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Committee reviews bill to standardize licensing terms and move nonroutine cases to screening panels
Summary
House Bill 414 would standardize terms such as "provisional" and "temporary" licenses across Montana occupational boards and direct most nonroutine licensing applications to screening panels to speed decisions and preserve due process, according to the Department of Labor and Industry.
Rep. Jodi Echart and department officials described House Bill 414 as an administrative cleanup intended to standardize licensing procedures across the state’s 29 occupational boards and nearly 200 license types.
Department witnesses said the bill distinguishes provisional licenses (authorization to practice while administrative matters — e.g., background checks — are pending) from temporary licenses (short, narrowly defined authorizations, such as continuity‑of‑care arrangements) and would route most nonroutine licensing applications — typically those involving prior discipline or criminal history in another jurisdiction — to an existing screening…
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