Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB474: Revise date for annual supplemental medicaid payment to hospitals
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the date for the department of public health and human services to provide annual funding for increases in supplemental medicaid payments to hospitals; amending section 53-6-149, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE DATE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO PROVIDE ANNUAL FUNDING FOR INCREASES IN SUPPLEMENTAL MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS; AMENDING SECTION 53-6-149, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 53-6-149, MCA, is amended to read: "53-6-149. State special revenue fund account -- administration. (1) There is a hospital medicaid reimbursement account in the state special revenue fund provided for in 17-2-102. (2) All money collected under 15-66-102[, except for the money deposited pursuant to 15-66102(3)(b) into the Montana HELP Act special revenue account provided for in 53-6-1315,] must be deposited in the account. (3) Money in the account must be used by the department of public health and human services to provide funding [no later than May 5 of each year] no later than May 15 of each year for increases in medicaid payments to hospitals and for the costs of collection of the fee and other administrative activities associated with the implementation of increases in the medicaid payments to hospitals. (Bracketed language terminates June 30, 2025, on occurrence of contingency--sec. 48, Ch. 415, L. 2019.)" Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 474 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, HB …
Sponsors
- Gillette, Jane (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Kerr-Carpenter, Emma (D, 23)
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) Returned to House
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 46 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 1, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 28, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB474?
- HB474 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise date for annual supplemental medicaid payment to hospitals.
- What does HB474 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the date for the department of public health and human services to provide annual funding for increases in supplemental medicaid payments to hospitals; amending section 53-6-149, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB474?
- Signed into law as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB474?
- Gillette, Jane (R, 77), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB474?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1892
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