19-17-502. Procedure for claiming medical expenses. (1) A member who claims medical expenses under 19-17-504 shall submit a claim on a form provided by the board. The claim must be verified by the member and by competent medical authority. The claim must be submitted within 1 year from the date of incurring the injury or illness.
     (2) The claim must contain:
     (a) the name and address of the member;
     (b) the date, place, and manner of incurring the injury or illness;
     (c) the name and address of the attending physician, surgeon, or nurse, if any;
     (d) the dates of hospitalization, if hospitalized;
     (e) an affidavit from the attending physician, surgeon, or nurse that describes the nature of the injury or illness, the number and dates of visits, and the expenses;
     (f) if hospitalized, an affidavit from competent authority stating the nature of the injury or illness, the dates of hospitalization, and the expenses;
     (g) an affidavit from the chief or secretary of the fire company stating that the fire company was duly organized under the laws of Montana in an unincorporated town or village, that the member was, at the time of the injury or illness, an active member of the company, and that the injury or illness was incurred in the line of duty as described in 19-17-105.

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 65, L. 1935; re-en. Sec. 5158.5, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 118, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 160, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 80, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 157, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 489, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 11-2024(1); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 49, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 57, L. 1983; Sec. 19-12-502, MCA 1991; redes. 19-17-502 by Code Commissioner, 1993; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 175, L. 1995.