Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB191: Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing for the creation and licensure of residential treatment centers; granting rulemaking authority to the department of public health and human services; extending funding of appropriate educational opportunities to children in residential treatment centers; and amending sections 20-7-419, 20-7-436, and 50-5-101, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION AND LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS; GRANTING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; EXTENDING FUNDING OF APPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CHILDREN IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 20-7-419, 20-7-436, AND 50-5-101, MCA. Section 1. Licensing of residential treatment centers -- rulemaking. (1) The department shall license residential treatment centers, as defined in 50-5-101. (2) The department shall adopt administrative rules for licensure, (b) minimum qualifications for staff; (c) staff training requirements; (d) required treatment services and if the services must be provided on-site or if they may be provided through arrangements with other health care facilities; (e) insurance requirements; (f) fingerprint background checks for anyone with regular access to patients, including staff, volunteers, and mental health contractors; (g) guidelines for written policies and procedures, including those for suicide prevention; (h) abuse and neglect reporting requirements; (i) provisional licensure as provided in subsection (5); and (j) other rules the department considers necessary to ensure the safe operation of residential treatment centers. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 191 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 SB 191 (3) The department shall align licensure and other requirements for residential treatment centers with the requirements provided for in 52-2-805 and 52-2-810. (4) Residential treatment centers must have accreditation granted …
Sponsors
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 2, 2025): 90 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 92 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 12, 2025): 46 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 11, 2025): 42 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is SB191?
- SB191 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide for the licensure of residential treatment centers.
- What does SB191 do?
- In its own words: An act providing for the creation and licensure of residential treatment centers; granting rulemaking authority to the department of public health and human services; extending funding of appropriate educational opportunities to children in residential treatment centers; and amending sections 20-7-419, 20-7-436, and 50-5-101, mca.
- What is the status of SB191?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB191?
- Cuffe, Mike (R, 1).
- Where is the official record for SB191?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0184
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