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HB386 • 2025

Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
SJ Howell
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
(H) Died in Process
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

What This Bill Does

  • Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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COMMITTEE

Plain English: Amendment - 1st Reading-white - Requested by: SJ Howell - (H) Human Services - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Milly Allen, HB0386.001.001 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 386 1 HOUSE BILL NO.

  • Amendment - 1st Reading-white - Requested by: SJ Howell - (H) Human Services - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Milly Allen, HB0386.001.001 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 386 1 HOUSE BILL NO.
  • 386 2 INTRODUCED BY S.
  • HOWELL, E.
  • BUTTREY, M.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-20 HOUSE

    (H) Died in Process

  2. 2025-04-09 HOUSE

    (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-04-03 HOUSE

    (H) Tabled in Committee

  4. 2025-02-25 HOUSE

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received

  5. 2025-02-25 HOUSE

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed

  6. 2025-02-25 HOUSE

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  7. 2025-02-24 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  8. 2025-02-22 HOUSE

    (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  9. 2025-02-22 HOUSE

    (H) 2nd Reading Passed

  10. 2025-02-22 HOUSE

    (H) Rereferred to Committee

  11. 2025-02-21 HOUSE

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested

  12. 2025-02-19 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended

  13. 2025-02-18 HOUSE

    (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended

  14. 2025-02-13 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  15. 2025-02-13 HOUSE

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed

  16. 2025-02-13 HOUSE

    (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  17. 2025-02-11 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  18. 2025-02-07 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

  19. 2025-02-05 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  20. 2025-02-05 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  21. 2025-02-04 HOUSE

    (H) Introduced

  22. 2025-02-04 HOUSE

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  23. 2025-02-03 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  24. 2025-01-25 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  25. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  26. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  27. 2025-01-24 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  28. 2025-01-23 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  29. 2025-01-23 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  30. 2024-12-08 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Revising laws related to continuous medicaid eligibility

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
- 2025
69th Legislature 2025 HB0386.2
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 386
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 386
2 INTRODUCED BY S. HOWELL, E. BUTTREY, M. CAFERRO
3
4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
5 HUMAN SERVICES TO APPLY FOR REINSTATEMENT OF 12-MONTH CONTINUOUS ELIGIBILITY FOR
6 CERTAIN MEDICAID COVERAGE GROUPS; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
7
8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
9
10 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Twelve-month continuous eligibility for parents, caretaker relatives,
11and medicaid expansion population -- direction to department of public health and human services. (1)
12 The legislature directs the department of public health and human services to apply for amendments to existing
13 medicaid section 1115 waivers A MEDICAID SECTION 1115 WAIVER to authorize reinstatement of 12-month
14 continuous eligibility for medicaid coverage for:
15 (a) parents and caretaker relatives, as allowed prior to the waiver amendment approved March 30,
16 2022; and
17 (b) adults eligible for medicaid pursuant to Title 53, chapter 6, part 13, as allowed prior to the
18 waiver amendment approved December 21, 2021.
19 (2) The department shall submit amendments APPLY FOR THE WAIVER PROVIDED FOR IN SUBSECTION
20 (1) no later than September 30, 2025, to authorize 12-month continuous eligibility under:
21 (a) the waiver for additional services and populations, project number 11-W-00181/8, for
22 parents and caretaker relatives initially determined eligible for medicaid in the eligibility groups described in
23 section 1931 and section 1925 of the federal Social Security Act; and
24 (b) the health and economic livelihood partnership waiver, project number 11-W-00300/8,
25 for the medicaid expansion population.
26
27 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
28 - END -