multiple health care scopes of practice continue to be expanded to meet the growing demand in patient care; and WHEREAS, it is important to improve consistency and continuity of patient care for all patients; and WHEREAS, there is widespread support from many health care providers in Montana to allow for doctors of chiropractic to have prescriptive authority; and WHEREAS, doctors of chiropractic must send patients to other providers for nonscheduled antiinflammatory or muscle-relaxant drugs, when clinically indicated, before the patients are able to be seen by the chiropractor, adding unnecessary time and cost to the health care system and to patients; and WHEREAS, if doctors of chiropractic had the ability to prescribe nonscheduled anti-inflammatory or muscle-relaxant drugs, a patient's health, …
Sponsors
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 54 yea, 44 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 56 yea, 42 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Revenue, State, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is HB929?
- HB929 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws relating to chiropractic practitioners.
- What does HB929 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act generally revising laws related to chiropractic practitioners; establishing a chiropractic license endorsement for prescriptive authority; providing a prescriptive license fee; providing rulemaking authority; and amending sections 37-12-101, 37-12-104, and 37-12-201, mca.".
- What is the status of HB929?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB929?
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38).
- Where is the official record for HB929?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1247
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