{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-49-103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-49-103","heading":"Scope of practice.","body":"(1) The practice of genetic counseling involves:\n(a) obtaining and evaluating individual, family, and medical histories to determine genetic risk for genetic or medical conditions and diseases in a patient, the patient's offspring, and other family members;\n(b) discussing the features, natural history, means of diagnosis, genetic and environmental factors, and management of risk for genetic and medical conditions and diseases;\n(c) identifying, ordering, and coordinating genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies as appropriate for genetic assessment;\n(d) integrating genetic laboratory test results and other diagnostic studies with personal and family medical history to assess and communicate risk factors for genetic and medical conditions and diseases;\n(e) explaining the clinical implications of genetic laboratory tests and other diagnostic studies and their results;\n(f) evaluating the client's or family's responses to the genetic or medical condition or the risk of recurrence of the condition and providing client-centered counseling and anticipatory guidance;\n(g) identifying and using community resources that provide medical, educational, financial, and psychosocial support and advocacy; and\n(h) providing written documentation of medical, genetic, and counseling information for families and health care professionals.\n(2) Nothing in this chapter authorizes a genetic counselor to practice medicine, including treatment or medical management of a patient. If, in the course of providing genetic counseling to a client, a genetic counselor finds any indication of a disease or condition that requires medical assessment or treatment, the genetic counselor shall refer the client to a provider licensed to practice medicine.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 49. GENETIC COUNSELING","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0490/part_0010/section_0030/0370-0490-0010-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:09Z","sha256":"a65d11c262c56c50789c05e796e6856f2c72b90e8170b73d6ef6e19e008e2e40","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-49-102","next":"us-mt/37-49-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}