Montana § 37-2-701 - Report To Board Of Mental Or Physical Impairment

§ 37-2-701. Report To Board Of Mental Or Physical Impairment

Report to board of mental or physical impairment. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of state law dealing with confidentiality, each licensee, any professional standards review organization, any professional association, and any other person may report to the licensee's respective board that a licensee is physically or mentally impaired by habitual intemperance or excessive use of addictive drugs, alcohol, or any other drug or substance or by mental illness or chronic physical illness. (2) (a) For a licensee licensed under Title 37, chapter 3, information that relates to possible physical or mental impairment connected to habitual intemperance or excessive use of addictive drugs, alcohol, or any other drug or substance by a licensee or to other mental or chronic physical illness of a licensee may be reported to the appropriate personnel of the medical assistance program established by a board in lieu of reporting directly to the board. (b) The program personnel referred to in subsection (2)(a) shall report to the board the identity of a licensee and all facts and documentation in their possession if: (i) the licensee fails or refuses to: (A) comply with a reasonable request that the licensee undergo a mental, physical, or chemical dependency evaluation or a combination of evaluations; (B) undergo a reasonable course of recommended treatment, including reasonable aftercare; or (C) satisfactorily complete a reasonable evaluation, a course of treatment, or aftercare; or (ii) the licensee's condition creates a risk of harm to the licensee, a patient, or others. (3) This section applies to professional standards review organizations only to the extent that the organizations are not prohibited from disclosing information under federal law.