# Montana HB 454: Revise visit frequency required of supervisory physical therapists

Montana HB 454, Revise visit frequency required of supervisory physical therapists, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Morgan Thiel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB454-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 454
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise visit frequency required of supervisory physical therapists
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Health, Professions and Occupations O-Z
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (285 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- PT supervisor check-in every 8 visits or 30 days: mixed, low. If you see a physical therapist assistant, the supervising licensed physical therapist must check in with you at least once every eight assistant visits or at least once every 30 days, whichever comes first. The check-in can be in person or by telehealth. This replaces the prior rule of every six v…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-11: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a0826dfb-16c4-477b-a852-a76198817bdc)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e105ef1b-57cb-4dc9-8182-faa776ae6a9b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c7e24b00-904e-42f1-9863-cf4a845a963c)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a0826dfb-16c4-477b-a852-a76198817bdc)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e105ef1b-57cb-4dc9-8182-faa776ae6a9b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c7e24b00-904e-42f1-9863-cf4a845a963c)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB454-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).