Montana Code 50-19-102. Duties of department
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50-19-102. Duties of department. (1) The department shall provide all necessary printing and pay all necessary expenses relative to administration of this part.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-19-102
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-19-101
- Health care provider: means a licensed physician, a physician assistant, a registered nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse, a naturopathic physician, or a direct-entry midwife practicing within the scope of the provider's professional license. See Montana Code 50-19-101
- Printing: means the act of reproducing a design on a surface by any process. See Montana Code 1-1-203
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)Reasonable rules for reports to be submitted by any laboratory making tests and the manner of furnishing the reports to the health care provider and the state must be adopted by the department.
(3)The department may use information derived from reports of positive tests for sexually transmitted diseases or hepatitis B surface antigen for followup procedures required by law or considered necessary by the department for the protection of public health.