Montana Code 50-19-103. Prenatal blood sample required for serological test
50-19-103. Prenatal blood sample required for serological test. (1) Every female, as defined in 1-1-201, regardless of age or marital status, seeking prenatal care from a health care provider is required to submit a blood specimen for the purpose of a standard serological test. In submitting the specimen to the laboratory, the health care provider shall designate it as a prenatal test.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-19-103
- Female: means a member of the human species who, under normal development, has XX chromosomes and produces or would produce relatively large, relatively immobile gametes, or eggs, during her life cycle and has a reproductive and endocrine system oriented around the production of those gametes. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- 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
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Standard serological test: means a test for syphilis, rubella immunity, and blood group, including ABO (Landsteiner blood type designation--O, A, B, AB) and RH (Dd) type, and a screening for hepatitis B surface antigen, approved by the department. See Montana Code 50-19-101
(2)A health care provider who attends a pregnant woman shall at the first professional visit take the blood sample and submit it to a laboratory.
(3)A person permitted to attend a pregnant woman, but not permitted to take blood samples, must have the sample taken by a person permitted to take blood samples and submit it to a laboratory.
(4)A health care provider who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor. However, a health care provider who requests a sample of blood in accordance with this provision and whose request is refused is not guilty of a violation of this section.