{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-27-303","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-27-303","heading":"Operative and surgical procedures prohibited -- exception.","body":"A licensed direct-entry midwife may not perform any operative or surgical procedures except for an episiotomy and simple surgical repair of an episiotomy or simple second-degree lacerations.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 27. DIRECT-ENTRY MIDWIFERY","Part 3. Regulation of Practice"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0270/part_0030/section_0030/0370-0270-0030-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:00Z","sha256":"af9c50728c8d5f23b1babe2c6aa55f96d2479d5c372cbc49163e6ce5e92003f4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-27-302","next":"us-mt/37-27-304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}