1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 50
  3. CHAPTER 20
  4. Part 1
  5. 50-20-105 Duties of department

Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 20. ABORTION

Part 1. Montana Abortion Control Act

Duties Of Department

50-20-105. Duties of department. (1) The department shall make regulations to provide for the humane disposition of dead infants or fetuses.

(2) The department shall make regulations for a comprehensive system of reporting of maternal deaths and complications within the state resulting directly or indirectly from abortion, subject to the provisions of 50-20-110(6).

(3) The department shall report to the attorney general any apparent violation of this chapter.

(4) The department shall develop a certification form for use in accordance with 50-20-113.

History: (1)En. 94-5-617 by Sec. 5, Ch. 284, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 338, L. 1977; Sec. 94-5-617, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 94-5-621 by Sec. 9, Ch. 284, L. 1974; Sec. 94-5-621, R.C.M. 1947; (3)En. 94-5-619 by Sec. 7, Ch. 284, L. 1974; Sec. 94-5-619, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 94-5-617(4), 94-5-619(6), 94-5-621; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 308, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 278, L. 2023.