{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-27-312","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-27-312","heading":"Screening procedures.","body":"In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria for client screening established by the board pursuant to 37-27-105, a direct-entry midwife shall recommend that patients secure the following services by an appropriate health care provider:\n(1) the standard serological test, as defined in 50-19-101, for women seeking prenatal care;\n(2) screening for human immunodeficiency virus, when appropriate;\n(3) maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test and ultrasound, upon request;\n(4) Rh antibody and glucose screening at 28 weeks' gestation, upon request;\n(5) nonstress testing by a fetal monitor of a fetus at greater than 42 1/2 weeks' gestation or if other reasons indicate the testing;\n(6) screening for phenylketonuria;\n(7) Rh screening of the infant for RhoGAM treatment if the mother is Rh negative; and\n(8) screening for premature labor and other risk factors.","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_0120/0370-0270-0030-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:00Z","sha256":"76313c90c1090afd45b195346fe364b66ec5f7765141df867c68062c9bd5f30a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-27-311","next":"us-mt/37-27-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}