24.222.2305    UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

(1) In addition to the provisions of 37-1-316, MCA, the board defines unprofessional conduct as follows: 

(a) violating a federal, state, or local law or rule relating to the conduct of the profession; 

(b) practicing outside the licensee's area of training, expertise, competence, or scope of practice;

(c) failure to refer a patient to another professional when warranted;

(d) guaranteeing the results of any speech or hearing therapeutic procedure;

(e) failing to adequately supervise assistants, auxiliary staff, or limited license holders according to generally accepted standards of practice;

(f) failure to cooperate with a board inspection or investigation;

(g) failure to report unsafe, unethical, or unlicensed practice to the appropriate board;

(h) failure to maintain appropriate patient records as required by state and federal regulations; and

(i) failure to provide records when requested to do so by the patient or legally designated representative.

History: 37-1-319, 37-15-202, MCA; IMP, 37-1-316, 37-1-319, 37-15-202, MCA; NEW, 2023 MAR p. 1751, Eff. 12/9/23.