Montana State Legislature

Rule Review

Committee rule actions during the 2019-2020 interim:

• Formal Adoption Delays requested under 2-4-406, MCA:
  • Ban on flavored vaping products proposed by rule. See: July letter; DPHHS response
  • Definition of prosthetics proposed by rule. EAIC February Letter, DLI Response
• Informal Adoption Delays requested under 2-4-305(9), MCA, on:
  • Insurance Component of Securities proposed rule by the State Auditor's Office. See Background, April  letter / July followup. Proposed change. August State Auditor Office  letter
  • Chiropractor Dry Needling proposed rule by Board of Chiropractors.
    See April  letter / June followup, 
    Curriculum Information; Rule Hearing Comments
    September: Memorandum.
  • Comments: Acupuncturists Association
    Chiropractors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    June-July Comments from:   Acupuncturists 1, 2, 3;
    Chiropractors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6., 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Chiropractor  Association               
  • Prosthetics proposed rule from Department of Labor and Industry to define prosthetics for workers' compensation. See  letter and formal objection above. DLI Response. Rule withdrawn.
    Comments 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  • Penalties for Alcohol Law Violations, proposed rule from Department of Revenue 
    See  letter and followup  renewal. See Revenue's penalty comparisons.
  • Denturist Implants revised proposed rule (1/2020): Department of Labor and Industry  Memo, Public Comment
    • 9/2019 proposed new rule related to denturists. EAIC's  letter and objection  renewal

Background on Active Supervision

• Active Supervision  Process /Statutory Duty, 
  • Department July 2020  Notice to Board of Professional Engineers / Land Surveyors
  • Board of Dentistry regarding new rule II for denturists
    • Department Comment; Public Comment on Proposed Rule II:  A ,  B-C ,  D ,  E (3 letters supporting alternative language), and Additional Letter related to D comment, MT Dental Assn Letter 2019
    • Past Board of Dentistry activities regarding denturists:
      • Montana Supreme Court Opinion 2016
      • 2017 DLI Active Supervision Notice to Board &  Finding, Dental Association Letter  2017
      • 2018 District Court Order / Settlement on Rule J (proposed Rule II predecessor)

Rule Reviews for:

• September 2020 meeting
• the June 30-July 1, 2020, meeting: May-June
• the April 30, 2020, meeting: April
• the April 9, 2020, meeting: February-March, March-April
  • Emergency Rules for Ag, Banking/Financial 1 and 2, Unemployment, Video-Gaming
• the February 2020 meeting
• the January 2020 meeting
• the November 2019 meeting: a review sent by email Oct. 4, 2019.and an Oct. 25, 2019, update
• the September 2019 meeting included:
  -- copies of proposed ARM 24.138.76 distributed at the meeting;
  -- emails sent for  July 2019 and  August 2019.
• the  June 2019 meeting.

(For Agency-specific references, click here)

Related information - Not Rule Specific but Related to Board of Dentistry and Rule Oversight

• Guidance on Limited Access Permits proposed for Dental Hygienists
  Background, Memofrom Board of Dentistry Counsel
  --Letters from: Montana Dental Association, the Office of Public Instruction, the Montana Dental Hygienists Association (with Handout); 2010 Rulemaking on Paris Gibson Center
  --Letters of Support sent to Board of Dentistry for Expanding Areas for Hygienists' Practice
  -- LAP Guidelines for Schools
  -- Testimony from Dr. Jane Gillette