{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-805","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-805","heading":"Doctor-patient privilege.","body":"Except as provided in Rule 35, Montana Rules of Civil Procedure, a licensed physician, surgeon, or dentist may not, without the consent of the patient, be examined in a civil action as to any information acquired in attending the patient that was necessary to enable the physician, surgeon, or dentist to prescribe or act for the patient. A communication described in 45-9-104(7) is not a privileged communication.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 8. Privileges"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0080/section_0050/0260-0010-0080-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:20Z","sha256":"f84ca98eb849df3717d71789c3dc382e83d27d66652957c40090cac80a300481","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-804","next":"us-mt/26-1-806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}