Montana Code 50-15-703. Duty to report tumors
50-15-703. Duty to report tumors. The following persons or entities shall report to the department on forms provided by the department all medical and personal information as specified in rules of the department and laboratory results pertaining to the treatment and condition of a person with a reportable tumor:
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-15-703
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Health care practitioner: means a person licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 3, to practice medicine or pursuant to Title 37, chapter 4, to practice dentistry. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Hospital: means a facility that provides, by or under the supervision of licensed physicians, services for medical diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and care of injured, disabled, or sick persons. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Medical services: means diagnosis or treatment of illness in a human being by or under the supervision of a health care practitioner. See Montana Code 50-15-702
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)a hospital that provides medical services relating to the tumor;
(2)a clinical laboratory, as defined in 50-5-101, that is not owned or operated by a hospital and that provides laboratory services relating to the tumor; and
(3)a health care practitioner or health care facility, not covered by subsection (1) or (2), providing medical services relating to the tumor.