{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-24-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-24-104","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"Nothing in this chapter prevents or restricts the practice, services, or activities of:\n(1) a person licensed in this state under any other law or certified or registered as a member of an occupational or professional group other than occupational therapy from engaging in the profession or occupation for which the person is licensed, certified, or registered;\n(2) a person who provides treatment, teaches living skills, designs orthotic or prosthetic devices, administers tests, or engages in other activities described in 37-24-103 but does not represent to the public that the person is an occupational therapist;\n(3) a person employed as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant by an institution or agency of the federal government;\n(4) a person pursuing a supervised course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited institution or under an approved educational program if the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee;\n(5) a person fulfilling the supervised fieldwork experience requirements of 37-24-303 if the experience constitutes a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirements of that section;\n(6) a person performing occupational therapy services in the state if these services are performed for no more than 10 days in a calendar year in association with an occupational therapist licensed under this chapter, provided that:\n(a) the person is licensed under the law of another state that has licensure requirements at least as stringent as the requirements of this chapter; or\n(b) the person meets the requirements for certification as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA), established by the national board for certification in occupational therapy, inc. (NBCOT); or\n(7) a person employed as an occupational therapy aide.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 24. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0240/part_0010/section_0040/0370-0240-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:58Z","sha256":"f9cfb99ea35b59863527461440c436f7c92f654c0f85a3883ca2b9e91a006fa2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-24-103","next":"us-mt/37-24-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}