Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

CHAPTER 15. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS

Part 3. Licensing

Telehealth -- Authorization -- Assistants

37-15-314. Telehealth -- authorization -- assistants. (1) An audiologist, speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant, or audiology assistant who is licensed under and meets the requirements of this chapter may engage in telehealth in Montana without obtaining a separate or additional license from the board.

(2) Except as provided in 37-15-103, an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology assistant, or audiology assistant who is not a resident of Montana and who is not licensed under this chapter may not provide services to patients in Montana through telehealth without first obtaining a license from the board in accordance with this part or pursuant to the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact provided for in 37-15-401.

(3) An audiology assistant or a speech-language pathology assistant may engage in telehealth or provide other services as directed by a speech-language pathologist or audiologist that otherwise comply with board rules for scope of practice by speech-language pathology assistants and audiology assistants.

History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 162, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 497, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 349, L. 2023.