# Montana HB 867: Revise labor laws relating to the medical assistance program Montana HB 867, Revise labor laws relating to the medical assistance program, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Oblander (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB867-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 867 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise labor laws relating to the medical assistance program - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-25 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Labor and Employment, Revenue, State - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (253 yes, 42 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Help and privacy for impaired chiropractors and vets: benefit, medium. The law creates a medical assistance program for chiropractors and veterinarians who are impaired. It helps you find treatment and tracks your recovery. You must be allowed to enroll in a qualified program in Montana. The board cannot require you to go out of state unless no qualified program exist… - Boards must apply rules fairly: benefit, low. Licensing boards must apply standards without discrimination. They may restrict competition only when needed to protect public health and safety. - License discipline after three relapses: cost, high. If you are in a program contract and return to a banned substance three separate times, the board must discipline your license. This applies to relapses that happen during the contract period. - Higher renewal fees fund treatment program: cost, low. The board adjusts license renewal fees to cover the cost of the medical assistance program. If you pay renewal fees, you may pay more. The law does not set specific fee amounts. - Regular audits with costs billed to boards: mixed, low. Medical assistance programs get audited at least twice every 10 years. Licensing boards must hire and pay for an external audit every five years. The department sets an internal audit midway through the next five‑year period and bills boards for it. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Greg Oblander (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 21 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 29 | 19 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-27: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-26: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9edd6c10-e591-4826-bf4b-301c006bc58c) - Introduced, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4452a337-a23e-40f1-8a84-231c4931756b) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9edd6c10-e591-4826-bf4b-301c006bc58c) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4452a337-a23e-40f1-8a84-231c4931756b) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB867-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).