Montana Administrative Code

24.156.450 MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS WASTES Each person licensed by the board shall store, transport off premises, and dispose of infectious wastes, as defined in 75-10-1003, MCA, in accordance with the requirements set forth in 75-10-1005, MCA. Used sharps are properly packaged a…

24.156.501 DEFINITIONS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, 37-3-201, 37-3-305, 37-3-307, 37-3-325, 37-3-326, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 3/7/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD,…

24.156.502 MEDICAL SCHOOLS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 3/7/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; REP, 2017 …

24.156.503 MEDICAL STUDENT'S SUPERVISION AND PERMITTED ACTIVITIES All medical student practice shall be under the direct supervision of a Montana-licensed physician except patient care in an emergency room shall occur only in the physical presence of the supervising physician. A …

24.156.504 INTERNSHIP An internship which is not an "approved internship" as defined by 37-3-102, MCA, may be approved upon investigation by the board at the expense of the applicant. The board may extend the time of internship beyond one year. Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, M…

24.156.505 INTERN'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, 37-3-203, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 729, Eff. 2/25/00; TRANS, from ARM 8.28.1525, 2000 MAR p. 3520, Eff. 12/22/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MA…

24.156.506 RESIDENCY (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; AMD, Eff. 3/7/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 2480, Eff. 11/23/95; TRANS, from Commer…

24.156.507 RESIDENT'S SCOPE OF PRACTICE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, 37-3-203, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 729, Eff. 2/25/00; TRANS, from ARM 8.28.1526, 2000 MAR p. 3520, Eff. 12/22/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 …

24.156.508 APPROVED RESIDENCY A residency is approved for purposes of 37-3-102(3), MCA, if the training program meets the following criteria: is in a hospital or clinic located in the United States; and has been approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education…

24.156.509 POST-GRADUATES—SUPERVISION AND PERMITTED ACTIVITIES Physician supervision requirements and limitations on patient care by interns and residents shall adhere to the requirements set by the internship or residency program in which the post-graduate is enrolled. A residen…

24.156.601 FEE SCHEDULE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-3-203, 37-3-307, 37-3-308, 37-3-356, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-1-141, 37-3-305, 37-3-307, 37-3-308, 37-3-309, 37-3-313, 37-3-356, MCA History: NEW, 1982 MAR p. 1389, Eff. 7/16/82; AMD, 1982 MA…

24.156.602 NONREFUNDABLE FEES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-314, MCA History: NEW, Eff. 4/4/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic. , Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; REP, 2006 MAR p. 1583…

24.156.603 APPLICATIONS - EXPEDITED LICENSURE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-101, 37-3-202, 37-3-305, 37-3-306, 37-3-309, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Ef…

24.156.604 REFUSAL OF LICENSE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-321, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic. , Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 2480, Eff. 11/23/95; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001…

24.156.605 TEMPORARY LICENSE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-301, 37-3-304, 37-3-307, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; NEW, Eff. 4/4/75; AMD, Eff. 5/5/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; …

24.156.606 EXAMINATION Eligibility requirements for USMLE Step III are: an M.D. or D.O. degree; completion or near completion of one year of postgraduate training in a program of graduate medical education accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or …

24.156.607 GRADUATE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES A license will not be granted to a foreign medical graduate unless: the graduate has had three years of post-graduate training education in a post-graduate institution that has been approved by the Accreditat…

24.156.608 ECFMG REQUIREMENTS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-305, 37-3-306, 37-3-307, 37-3-311, MCA History: NEW, Eff. 5/5/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic. , Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1985 MAR p. 687, Eff. 6/14…

24.156.609 FIFTH PATHWAY PROGRAM (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, 37-3-306, 37-3-307, 37-3-309, MCA History: NEW, Eff. 5/5/75; NEW, Eff. 3/7/76; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic. , Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1995 …

24.156.610 RECIPROCITY (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-306, 37-3-307, 37-3-311, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; NEW, Eff. 5/5/75; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1985 MAR p. 687, Eff. 6/14/85…

24.156.611 OCCASIONAL CASE EXEMPTION (REPEALED) (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-103, MCA History: NEW, 2001 MAR p. 1475, Eff. 8/10/01; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 2833, Eff. 11/21/14; REP, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2026-269, Eff. 5/9/26.

24.156.612 APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY NON-DISCIPLINARY PHYSICIAN LICENSE A medical resident within six months of completing an approved residency program may apply for a physician license and must: submit a completed application on a form approved by the board; provide verificatio…

24.156.613 APPLICATION FOR PHYSICIAN LICENSURE IN ANOTHER STATE VIA INTERSTATE COMPACT A Montana-licensed physician who wishes to apply for expedited licensure in another state that is a member of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact shall: submit a completed application on a…

24.156.615 RENEWALS All licensees will renew for a period of two years. A physician actively engaged in the practice of medicine with an active license shall pay a license renewal fee. If the physician does not pay the license renewal fee and return the required renewal before th…

24.156.616 REGISTRY (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, 37-3-802, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-205, MCA History: Eff. 12/31/72; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 2480, Eff. 11/23/95; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 …

24.156.617 LICENSE CATEGORIES If the board determines that an applicant or licensee possesses the qualifications for licensure required under Title 37, chapter 3, MCA, the board may instruct the department to issue licenses in the following categories: active license; inactive li…

24.156.618 REACTIVATION OF LICENSE A physician seeking to reactivate a Montana license, which has been inactive for the two or more years preceding the request for reactivation, and who has ceased the clinical practice of medicine in all jurisdictions for the entire time during w…

24.156.619 OBLIGATION TO REPORT TO BOARD (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-3-202, MCA Implementing statute(s): History: 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-3-323, 37-3-401, 37-3-405, MCA; NEW, 2012 MAR p. 2464, Eff. 12/7/12; REP, 2022 MAR p. 1664, Eff. 8/6/22.

24.156.625 UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-319, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-316, 37-3-202, 37-3-305, 37-3-309, 37-3-323, MCA History: NEW, 1995 MAR p. 2480, Eff. 11/23/95; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2004 M…

24.156.626 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION PROCEEDINGS In those cases brought pursuant to the provisions of 37-3-323, MCA, such proceedings may be initiated by any person or a member of the board by the filing of a written, signed complaint in which the charge or charges against the lic…

24.156.627 REINSTATEMENT (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-324, MCA History: NEW, Eff. 12/31/74; TRANS, from Dept. of Prof. & Occup. Lic., Ch. 274, L. 1981, Eff. 7/1/81; AMD, 1990 MAR p. 1700, Eff. 8/31/90; AMD, 1995 MAR p. 2480, Eff. …

24.156.628 MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS WASTES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, 75-10-1006, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 75-10-1006, MCA History: NEW, 1995 MAR p. 2480, Eff. 11/23/95; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Eff. …

24.156.629 DEFINITIONS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, 37-3-802, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2022 MAR p. 1664, Eff. 8/6/22.

24.156.630 APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH CORPS An applicant who holds an active license to practice medicine in the State of Montana and who wants to participate in the health corps program shall: complete and return a registration form approved by the board, together w…

24.156.631 FEES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-3-203, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-3-804, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2022 MAR p. 520, Eff. 4/16/22.

24.156.632 FAILURE TO COMPLETE APPLICATION AND REGISTRATION (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-309, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2023 MAR p. 1410, Eff. 10/21/23.

24.156.633 HEALTH CORP PARTICIPATION REGISTRATION (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, 37-3-802, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2023 MAR p. 1410, Eff. 10/21/23.

24.156.634 RENEWALS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-141, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2023 MAR p. 1410, Eff. 10/21/23.

24.156.635 SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF HEALTH CORPS PARTICIPANTS A physician who holds an active license to practice medicine in Montana, as a health corps volunteer,may practice medicine within the scope of their training and experienceby providingoutpatient careto eligible individuals…

24.156.636 SANCTIONS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-325, 37-3-807, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2023 MAR p. 1410, Eff. 10/21/23.

24.156.637 REFERRALS TO HEALTH CORPS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, 37-3-802, 37-3-804, 37-3-805, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-802, 37-3-805, MCA History: NEW, 2010 MAR p. 73, Eff. 1/15/10; REP, 2023 MAR p. 1410, Eff. 10/21/23.

24.156.640 MEDICAL ASSISTANT (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-104, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-104, MCA History: NEW, 2006 MAR p. 759, Eff. 3/24/06; REP, 2018 MAR p. 2048, Eff. 10/20/18.

24.156.801 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, 37-3-301, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, 37-3-301, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 2048, Eff. 10/20/18; REP, 2023 MAR …

24.156.802 DEFINITIONS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, 37-3-301, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-102, 37-3-301, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 5/14/10; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 2048, Ef…

24.156.803 LICENSE REQUIREMENT (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-343, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 5/14/10; REP, 2017 MAR p. …

24.156.804 APPLICATION FOR A TELEMEDICINE LICENSE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-3-344, 37-3-345, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Ef…

24.156.805 FEES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-134, 37-1-141, 37-3-344, 37-3-345, 37-3-347, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1583, Eff. 7/1/06; AMD…

24.156.806 FAILURE TO SUBMIT FEES (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-347, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 5/14/10; REP, 2017 MAR p. 487, Eff. 4/29/17…

24.156.807 ISSUANCE OF A TELEMEDICINE LICENSE (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-3-343, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 5/14/10; REP, 2017 MAR p. 487, …

24.156.808 RENEWALS (REPEALED) Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-141, 37-3-203, MCA Implementing statute(s): 37-1-141, MCA History: NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1583, Eff. 7/1/06; REP, 2017 MAR p. 487, Eff. 4/29/17.