BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY,

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE BOARD, BOARD OF ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS, BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS, BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BOARD OF CHIROPRACTORS, BOARD OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE PRACTITIONERS, BOARD OF DENTISTRY, STATE ELECTRICAL BOARD, BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE, BOARD OF HEARING AID DISPENSERS, BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY, BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS, BOARD OF NURSING, BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS, BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE, BOARD OF OPTOMETRY, BOARD OF OUTFITTERS, BOARD OF PHARMACY, BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS, BOARD OF PLUMBERS, BOARD OF PRIVATE SECURITY, BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS, BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGISTS, BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, BOARD OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS, BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS, BOARD OF REALTY REGULATION, BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS, BOARD OF SANITARIANS, BOARD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS, BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 24.111.407, 24.118.502, 24.121.406, 24.126.301, 24.129.606, 24.138.304, 24.141.509, 24.155.613, 24.159.403, 24.162.503, 24.165.302, 24.168.407, 24.171.403, 24.180.405, 24.182.508, 24.189.613, 24.189.911, 24.201.532, 24.210.301, 24.210.418, 24.222.405, and 24.225.425, and the adoption of New Rules I through XLVIII pertaining to nonroutine applications and criminal convictions

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NOTICE OF AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

            1. On March 26, 2021, the Department of Labor and Industry (department) published MAR Notice No. 24-101-310 regarding the public hearing on the proposed amendment and adoption of the above-stated rules, at page 290 of the 2021 Montana Administrative Register, Issue No. 6.

 

            2. On April 16, 2021, a public hearing was held on the proposed amendment and adoption of the above-stated rules in Helena via the remote conferencing platform. One comment was received by the April 23, 2021 deadline.

 

            3. A summary of the comment and the board response are as follows:

 

COMMENT: Several commenters supported the Board of Veterinary Medicine's changes and thanked the board for its work on the project.

 

RESPONSE: The board appreciates all comments received during the rulemaking process.

 

            4. The boards have amended and adopted the following rules exactly as proposed:

 

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE BOARD

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.111.407

            Adopted:     NEW RULE I (ARM 24.111.408)

 

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE BOARD SHEEHAN EDNIE-ROSEN, DEM PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE II (ARM 24.114.506)

                                 NEW RULE III (ARM 24.114.507)

 

BOARD OF ARCHITECTS AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS DALE NELSON PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.118.502

            Adopted:     NEW RULE IV (ARM 24.118.503)

 

BOARD OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS JANET TRETHEWEY CHAIRPERSON

 

BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.121.406

            Adopted:     NEW RULE V (ARM 24.121.408)

 

BOARD OF BARBERS AND COSMETOLOGISTS ANGELA PRINTZ PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE VI (ARM 24.219.411)

                                 NEW RULE VII (ARM 24.219.412)

 

BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ELAINE MARONICK, LCPC, LMFT CHAIRPERSON

 

BOARD OF CHIROPRACTORS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.126.301

            Adopted:     NEW RULE VIII (ARM 24.126.505)

                                 NEW RULE IX (ARM 24.126.506)

 

BOARD OF CHIROPRACTORS MARCUS NYNAS, DC PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE PRACTITIONERS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.129.606

            Adopted:     NEW RULE X (ARM 24.129.608)

 

BOARD OF CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE PRACTITIONERS MATTHEW KALANICK CHAIRPERSON

 

BOARD OF DENTISTRY

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.138.304

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XI (ARM 24.138.305)

 

BOARD OF DENTISTRY LESLIE HAYES, DDS PRESIDENT

 

STATE ELECTRICAL BOARD

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.141.509

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XII (ARM 24.141.511)

 

STATE ELECTRICAL BOARD HARRY FREEBOURN PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XIII (ARM 24.147.414)

                                 NEW RULE XIV (ARM 24.147.415)

 

BOARD OF FUNERAL SERVICE JOHN TARR PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF HEARING AID DISPENSERS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XV (ARM 24.150.512)

                                 NEW RULE XVI (ARM 24.150.513)

 

BOARD OF HEARING AID DISPENSERS MICHAEL SPINTI PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.155.613

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XVII (ARM 24.155.615)

 

BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY ELIZABETH CAVIN, ND CHAIRPERSON

 

BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XVIII (ARM 24.156.418)

                                 NEW RULE XIX (ARM 24.156.419)

 

BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS TAMMY SCOTT, PA-C PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF NURSING

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.159.403

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XX (ARM 24.159.413)

                                 NEW RULE XXI (ARM 24.159.414)

 

BOARD OF NURSING SHARON SWEENEY FEE, PHD, RN, CNE PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.162.503

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXII (ARM 24.162.512)

 

BOARD OF NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS KATHRYN BEATY PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.165.302

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXIII (ARM 24.165.413)

                                 NEW RULE XXIV (ARM 24.165.414)

 

BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE TWYLLA KIRCHEN, OTR/L PRESIDING OFFICER, ACTING

 

BOARD OF OPTOMETRY

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.168.407

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXV (ARM 24.168.409)

 

BOARD OF OPTOMETRY DOUG KIMBALL, O.D. PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF OUTFITTERS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.171.403

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXVI (ARM 24.171.414)

 

BOARD OF OUTFITTERS JOHN WAY CHAIRPERSON

 

BOARD OF PHARMACY

 

Adopted:        NEW RULE XXVII (ARM 24.174.508)

                        NEW RULE XXVIII (ARM 24.174.509)

 

BOARD OF PHARMACY TONY KING, RPh PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXIX (ARM 24.177.512)

                                 NEW RULE XXX (ARM 24.177.513)

 

BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EXAMINERS KELSEY WADSWORTH, PT, DPT, OCS PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF PLUMBERS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.180.405

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXXI (ARM 24.180.406)

 

BOARD OF PLUMBERS JEFF GRUIZENGA PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF PRIVATE SECURITY

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.182.508

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXXII (ARM 24.182.510)

 

BOARD OF PRIVATE SECURITY HOLLY DERSHEM-BRUCE PRESIDENT

 

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS

AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXXIII (ARM 24.183.514)

                                 NEW RULE XXXIV (ARM 24.183.515)

 

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS RON DRAKE, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGISTS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.189.613

                                 ARM 24.189.911

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXXV (ARM 24.189.614)

                                 NEW RULE XXXVI (ARM 24.189.912)

 

BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGISTS LORETTA BOLYARD, Ph.D. CHAIRPERSON

 

BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.201.532

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXXVII (ARM 24.201.533)

 

BOARD OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS JOHN JACOBSEN, CPA PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XXXVIII (ARM 24.204.417)

                                 NEW RULE XXXIX (ARM 24.204.418)

 

BOARD OF RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS MIKE NIELSEN, RPA PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XL (ARM 24.207.411)

                                 NEW RULE XLI (ARM 24.207.412)

 

BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS PETER FONTANA CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL APPRAISER PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF REALTY REGULATION

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.210.301

                                 ARM 24.210.418

            Adopted      NEW RULE XLII (ARM 24.210.420)

 

BOARD OF REALTY REGULATION RIC SMITH PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XLIII (ARM 24.213.406)

                                 NEW RULE XLIV (ARM 24.213.407)

 

BOARD OF RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS LEONARD BATES, RCP PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF SANITARIANS

 

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XLV (ARM 24.216.511)

                                 NEW RULE XLVI (ARM 24.216.512)

 

BOARD OF SANITARIANS MEGAN BULLOCK, R.S. PRESIDING OFFICER

 

BOARD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.222.405

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XLVII (ARM 24.222.407)

 

BOARD OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS KELSEY MANN, AuD PRESIDING OFFICER, ACTING

 

BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

 

            Amended:   ARM 24.225.425

            Adopted:     NEW RULE XLVIII (ARM 24.225.427)

 

BOARD OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PAUL MCCANN, DVM PRESIDENT

 

/s/ DARCEE L. MOE Darcee L. Moe Rule Reviewer	/s/ LAURIE ESAU Laurie Esau, Commissioner DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY

 

 

            Certified to the Secretary of State May 4, 2021.