37-77-102. License requirements, MCA

Montana Code Annotated 2025

TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

CHAPTER 77. DOULAS

Part 1. Licensure

License Requirements

37-77-102. (Temporary -- effective January 1, 2026) License requirements. (1) Beginning January 1, 2027, a person may not practice as a doula unless licensed under Title 37, chapters 1 and 77.

(2) The department shall license a person as a doula if the person pays the fees prescribed by the department and:

(a) submits a completed application as required by the department;

(b) satisfactorily completes competencies that meet the requirements established by the department by rule;

(c) has not engaged in unprofessional conduct as defined in 37-1-410; and

(d) is not currently subject to any disciplinary proceedings.

(3) The department may issue a limited license to qualified individuals engaged in supervised professional experience as defined by rule. (Terminates December 31, 2030--sec. 10, Ch. 597, L. 2025.)

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 597, L. 2025.