50-6-201. Legislative findings -- duty of board. - Montana Statutes

     50-6-201. Legislative findings -- duty of board. (1) The legislature finds and declares that prompt and efficient emergency medical care of the sick and injured at the scene and during transport to a health care facility is an important ingredient necessary for reduction of the mortality and morbidity rate during the first critical minutes immediately after an accident or the onset of an emergent condition and that a program for emergency medical technicians is required in order to provide the safest and most efficient delivery of emergency care.
     (2) The board has a duty to ensure that emergency medical technicians provide proper treatment to patients in their care.

     History: En. 69-7003 by Sec. 1, Ch. 84, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-7003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 150, L. 2009.