{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-20-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-20-203","heading":"Licensing of physician assistants -- collaborative agreements.","body":"(1) The board may issue either an active or inactive license to a physician assistant applying for a license or license renewal in Montana.\n(2) A physician assistant with fewer than 8,000 hours of postgraduate clinical experience shall practice medicine with a collaborative agreement between the physician assistant and one or more collaborating providers, who may be:\n(a) a licensed physician; or\n(b) a licensed physician assistant with 8,000 or more hours of postgraduate clinical experience.\n(3) \"Collaborative agreement\" as used in this section means the interaction and relationship that a physician assistant has with a collaborating provider as described in subsection (2), in which:\n(a) the physician assistant and collaborating provider are cognizant of the physician assistant's qualifications and limitations in caring for patients:\n(b) the physician assistant consults with the collaborating provider while remaining responsible for care provided by the physician assistant; and\n(c) the collaborating provider gives direction and guidance to the physician assistant.\n(4) A physician assistant with a collaborative agreement under subsection (2) shall:\n(a) practice under written policies and procedures established at a practice level that:\n(i) describe how collaboration will occur in accordance with subsection (2); and\n(ii) describe methods for evaluating the physician assistant's competency, knowledge, and skills; and\n(b) provide a copy of the written policies and procedures and documentation of compliance under this subsection (4) to the board upon the board's request.\n(5) A licensed physician assistant actively practicing for 8,000 hours prior to October 1, 2023, is exempt from the collaborative agreement requirement.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 20. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS","Part 2. Board of Medical Examiners"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0200/part_0020/section_0030/0370-0200-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:56Z","sha256":"31b0d41da3542d4fd4634f2184328bbc7d3a58acb05870a3857d408800f75948","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-20-202","next":"us-mt/37-20-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}