Legislature Passes Bill Disallowing Benefits for Failure to Disclose Medical Conditions

The Montana Legislature passed a bill that would prohibit workers from receiving comp benefits in certain circumstances when they fail to disclose preexisting medical conditions on pre-employment questionnaires. The state House of Representatives on Saturday voted 65-33 to pass Senate Bill 118, by Sen. Terry Gauthier, R-Helena. The Senate voted 31-18 to pass the bill Feb. 8. The measure that is now heading to the governor’s desk would declare that a false statement on a pre-employment questionnaire asking about medical issues that are relevant to the offered job bars all indem...