Montana Medical Association Legislative Status

MMA Position as of Monday, May 21, 2007 at 10:49:45 AM

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Total number of bills – 139

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Bill Type - Number	MMA Position	Version of Current Bill	Primary Sponsor	Status	Status Date	Short Title
HB 65	Oppose unless Amended	HB0065.02	Dan Villa	Chapter Number Assigned	03/27/2007	Revise uninsured employer's subsequent injury fund-increase dept. inspect. auth.
HB 77	Reviewed	HB0077.02	Edith Clark	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Right of recovery under Medicaid provisions of the deficit reduction act
HB 78	Reviewed	HB0078.01	John Parker	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Fund and administer drug treatment courts
HB 83	Monitor	HB0083.04	Cynthia Hiner	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Revise laws on medical parole
HB 91	Reviewed	HB0091.03	Edith Clark	Chapter Number Assigned	04/10/2007	Revise child abuse and neglect law
HB 92	Support	HB0092.02	Eve Franklin	Chapter Number Assigned	04/06/2007	Modernize public health laws
HB 101	Reviewed	HB0101.01	Bob Ebinger	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Revise insurance coverage for pediatric audiological services
HB 117	Reviewed	HB0117.04	Teresa K Henry	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Newborn hearing testing
HB 118	Reviewed	HB0118.02	Teresa K Henry	Chapter Number Assigned	04/05/2007	Revise law on dispensing contraceptives
HB 154	Reviewed	HB0154.02	Edith Clark	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Community commitment for developmentally disabled
HB 157	Reviewed	HB0157.02	Mary Caferro	Chapter Number Assigned	04/05/2007	Revise CHIP laws
HB 198	Reviewed	HB0198.02	William J Jones	Chapter Number Assigned	04/10/2007	Increase CHIP dental benefit
HB 213	Reviewed	HB0213.01	Jonathan Windy Boy	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Healthy workplace
HB 215	Reviewed	HB0215.02	Krayton Kerns	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Ban human cloning research
HB 261	Reviewed	HB0261.01	Mike Jopek	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Mercury disposal standards
HB 268	Oppose	HB0268.01	Deborah Kottel	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Written informed consent for nonemergency surgery
HB 270	Support	HB0270.02	Michael Lange	(H) Died in Process*	04/27/2007	Tax credit for purchase of health care
HB 278	Reviewed	HB0278.03	Ron Stoker	Chapter Number Assigned	05/03/2007	Continue genetics program and fee
HB 311	Reviewed	HB0311.01	Ron Erickson	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Revise medical marijuana laws
HB 321	Reviewed	HB0321.02	Tom McGillvray	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Revise judicial by-pass under parental notification of abortion
HB 359	Oppose	HB0359.03	Ernie Dutton	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Individual medical lab test without physicians orders
HB 360	Support	HB0360.01	Bill McChesney	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Prohibit use of nonwood bats in competitive nat'l youth league baseball games
HB 365	Support	HB0365.01	William J Jones	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Fund voluntary mental health screening and suicide prevention program
HB 394	Support	HB0394.01	William J Jones	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Dental benefit for underinsured children
HB 395	Reviewed	HB0395.02	William J Jones	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Fund dental school education
HB 406	Support	HB0406.02	Edith Clark	Chapter Number Assigned	05/08/2007	Montana community health center support
HB 418	Reviewed	HB0418.01	Roger Koopman	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Fund methamphetamine project
HB 429	Monitor	HB0429.01	Jon C Sesso	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Revise medicaid funding principles
HB 437	Monitor	HB0437.02	Dave Gallik	Chapter Number Assigned	04/10/2007	Dispute resolution clause in social services contracts
HB 445	Oppose	HB0445.01	Janna Taylor	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	No disciplinary action for certain nontraditional medical practices
HB 449	Reviewed	HB0449.02	JP Pomnichowski	Chapter Number Assigned	03/30/2007	Reclassify buprenorphine
HB 453	Reviewed	HB0453.01	Brady Wiseman	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Citizen data protection act
HB 464	Oppose	HB0464.03	Ken Peterson	(S) Died in Process*	04/27/2007	Revise damages for unfair claims settlement practices
HB 465	Reviewed	HB0465.01	Rick Jore	(H) Died in Process*	04/27/2007	Revise medical and religious exemptions for immunization
HB 467	MMA Bill Support	HB0467.03	Ken Peterson	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Revise medical-legal panel laws
HB 468	MMA Bill Support	HB0468.03	Tom McGillvray	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Confidentiality of physician assistance program
HB 496	Monitor	HB0496.02	Julie French	Chapter Number Assigned	04/25/2007	APRN authority to complete driver medical exams
HB 497	Monitor	HB0497.02	JP Pomnichowski	Chapter Number Assigned	04/05/2007	Allow APRN & PA to endorse disabled hunter permit
HB 506	Monitor	HB0506.01	Scott Mendenhall	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Medical treatment, nutrition, and hydration to prevent death
HB 534	Support	HB0534.01	Ron Erickson	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Motorcycle helmet law
HB 536	Reviewed	HB0536.03	Arlene Becker	(H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress	05/07/2007	Regulation of wholesale drug distribution
HB 543	Reviewed	HB0543.01	Dave Gallik	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Disclosure of limits on liability insurance
HB 551	Reviewed	HB0551.01	Arlene Becker	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	County costs for precommitment evaluation for mental illness
HB 554	Support	HB0554.01	Jill Cohenour	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Child passenger safety violation as primary offense
HB 563	Reviewed	HB0563.01	William J Jones	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Testing of bodily fluids for pathogens
HB 571	Reviewed	HB0571.01	Jonathan Windy Boy	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	DPHHS performance indicators
HB 577	Reviewed	HB0577.01	Mary Caferro	(H) Vetoed by Governor*	05/14/2007	Children's health care act
HB 605	Oppose	HB0605.01	Jim Keane	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Revise board of medical examiner laws
HB 621	Monitor	HB0621.02	Tom McGillvray	(H) Died in Process*	04/27/2007	Revise health insurance mandates
HB 622	Monitor	HB0622.02	Tom McGillvray	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Review of mandated health benefits
HB 648	Reviewed	HB0648.01	John Ward	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Make failure to use a seatbelt admissible evidence
HB 668	Reviewed	HB0668.04	Wayne Stahl	Chapter Number Assigned	05/03/2007	Revise criminal justice agency status of licensing boards
HB 676	Reviewed	HB0676.01	Elsie Arntzen	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Allow taking of blood sample in non-DUI cases
HB 687	Support	HB0687.04	William J Jones	Chapter Number Assigned	05/03/2007	Extend age for well child care coverage
HB 695	Neutral	HB0695.02	Walter McNutt	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Require deduction of economic consumption from medical malpractice award
HB 734	Support	HB0734.02	Dave McAlpin	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Critical funding for community mental health
HB 738	Monitor	HB0738.03	Scott Mendenhall	Chapter Number Assigned	04/30/2007	Revise work comp law for claim closure and medical services rates
HB 741	Oppose	HB0741.03	Llew Jones	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Nondiscrimination in payment for equivalent health services
HB 768	Reviewed	HB0768.03	Dave Gallik	Chapter Number Assigned	05/08/2007	Revise ostensible agency
HB 794	Support	HB 794.01	John Parker	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Mental health probation pilot project
HB 801	Support	HB0801.03	Gary MacLaren	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Health insurance payments as income tax credit for certain individuals
HB 802	Support	HB0802.01	Elsie Arntzen	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Revise funding for community mental health and crisis services
HB 839		HB0839.01	Mary Caferro	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Health care funding by tax on video gambling
HJ 1	Support	HJ0001.03	Jim Keane	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	04/02/2007	Urge Congress to reform health care system
HJ 18	Support	HJ0018.01	Jill Cohenour	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Study chronic pulmonary obstructive disease and asthma
HJ 19	Support	HJ0019.03	Penny Morgan	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	04/16/2007	Urge facilitated access to health care information for families
HJ 26	Support	HJ0026.03	Tim Callahan	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	04/12/2007	Study mental health issues in criminal and juvenile justice systems
HJ 33	Support	HJ0033.01	Bill Thomas	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	04/12/2007	Study polio
HJ 44	Support	HJ0044.02	Dave Gallik	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	04/16/2007	Revise CHIP laws
HJ 47	Reviewed	HJ047.02	Julie French	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	05/04/2007	Study funding of Montana genetics program
HJ 48	Support	HJ048.02	Gary MacLaren	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	05/04/2007	Study health insurance reform and publicly funded health care programs
HJ 50	Reviewed	HJ050.02	Arlene Becker	(H) Filed with Secretary of State	04/26/2007	Study mental health precommitment process
HJ 56		HJ056.01	Diane Sands	(S) Died in Process*	04/27/2007	Study role of community and other health centers
SB 22	Support	SB0022.04	Dan Weinberg	Chapter Number Assigned	05/14/2007	Allow expansion of CHIP eligibility up to 175% of federal poverty level
SB 23	Reviewed	SB0023.01	Lynda Moss	(H) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Add professionals to quality educator payment
SB 27	Reviewed	SB0027.03	John Esp	Chapter Number Assigned	05/16/2007	Revise grandparent grandchild contact law
SB 28	Reviewed	SB0028.01	Jim Shockley	(S) Died in Standing Committee*	04/27/2007	Parental consent or judicial bypass for abortions
SB 32	Reviewed	SB0032.02	Trudi Schmidt	Chapter Number Assigned	03/27/2007	Ombudsman access to long-term care facilities
SB 45	Support	SB0045.01	Dan Weinberg	Chapter Number Assigned	04/03/2007	Revise laws governing inpatient behavioral health facilities
SB 48	Support	SB0048.03	John Esp	Chapter Number Assigned	05/03/2007	Caretaker relative consent to medical care
SB 53	Reviewed	SB0053.02	Vicki Cocchiarella	Chapter Number Assigned	03/27/2007	Establish procedures for professional and occupational licensing boards
SB 54	Reviewed	SB0054.01	Vicki Cocchiarella	Chapter Number Assigned	03/16/2007	Generally revise professional and occupational licensing boards
SB 65	Monitor	SB0065.01	John Cobb	(S) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll Letter Being Prepared	05/15/2007	Restrict transfers to health and medicaid initiatives account
SB 81	Reviewed	SB081.01	Trudi Schmidt	Chapter Number Assigned	03/27/2007	Include licensed psychologists as statutory providers
SB 89	Reviewed	SB0089.04	Carol Williams	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Providing for breast feeding in the workplace
SB 94	Reviewed	SB0094.01	John Esp	Chapter Number Assigned	05/03/2007	Remove regulation of nonprescription drugs
SB 95	Support	SB0095.02	Frank Smith	Chapter Number Assigned	04/26/2007	Revise defibrillator law
SB 108	Reviewed	SB0108.02