Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 20 - CORRECTIONS
Chapter 20.27 - PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Subchapter 20.27.2 - Licensing
Rule 20.27.254 - HEALTH CARE

(1) The facility must have written policy, procedure and practice providing that all medical, psychiatric, and dental matters involving medical judgment are the sole province of the responsible physician, mental health provider, and dentist, respectively.

(2) The facility must ensure that:

(3) The facility must ensure that all treatment to inmates by health care personnel other than a physician, dentist, psychologist, optometrist, podiatrist, or other independent provider is performed pursuant to written or direct orders by personnel authorized by law to give such orders. Nurse practitioners and physician's assistants may practice within the limits of applicable laws and regulations.

(4) The facility must have written policy, procedure and practice that provide for emergency care and meet or exceed the ACA standards for adult correctional facilities.

(5) The facility must have written policy and practice that prohibit the use of inmates for medical, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic purposes. Policy may not preclude individual treatment of an inmate based on his or her need for a specific medical procedure that is not generally available.