Mont. Code Ann. § 37-2-317
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37-2-317 Recognition of federal authority
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37-2-317 . 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.
(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.
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