Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB620: Revise laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include physicians of all specialties
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include licensed physicians of all specialties; providing exceptions; amending section 28-2724, mca; and providing a delayed effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS PROHIBITING CONTRACTS THAT RESTRICT PRACTICE TO INCLUDE LICENSED PHYSICIANS OF ALL SPECIALTIES; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 28-2724, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 28-2-724, MCA, is amended to read: "28-2-724. Prohibition of contracts that restrict practice -- applicability -- exceptions. (1) A contract that creates or establishes the terms of employment, a partnership, or any other form of professional relationship with a health care provider described in subsection (2), may not restrict the right of the health care provider to: (a) practice or provide services for which the provider is licensed, in any geographic area and for any period, after the termination of the employment, partnership, or other form of professional relationship; (b) treat, advise, consult with, or establish a provider-patient relationship with any current patient of the employer or with a patient affiliated with a partnership or other form of professional relationship; or (c) solicit or seek to establish a provider-patient relationship with any current patient of the employer or with a patient affiliated with a partnership or other form of professional relationship. (2) The requirements of subsection (1) apply to contracts or agreements involving the following health care (b) a psychologist licensed under Title 37, chapter 17; (c) a social worker licensed under Title 37, chapter …
Sponsors
- Gist, Steve (R, 25) · 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
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Professions and Occupations O-Z, Health Care Services
Common questions
- What is HB620?
- HB620 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include physicians of all specialties.
- What does HB620 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws prohibiting contracts that restrict practice to include licensed physicians of all specialties; providing exceptions; amending section 28-2724, mca; and providing a delayed effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of HB620?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB620?
- Gist, Steve (R, 25).
- Where is the official record for HB620?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2295
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