Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB601: Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act establishing a medicaid community assister portal; providing for required and optional portal services; and providing a definition.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAID COMMUNITY ASSISTER PORTAL; PROVIDING FOR REQUIRED AND OPTIONAL PORTAL SERVICES; AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION. Section 1. Medicaid community assister portal. (1) By May 1, 2026, the department shall establish an online portal that allows a community assister to help an applicant or enrollee who seeks assistance from that community assister to apply for medicaid coverage and to submit required documents. (2) The online portal must allow a community assister (b) view notices from the department to the applicant or enrollee; (c) report a change in an applicant or enrollee's eligibility status; (d) view actions required by the applicant or enrollee; and (e) update the applicant or enrollee's contact information. (3) The online portal may allow a community assister to: (a) submit an application for initial coverage or redetermination on behalf of the applicant or enrollee; or (b) upload verification documents for the applicant or enrollee. (4) The online portal must allow a medicaid applicant or enrollee to designate one or more community assisters to help the applicant or enrollee with the activities prescribed under subsection (2) and allowed under subsection (3). (5) For the purposes of this section, "community assister" means a person or organization who helps individuals apply for health coverage under the Montana medicaid program established in 53-6-101. - 1 - Authorized Print …
Sponsors
- Howell, SJ (D, 100) · primary sponsor
- Ricci, Vince (R, 27)
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) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (April 12, 2025): 28 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 31 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 4, 2025): 81 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 80 yea, 18 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Care Services, Health
Common questions
- What is HB601?
- HB601 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid.
- What does HB601 do?
- In its own words: An act establishing a medicaid community assister portal; providing for required and optional portal services; and providing a definition.
- What is the status of HB601?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB601?
- Howell, SJ (D, 100), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB601?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2536
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