Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB796: Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising laws related to compulsory health care sharing of records; clarifying that a professional licensing board or program may request health care information pursuant to an administrative subpoena for investigative and disciplinary purposes; and amending sections 50-16-535 and 50-16-811, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO COMPULSORY HEALTH CARE SHARING OF RECORDS; CLARIFYING THAT A PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARD OR PROGRAM MAY REQUEST HEALTH CARE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENA FOR INVESTIGATIVE AND DISCIPLINARY PURPOSES; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 50-16-535 AND 50-16-811, MCA. Section 1. Section 50-16-535, MCA, is amended to read: "50-16-535. When health care information available by compulsory process. (1) Health care information may not be disclosed by a health care provider pursuant to compulsory legal process or discovery in any judicial, legislative, or administrative proceeding unless: (a) the patient has authorized in writing the release of the health care information in response to compulsory process or a discovery request; (b) the patient has waived the right to claim confidentiality for the health care information sought; (c) the patient is a party to the proceeding and has placed the patient's physical or mental condition in issue; (d) the patient's physical or mental condition is relevant to the execution or witnessing of a will or other document; (e) the physical or mental condition of a deceased patient is placed in issue by any person claiming or defending through or as a beneficiary of the patient; (f) a patient's health care information is to be used in the patient's commitment proceeding; (g) the health care information is for use in any …
Sponsors
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Yakawich, Mike (R, 24)
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) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 11, 2025): 45 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 45 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Privacy, Social Services, Health Care Services, Professions and Occupations Generally
Common questions
- What is HB796?
- HB796 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Providing for department of labor and industry and licensing boards to request health care information by administrative process.
- What does HB796 do?
- In its own words: An act revising laws related to compulsory health care sharing of records; clarifying that a professional licensing board or program may request health care information pursuant to an administrative subpoena for investigative and disciplinary purposes; and amending sections 50-16-535 and 50-16-811, mca.
- What is the status of HB796?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB796?
- Oblander, Greg (R, 38), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB796?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1061
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