Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB949: Require fee schedule and report for certain commitments
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring the department of public health and human services to establish a fee schedule and administrative rules to address the payment of costs associated with the commitment of individuals to certain community facilities; establishing reporting requirements; providing rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation; and amending sections 53-21-149 and 53-21-193, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH A FEE SCHEDULE AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TO ADDRESS THE PAYMENT OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMMITMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO CERTAIN COMMUNITY FACILITIES; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 53-21-149 AND 53-21-193, MCA. Section 1. Reporting requirement. Before September 1 of each even-numbered year, the department of public health and human services shall report to the children, families, health, and human services interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210. The report must include the following information: (1) the number of individuals committed pursuant to 53-21-127(3)(a) and (3)(b) and aggregate information on the facilities to which they were committed; and (2) the number of individuals detained pursuant to 53-21-124 and aggregate information on the facilities in which they were detained. Section 2. Section 53-21-149, MCA, is amended to read: "53-21-149. Conditions of treatment in community facility, program, or course of treatment. If the court orders a disposition under 53-21-127(3)(b), the court may order the following conditions for treatment in a community facility or program, or may order a course of treatment, including but not limited to: (1) (a) following a treatment plan developed pursuant to 53-21-150 that may include case management services, medication, short-term inpatient treatment, chemical dependency treatment, assertive community treatment, or a …
Sponsors
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Laura (D, 40)
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 18, 2025): 33 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 35 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 76 yea, 21 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 79 yea, 18 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Mental Illness or Incapacity, Appropriations, Safety, Civil Procedure, Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HB949?
- HB949 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require fee schedule and report for certain commitments.
- What does HB949 do?
- In its own words: An act requiring the department of public health and human services to establish a fee schedule and administrative rules to address the payment of costs associated with the commitment of individuals to certain community facilities; establishing reporting requirements; providing rulemaking authority; providing an appropriation; and amending sections 53-21-149 and 53-21-193, mca.
- What is the status of HB949?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB949?
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB949?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0157
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