HB601 • 2025

Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: SJ Howell
Last action: 2025-05-08
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid

What This Bill Does

Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-05-08 HOUSE
Chapter Number Assigned
2025-05-05 HOUSE
(H) Signed by Governor
2025-04-25 SENATE
(S) Signed by President
2025-04-25 HOUSE
(H) Transmitted to Governor
2025-04-23 HOUSE
(H) Signed by Speaker
2025-04-14 HOUSE
(H) Returned from Enrolling
2025-04-12 SENATE
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
2025-04-12 SENATE
(S) 3rd Reading Concurred
2025-04-12 HOUSE
(H) Sent to Enrolling
2025-04-11 SENATE
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
2025-04-11 SENATE
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
2025-04-10 SENATE
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
2025-04-10 SENATE
(S) 2nd Reading Concurred
2025-04-10 SENATE
(S) Rereferred to Committee
2025-04-10 SENATE
(S) Hearing
2025-03-31 SENATE
(S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
2025-03-28 SENATE
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
2025-03-20 SENATE
(S) Hearing
2025-03-05 SENATE
(S) Referred to Committee
2025-03-04 HOUSE
(H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
2025-03-04 HOUSE
(H) 3rd Reading Passed
2025-03-04 HOUSE
(H) Transmitted to Senate
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) 2nd Reading Passed
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Rereferred to Committee
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Hearing
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
2025-03-03 HOUSE
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed
2025-02-28 HOUSE
(H) Committee Report--Bill Passed
2025-02-27 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-02-27 HOUSE
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
2025-02-26 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-02-25 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Received
2025-02-21 HOUSE
(H) Hearing
2025-02-20 HOUSE
(H) Introduced
2025-02-20 HOUSE
(H) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-20 HOUSE
(H) Referred to Committee
2025-02-20 HOUSE
(H) First Reading
2025-02-18 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-02-18 HOUSE
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-02-18 HOUSE
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-17 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-02-17 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-02-14 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2025-02-14 HOUSE
(LC) Draft in Edit
2024-12-08 HOUSE
(LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Create online portal for community assisters related to Medicaid

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

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69th Legislature 2025 HB 601
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 601
ENROLLED BILL
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAID COMMUNITY ASSISTER PORTAL; PROVIDING FOR REQUIRED
AND OPTIONAL PORTAL SERVICES; AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Medicaid community assister portal. (1) By May 1, 2026, the department shall establish
an online portal that allows a community assister to help an applicant or enrollee who seeks assistance from
that community assister to apply for medicaid coverage and to submit required documents.
(2) The online portal must allow a community assister to:
(a) review the status of a medicaid application or redetermination;
(b) view notices from the department to the applicant or enrollee;
(c) report a change in an applicant or enrollee's eligibility status;
(d) view actions required by the applicant or enrollee; and
(e) update the applicant or enrollee's contact information.
(3) The online portal may allow a community assister to:
(a) submit an application for initial coverage or redetermination on behalf of the applicant or
enrollee; or
(b) upload verification documents for the applicant or enrollee.
(4) The online portal must allow a medicaid applicant or enrollee to designate one or more
community assisters to help the applicant or enrollee with the activities prescribed under subsection (2) and
allowed under subsection (3).
(5) For the purposes of this section, "community assister" means a person or organization who
helps individuals apply for health coverage under the Montana medicaid program established in 53-6-101.
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69th Legislature 2025 HB 601
- 2 - Authorized Print Version – HB 601
ENROLLED BILL
Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title
53, chapter 6, part 1, and the provisions of Title 53, chapter 6, part 1, apply to [section 1].
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I hereby certify that the within bill,
HB 601, originated in the House.
___________________________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
___________________________________________
Speaker of the House
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
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President of the Senate
Signed this _______________________________day
of____________________________________, 2025.
HOUSE BILL NO. 601
INTRODUCED BY S. HOWELL, M. CAFERRO
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAID COMMUNITY ASSISTER PORTAL; PROVIDING FOR REQUIRED AND
OPTIONAL PORTAL SERVICES; AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION.