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Debate opens on bill to let out-of-state clinicians register to provide telehealth in Montana
Summary
Sen. Daniel Zolnikoff told the committee that Senate Bill 438 would create a simple registration allowing licensed out‑of‑state clinicians to provide telehealth to Montana patients if they are in good standing.
Sen. Daniel Zolnikoff, sponsor of Senate Bill 438, told the Senate Business and Labor Committee the bill would allow patients in Montana to see out-of-state providers by telehealth through a simple registration process for clinicians who are licensed and in good standing in their home state.
A senior fellow with Cicero Action described the measure as a registration model used successfully in other states during and after COVID-19 and said the registration would require an attestation, a background screen and a fee set by the licensing board.
Proponents said the change would improve access to specialists and niche services for rural…
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