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Committee clears bill to confirm licensing boards can obtain health records under subpoena consistent with HIPAA
Summary
House Bill 796 would clarify that professional licensing boards and programs may request health‑care information under administrative subpoena for investigatory and disciplinary purposes; the Department of Labor and Industry, medical societies and licensing staff supported the change as aligning Montana statute with HIPAA health‑oversight rules.
Quinlan O’Connor, chief legal counsel to the Department of Labor and Industry, and representatives of licensing boards told the committee House Bill 796 clarifies an area of uncertainty in state law and authorizes health‑care providers to respond to administrative subpoenas from licensing…
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