Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB502: Establish board of facility health care professionals
Status: Signed into law, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing a board of allied health care professionals; generally revising professional and occupational licensing provisions and transferring authority for clinical laboratory science practitioners, radiologic technologists, and respiratory care practitioners to the board of allied health care professionals; providing for standard organizational duties for the board; providing rulemaking authority; providing definitions; amending sections 37-14-102, 37-14-305, 37-14-322, 37-28102, 37-28-202, 37-34-103, and 37-34-305, mca…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BOARD OF ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; GENERALLY REVISING PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING PROVISIONS AND TRANSFERRING AUTHORITY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE PRACTITIONERS, RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, AND RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS TO THE BOARD OF ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; PROVIDING FOR STANDARD ORGANIZATIONAL DUTIES FOR THE BOARD; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 37-14-102, 37-14-305, 37-14-322, 37-28102, 37-28-202, 37-34-103, AND 37-34-305, MCA; REPEALING SECTIONS 2-15-1738, 2-15-1750, 2-15-1753, 37-14-101, 37-14-201, 37-14-202, 37-14-307, 37-14-308, 37-14-311, 37-28-101, 37-28-103, 37-28-104, 37-28305, 37-34-102, AND 37-34-201, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." Section 1. Board of allied health care professionals. (1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a board of allied health care professionals. (2) The board consists of seven (b) two radiologic technologists; (c) two respiratory therapists; and (d) one public member. (3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121. Section 2. Purpose. It is a matter of public interest and concern that the health professions regulated by the board warrant and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be permitted to practice in each respective field from within or outside of Montana and engage with clients located within the - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 502 ENROLLED BILL - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB 502 state. Section 3. Definitions. As used in …