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MT HB590
Bill
Status
Passed
5/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Greg Oblander
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AI Summary
- Health carriers must establish and maintain five application programming interfaces (APIs) for insureds and providers: patient access, provider directory, provider access, payer-to-payer exchange, and prior authorization, following CMS federal standards and timelines
- Dental-only and vision-only plans are exempt from the API requirements
- Insurance commissioner may grant deadline extensions to health carriers that demonstrate compliance would be unduly burdensome or cause economic harm, with approved extensions published on the commissioner's website
- Health care providers are prohibited from information blocking; sensitive test results (cancer pathology/radiology, genetic markers, HIV, hepatitis) must be released to patients within 72 hours of finalization or when the provider directs release, whichever is first
- Effective date: July 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Generally revise laws related to electronic health care records
Safety
Last Action
Chapter Number Assigned
5/19/2025
Committee Referrals
Business, Labor and Economic Affairs3/14/2025
Business & Labor2/20/2025
Full Bill Text
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