Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB558: Establish a nurse health corps
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing for enrollment of licensed nurses in the nurse corps program; providing for home health care visits to patients eligible for medicare or medicaid; limiting charges made by nurse corps members; limiting the liability of nurse corps members; providing definitions; and providing rulemaking authority.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ENROLLMENT OF LICENSED NURSES IN THE NURSE CORPS PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR HOME HEALTH CARE VISITS TO PATIENTS ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE OR MEDICAID; LIMITING CHARGES MADE BY NURSE CORPS MEMBERS; LIMITING THE LIABILITY OF NURSE CORPS MEMBERS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 8] may be cited as the "Montana Nurse Corps Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Establishment of program -- purposes. (1) There is a Montana nurse corps program. (2) The purposes of the program are (b) keep the elderly or infirm in their homes longer; and (c) provide home health care visits for patients who have difficulty traveling. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 8], unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Eligible individual" means an individual who (b) enrolled in the medical assistance program provided for in Title 53, chapter 6; or (c) uninsured and whose family income does not exceed 400% of the federal poverty level. (2) "Health care" has the same meaning as provided in 50-16-504. - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB **** 69th Legislature 2025 HB 558.1 (3) "Health care facility" has the same meaning as provided in …
Sponsors
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Committee
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 97 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Liability, Rule Making, Insurance, Health Care Services, Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is HB558?
- HB558 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Establish a nurse health corps.
- What does HB558 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing for enrollment of licensed nurses in the nurse corps program; providing for home health care visits to patients eligible for medicare or medicaid; limiting charges made by nurse corps members; limiting the liability of nurse corps members; providing definitions; and providing rulemaking authority.".
- What is the status of HB558?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB558?
- Caferro, Mary (D, 81).
- Where is the official record for HB558?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3816
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