HB 510 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise medicaid services

HB 510, a withdrawn 2025 Montana bill, aimed to modernize Medicaid services for clients by requiring the Department of Public Health and Human Services to: (1) accept online/phone applications and electronic documents, (2) use plain language and translate materials into Montana's five most common languages, (3) provide mobile-friendly technology for client access, (4) offer hotline callback options with wait times, and (5) submit quarterly service reports to legislators. It also mandated reopening 10 public assistance offices by 2026 based on client demand and disenrollment data, with $3 million annually allocated for implementation. The bill directly affected Montana Medicaid clients, providers, and county offices by streamlining enrollment, reducing administrative errors, and improving accessibility. It was introduced on February 14, 2025, but withdrawn just days later under House Rule H30-50(3)(b).
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Feb 19, 2025
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LC3803.pdf HB0510_1.pdf · 1 edit
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The bill text was updated to reflect its official House Bill number (HB 510) instead of the legislative committee designation (LC 3803). This change rebrands the document for the public record and official printing, indicating that the legislation has moved from a committee review stage to the House floor for consideration. The substantive policy content regarding Medicaid laws remains unchanged.
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The header and footer text were changed from 'LC 3803' to 'HB 510' to align with the bill's official House number.

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Committee
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Feb 17, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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S.J. Howell
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