Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB936: Authorize transfers and other necessary measures to implement HB 2-Section B
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act implementing the provisions of the general appropriations act; requiring that a portion of the hospital utilization fee be used for hospital quality and efficiency incentive payments; requiring that a portion of the hospital utilization fee be used for payments to independent nonaffiliated critical access hospitals; allowing loan repayment and funding for additional beds at the montana state hospital to be eligible uses of the behavioral health system for future generations fund on a one-time basis; providing for a study on the long-term sustainability of objectives in hb 872…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT; REQUIRING THAT A PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL UTILIZATION FEE BE USED FOR HOSPITAL QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS; REQUIRING THAT A PORTION OF THE HOSPITAL UTILIZATION FEE BE USED FOR PAYMENTS TO INDEPENDENT NONAFFILIATED CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS; ALLOWING LOAN REPAYMENT AND FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL BEDS AT THE MONTANA STATE HOSPITAL TO BE ELIGIBLE USES OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS FUND ON A ONE-TIME BASIS; PROVIDING FOR A STUDY ON THE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF OBJECTIVES IN HB 872; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 50-1-119, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE. Section 1. Section 50-1-119, MCA, is amended to read: "50-1-119. Behavioral health system for future generations fund. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to be known as the behavioral health system for future generations fund. (2) There must be deposited in the account money received from legislative general fund transfers. (3) Eligible uses of the fund (b) medicaid and CHIP matching funds for payments made to intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities; (c) statewide community-based investments to stabilize behavioral health and developmental disabilities service providers and delivery, increase and strengthen the behavioral health and developmental - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 936 …