1. (1) The following is unprofessional conduct:

   1. (a) failing to adequately supervise auxiliary staff to the extent that the patient's physical health or safety is at risk;
   2. (b) abandoning, neglecting, or otherwise physically or emotionally abusing a client or patient requiring care;
   3. (c) operating under unsanitary conditions after a warning from the board or consistently maintaining an unsanitary office.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-1-131, 37-1-319, 37-13-201, 37-26-201, 37-27-105, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-1-141, 37-1-316, 37-1-319, 37-13-201, 37-26-201, 37-27-105, MCA

History: NEW, 1993 MAR p. 1639, Eff. 7/30/93; AMD, 1996 MAR p. 2576, Eff. 10/4/96; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1642; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1583, Eff. 7/1/06; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 263, Eff. 2/23/07; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 886, Eff. 8/26/23; AMD, 2023 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 10/1/23; AMD, 2026 MAR, Notice No. 2025-128, Eff. 4/11/26.