Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB686: Generally revising laws related to physician assistants
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to physician assistants; increasing physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners; and amending section 2-151731, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; INCREASING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-151731, MCA. Section 1. Section 2-15-1731, MCA, is amended to read: "2-15-1731. Board of medical examiners. (1) In accordance with 37-1-123, there is a Montana state board of medical examiners. (2) The board consists of 12 14 members: (a) five doctors of medicine, including one with experience in emergency medicine, none of whom may be from the same county; (b) one doctor of osteopathy; (c) one podiatrist; (d) one nutritionist; (e) one physician assistant; (e) three physician assistants; (f)(f) one emergency care provider, as defined in 50-6-202, who may be a volunteer emergency care provider; and (g)(g) two public members. (3) The board is allocated to the department as prescribed in 2-15-121." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 686 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, HB 686, originated in the House. ___________________________________________ Chief Clerk of the House ___________________________________________ Speaker of the House Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. ___________________________________________ President of the Senate Signed this _______________________________day of____________________________________, 2025. HOUSE BILL NO. 686 INTRODUCED BY J. ETCHART AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; INCREASING PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIP ON THE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS; AND AMENDING SECTION 2-151731, MCA.
Sponsors
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51) · 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): 94 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 93 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 5, 2025): 45 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is HB686?
- HB686 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Generally revising laws related to physician assistants.
- What does HB686 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to physician assistants; increasing physician assistant membership on the board of medical examiners; and amending section 2-151731, mca.
- What is the status of HB686?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB686?
- Etchart, Jodee (R, 51).
- Where is the official record for HB686?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0296
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