37-11-312. Criminal record background check. (1) As provided in 37-1-307, the board shall require each applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant to submit a full set of the applicant's fingerprints to the board to facilitate a fingerprint-based criminal record background check by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation. The board may not disseminate criminal history record information resulting from the background check across state lines.
(2) The board may require licensees renewing their licenses to submit a full set of their fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a criminal record background check by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 36, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 287, L. 2019.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Title 37. Professions and Occupations
37-11-302. False oath or fraudulent representation to obtain license
37-11-303. Qualifications of applicants for license
37-11-304. Application for examination
37-11-306. Issuance of license -- certificate as evidence
37-11-307. Applicants licensed in other states
37-11-310. Foreign-trained applicants
37-11-312. Criminal record background check
37-11-313. through 37-11-315 reserved
37-11-316. Physical therapy licensure compact enactment -- provisions
37-11-317. through 37-11-319 reserved
37-11-320. Duty to report violations -- immunity from liability