Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB100: Revise funding for assisted living services
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the senior care facility access and stabilization act; establishing procedures for calculating room and board costs for assisted living facility services; requiring the department of public health and human services to pursue the community first choice option for assisted living; establishing reporting requirements; providing for contingent voidness; and providing a delayed an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING THE SENIOR CARE FACILITY ACCESS AND STABILIZATION ACT; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING ROOM AND BOARD COSTS FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY SERVICES; REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PURSUE THE COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE OPTION FOR ASSISTED LIVING; ESTABLISHING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING FOR CONTINGENT VOIDNESS; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 4] may be cited as the "Senior Care Facility Access and Stabilization Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Calculation of room and board costs for assisted living facility services. (1) The department shall, at a minimum, annually adjust the amount that persons enrolled in the Montana medicaid program must pay for room and board when receiving assisted living facility services. (2) The room and board payment for a person who is categorically eligible for the program must equal the person's monthly supplemental security income payment, minus a $100 allowance to provide for personal needs funds. (3) (a) The room and board payment for a person who qualifies for the program pursuant to 53-6131(1)(e)(ii)(A) must equal the person's countable gross income, and (ii) $100 to provide for personal needs funds. (b) After an initial adjustment made pursuant to subsection …
Sponsors
- Beard, Becky (R, 38) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Rereferred to Committee
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
Votes
- Do Pass (February 19, 2025): 31 yea, 18 nay, passed
Subjects: Senior Citizens, Federal Government, Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is SB100?
- SB100 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise funding for assisted living services.
- What does SB100 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the senior care facility access and stabilization act; establishing procedures for calculating room and board costs for assisted living facility services; requiring the department of public health and human services to pursue the community first choice option for assisted living; establishing reporting requirements; providing for contingent voidness; and providing a delayed an effective date.".
- What is the status of SB100?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB100?
- Beard, Becky (R, 38).
- Where is the official record for SB100?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0978
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