Title 37, Title 37

Each member of the board shall receive compensation and travel expenses as provided in 37-1-133.

(1) The department shall hire an executive director to provide services to the board in connection with the board's duties of: (a) prescribing curricula and standards for nursing schools and making surveys of and approving schools and courses; (b) evaluating and approving courses…

An institution desiring to conduct a nursing education program in the state shall apply to the department and submit evidence that it is prepared to carry out an educational program that complies with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted by the board pursuant to t…

(1) It is the duty of the department through its authorized employees or representatives to periodically survey all nursing education programs. Written reports of such surveys shall be submitted to the board. If, in the opinion of the board, the requirements for an approved nursi…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use any title, abbreviation, sign, card, or device to indicate that such person is a registered professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse unless such person has been duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter, and the license …

An applicant for a license to practice as a registered professional nurse shall submit to the department written evidence that the applicant: (1) has successfully completed at least an approved 4-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the office of th…

(1) An applicant for a license to practice as a registered professional nurse is required to pass a written examination in subjects the board determines necessary. A written examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination. The board may use any national standa…

Any person who holds a valid license to practice as a registered professional nurse in this state shall have the right to use the title "Registered Nurse" and the abbreviation "R.N.".

A person licensed under this chapter who holds a certificate in a field of advanced practice registered nursing may practice in the specified field of advanced practice registered nursing on approval by the board of an amendment to the person's license granting a certificate in a…

(1) When a provision of law or administrative rule requires a signature, certification, stamp, verification, affidavit, or endorsement by a physician, the requirement may be fulfilled by an advanced practice registered nurse practicing within the scope of the advanced practice re…

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall submit to the board written evidence that the applicant: (1) has successfully completed at least an approved 4-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the office of the superint…

An applicant for a license to practice as a practical nurse is required to pass a written examination in subjects as the board determines. A written examination may be supplemented by an oral or practical examination. The board may use any nationally standardized examination for …

An applicant for a license to practice as a licensed practical nurse shall pay a nonrefundable fee prescribed by the board to the department at the time the application is submitted.

Any person who holds a valid license to practice as a licensed practical nurse in this state shall have the right to use the title "Licensed Practical Nurse" and the abbreviation "L.P.N.".

A nurse who practices nursing under a provisional license while awaiting examination results may function only under the supervision of a registered professional nurse, physician, dentist, osteopath, or podiatrist who, during the nurse's practice, is on the premises and is specif…

A medication aide I may: (1) perform services requiring basic knowledge of medications and medication administration under specific circumstances as determined by the board by administrative rule; (2) practice only in a licensed assisted living facility, as defined in 50-5-101; a…

An applicant for a license to practice as a medication aide II shall submit to the board written evidence that the applicant: (1) has successfully completed at least an approved 4-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the office of public instruction…

(1) A licensed medication aide II may: (a) perform services requiring basic knowledge of medications and medication administration subject to the limitations outlined in subsection (2); (b) practice only in a long-term care facility licensed to provide skilled nursing care, as de…

Any person who holds a valid license to practice as a medication aide in this state may use the title licensed medication aide I or licensed medication aide II and the abbreviations "LMA I" or "LMA II" respectively.

The board shall establish rules implementing the provisions of 37-8-102 and 37-8-422 through 37-8-426 and providing for the establishment of requirements for license renewal, including but not limited to continuing education, continued certification as a certified nursing assista…

Fees and fines collected by the department under this chapter, except those collected by a justice's court, shall be deposited in the state special revenue fund for the use of the board, subject to 37-1-101(6).

(1) Each applicant for licensure shall submit a full set of the applicant's fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal history background check. The Montana department of justice may share this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of i…

The Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact is enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining in the compact, in the form substantially as set forth below. Article I. Findings and Declaration of Purpose (1) The party states find that: (a) the health and safety …