Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB535: Revise laws related to experimental treatments
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to experimental treatments; providing for licensing of experimental treatment centers; amending the right to try act; establishing a health freedom and access requirement for experimental treatment centers; establishing the insurance premium support account and related structure; providing definitions; providing rulemaking authority; amending definitions; amending sections 33-1-102, 50-5-101, 50-12-102, 50-12-103, 50-12-104, 50-12-105, 50-12-106, 50-12107, 50-12-108, and 50-12-109, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS; PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT CENTERS; AMENDING THE RIGHT TO TRY ACT; ESTABLISHING A HEALTH FREEDOM AND ACCESS REQUIREMENT FOR EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT CENTERS; ESTABLISHING THE INSURANCE PREMIUM SUPPORT ACCOUNT AND RELATED STRUCTURE; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 33-1-102, 50-5-101, 50-12-102, 50-12-103, 50-12-104, 50-12-105, 50-12-106, 50-12107, 50-12-108, AND 50-12-109, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Licensure of experimental treatment centers -- fees -- rulemaking. (1) (a) The department shall adopt procedures for licensing experimental treatment centers. A person may not operate an experimental treatment center without a license. The application for a license must (ii) the location of the experimental treatment center; (iii) the name of the person or persons who will manage or supervise the experimental treatment center; (iv) how the experimental treatment center will fulfill the health freedom and access requirement provided in [section 2]; and (iv) other information required by the department by rule. (b) The department shall approve or deny the application within 90 calendar days after receiving a complete application. (2) The department shall adopt administrative rules for licensure, including but not limited to rules establishing: - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 535 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 SB 535 (a) minimum operational standards; (b) the …