50-19-102. Duties of department. - Montana Statutes

     50-19-102. Duties of department. (1) The department shall provide all necessary printing and pay all necessary expenses relative to administration of this part.
     (2) Reasonable rules for reports to be submitted by any laboratory making tests and the manner of furnishing the reports to the health care provider and the state must be adopted by the department.
     (3) The department may use information derived from reports of positive tests for sexually transmitted diseases or hepatitis B surface antigen for followup procedures required by law or considered necessary by the department for the protection of public health.

     History: En. Secs. 3, 7, Ch. 228, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6703(1), (3), 69-6707; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 440, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 351, L. 2001.