{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-27-311","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-27-311","heading":"Informed consent.","body":"(1) Prior to accepting a woman for care, a licensed direct-entry midwife shall first obtain written, informed consent from the woman.\n(2) Informed consent must be evidenced by a written statement, in a form prescribed by the board and signed by the direct-entry midwife and the woman to whom care is to be given, in which the direct-entry midwife certifies that full disclosure has been made and acknowledged by the woman on the following:\n(a) the direct-entry midwife's educational background;\n(b) the nature and scope of the care to be given, including the possibility of and procedure for transport of the patient to a hospital;\n(c) the available alternatives to direct-entry midwifery care;\n(d) a description of the risks of home birth, primarily those conditions that may arise during delivery;\n(e) the fact that the patient has been advised to consult with a physician at least twice during the pregnancy;\n(f) whether the midwifery services provided are located more than 50 miles from the nearest hospital; and\n(g) that a health care provider's liability in rendering care or assistance in good faith to a patient of a direct-entry midwife in an emergency situation is limited to damages caused by gross negligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions.","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_0110/0370-0270-0030-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:00Z","sha256":"c267628221cd702fce2b832ac793286cd0ef6191c1aa7a4d95962ee612e64e94","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-27-310","next":"us-mt/37-27-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}