Montana § 37-2-317 - Recognition Of Federal Authority
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 37-2-317 — Recognition Of Federal Authority, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-2-317. Recognition Of Federal Authority
Recognition of federal authority. The state of Montana recognizes that the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.: (1) provides the federal secretary of health and human services, acting through the Indian health service, with the authority to: (a) establish a community health aide program in the state of Montana; and (b) establish and maintain a community health aide certification board to adopt certification standards for individuals to act as specific aides within the program, including community health aides, behavioral health aides, and dental health aide therapists; and (2) requires dental health aide therapist services to be excluded from the community health aide program in Montana unless the services are authorized under state law and provided in accordance with state law.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-2-317 ("Recognition Of Federal Authority") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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