Montana § 41-3-127 - Certification Required For Use Of Title -- Exceptions

§ 41-3-127. Certification Required For Use Of Title -- Exceptions

Certification required for use of title -- exceptions. (1) On certification in accordance with 41-3-127 through 41-3-130 , a person may use the title "certified child protection investigator" or "certified child reunification specialist". (2) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a qualified member of another profession, such as a law enforcement officer, lawyer, psychologist, pastoral counselor, probation officer, court employee, nurse, school counselor, educator, or baccalaureate, master's, or clinical social worker, clinical professional counselor, addiction counselor, or marriage and family therapist licensed pursuant to Title 37, chapter 39, from performing duties and services consistent with the person's licensure or certification and the code of ethics of the person's profession. (3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit a qualified member of another profession, business, educational program, or volunteer organization who is not licensed or certified or for whom there is no applicable code of ethics, including a guardian ad litem, child advocate, or law enforcement officer, from performing duties and services consistent with the person's training, as long as the person does not represent by title that the person is a certified child protection investigator or a certified child reunification specialist.