Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB590: Generally revise laws related to electronic health care records
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to electronic health records; requiring health carriers to establish and maintain certain application programming interfaces for the benefit of the insured; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; REQUIRING HEALTH CARRIERS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CERTAIN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INSURED; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Health carrier and patient access to health information -- exemption -- deadline extensions. (1) A health carrier as defined in 33-2-2402 shall establish and maintain the following application programming interfaces for the benefit of the carrier's insureds and contracted providers: (a) a patient access application programming interface, pursuant to 42 CFR 422.119(a) through 422.119(e); (b) a provider directory application programming interface, pursuant to 42 CFR 422.120; (c) a provider access application programming interface, pursuant to 42 CFR 422.121(a); (d) a payer-to-payer exchange application programming interface, pursuant to 42 CFR 422.121(b); and (e) a prior authorization application programming interface, pursuant to section 42 CFR 422.122. (2) A health carrier shall establish and maintain each application programming interface provided for in subsection (1) for the health carrier's insured and providers at the earliest date required by the centers for medicare and medicaid services for that type of application programming interface. (3) An application programming interface must comply with standards published by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, including effective dates, enforcement delays, and suspensions. (4) This section does not apply to a health carrier offering a …
Sponsors
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38) · primary sponsor
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 43 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 5, 2025): 41 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 96 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Privacy, Insurance, Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HB590?
- HB590 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revise laws related to electronic health care records.
- What does HB590 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to electronic health records; requiring health carriers to establish and maintain certain application programming interfaces for the benefit of the insured; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of HB590?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB590?
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38).
- Where is the official record for HB590?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2942
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