Transfer licensing of emergency medical providers to the department of labor and industry
SB 518 transfers the licensing oversight for emergency care providers from the Board of Medical Examiners to the Department of Labor and Industry. This means the Department of Labor and Industry will now be responsible for the licensing, complaints, and investigations related to these professionals. The bill also revises the membership of the Board of Medical Examiners, updates related definitions, and grants rulemaking authority to the Department of Labor and Industry for its new responsibilities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill retains its core purpose of establishing a Montana Board of Medical Examiners but includes minor formatting adjustments to the member composition list and a slight rephrasing of the definition for an 'approved medical school'. These changes do not alter the substantive legal requirements, eligibility criteria, or enforcement mechanisms of the legislation.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments were made to the indentation and spacing of the board member list, though the total number of members and their specific qualifications remain unchanged.
DEFINITION
The definition of an 'approved medical school' was slightly rephrased to improve clarity, but the criteria for accreditation (AOA, LCME, or WHO) remain identical.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
42–7
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 7, 2025
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
R
Republican32
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (85-14-1)
house
Mar 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-7-1)
senate
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Derek Harvey
DDemocratic
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