MT HB867

Establishes medical assistance programs for licensees under the Board of Chiropractors and Board of Veterinary Medicine to help those impaired by substance abuse, mental illness, or chronic physical illness

Requires boards to allow licensees to enroll in qualified in-state treatment programs and prohibits requiring out-of-state treatment unless no qualified in-state program exists

Authorizes boards to adjust license renewal fees to fund the medical assistance programs, with costs commensurate with program expenses

Extends existing confidentiality protections and audit requirements to the newly covered boards (chapters 12 and 18), including external audits every 5 years and internal audits midway through each 5-year period

Permits disciplinary action against licensees in medical assistance programs who return to prohibited substance use on three separate occasions during their contract period