Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB518: Transfer licensing of emergency medical providers to the department of labor and industry
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to emergency care providers; transferring licensing oversight for emergency care providers from the board of medical examiners to the department of labor and industry; revising the membership of the board of medical examiners; revising laws related to medical care standards; revising definitions; defining community-integrated health care; providing rulemaking authority to the department of labor and industry…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS; TRANSFERRING LICENSING OVERSIGHT FOR EMERGENCY CARE PROVIDERS FROM THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY; REVISING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; REVISING LAWS RELATED TO MEDICAL CARE STANDARDS; REVISING DEFINITIONS; DEFINING COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-15-1731, 37-1401, 37-3-102, 37-3-203, 39-71-118, 50-6-104, 50-6-105, 50-6-201, 50-6-202, 50-6-203, 50-6-302, 50-6-323, 50-32-603, AND 61-2-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 2-15-1731, MCA, is amended to read: "2-15-1731. Board of medical examiners. (1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a Montana state board of medical examiners. (2) The board consists of 1211 members: (a) five doctors of medicine, including one with experience in emergency medicine, none of whom may be from the same county; (b) one doctor of osteopathy; (c) one podiatrist; (d) one nutritionist; (e) one physician assistant; and (f) one emergency care provider, as defined in 50-6-202, who may be a volunteer emergency care provider; and (g)(f) two public members. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 518 ENROLLED BILL **** 69th Legislature 2025 SB 518 (3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121." Section 2. Section 37-1-401, MCA, is amended to read: "37-1-401. (Temporary) Uniform …
Sponsors
- Harvey, Derek (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- DeMarois, Scott (D, 71)
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 83 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 85 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 42 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 48 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Emergency Services, Health Care Services, Health, Professions and Occupations E-N
Common questions
- What is SB518?
- SB518 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Transfer licensing of emergency medical providers to the department of labor and industry.
- What does SB518 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to emergency care providers; transferring licensing oversight for emergency care providers from the board of medical examiners to the department of labor and industry; revising the membership of the board of medical examiners; revising laws related to medical care standards; revising definitions; defining community-integrated health care; providing rulemaking authority to the department of labor and industry…
- What is the status of SB518?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB518?
- Harvey, Derek (D, 37), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB518?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2675
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