Montana Code 41-3-127. Certification required for use of title — exceptions
41-3-127. Certification required for use of title — exceptions. (1) On certification in accordance with 41-3-127 through 41-3-130, a person may use the title “certified child protection specialist”.
Terms Used In Montana Code 41-3-127
- Child protection specialist: means an employee of the department who investigates allegations of child abuse, neglect, and endangerment and has been certified pursuant to 41-3-127. See Montana Code 41-3-102
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(2)Subsection (1) does not prohibit a qualified member of another profession, such as a law enforcement officer, lawyer, psychologist, pastoral counselor, probation officer, court employee, nurse, school counselor, educator, or baccalaureate, master’s, or clinical social worker, clinical professional counselor, addiction counselor, or marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to Title 37,chapter 39, from performing duties and services consistent with the person’s licensure or certification and the code of ethics of the person’s profession.
(3)Subsection (1) does not prohibit a qualified member of another profession, business, educational program, or volunteer organization who is not licensed or certified or for whom there is no applicable code of ethics, including a guardian ad litem, child advocate, or law enforcement officer, from performing duties and services consistent with the person’s training, as long as the person does not represent by title that the person is a certified child protection specialist.