{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-19-103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-19-103","heading":"Prenatal blood sample required for serological test.","body":"(1) Every female, as defined in 1-1-209, regardless of age or marital status, seeking prenatal care from a health care provider is required to submit a blood specimen for the purpose of a standard serological test. In submitting the specimen to the laboratory, the health care provider shall designate it as a prenatal test.\n(2) A health care provider who attends a pregnant woman shall at the first professional visit take the blood sample and submit it to a laboratory.\n(3) A person permitted to attend a pregnant woman, but not permitted to take blood samples, must have the sample taken by a person permitted to take blood samples and submit it to a laboratory.\n(4) A health care provider who violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor. However, a health care provider who requests a sample of blood in accordance with this provision and whose request is refused is not guilty of a violation of this section.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 19. PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORN INFANTS","Part 1. Serological Test for Women Seeking Prenatal Care"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0190/part_0010/section_0030/0500-0190-0010-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:18Z","sha256":"5b082ae07792b21ff30045816145aebf0377f3c087b00314db3e0f474562f421","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-19-102","next":"us-mt/50-19-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}