1. (1) An intern may perform "chiropractic" and the "functions of a licensed chiropractor" as provided in Title 37, chapter 12, MCA and by this rule.
2. (2) "Intern" as used in 37-12-201, MCA, means a chiropractic student who has been approved by a chiropractic college to engage in a program to obtain clinical experience.
3. (3) "Preceptor" as used in 37-12-201, MCA, means a chiropractor licensed for at least three years in good standing and who has been accepted by a chiropractic college to act as a preceptor to an intern.

4. (4) Before acting as a preceptor to an intern, a chiropractor must provide to the department:

   1. (a) the name and contact information of the intern; and
   2. (b) the name and address of the chiropractic college sponsoring the preceptorship program and approving the chiropractor to act as the preceptor.

5. (5) The preceptor must:

   1. (a) have and maintain a license in good standing during the preceptorship;
   2. (b) be responsible for the acts and omissions of the intern;
   3. (c) supervise no more than one intern at any time;
   4. (d) identify the intern to patients in a manner that clearly identifies him or her as a student;
   5. (e) require each patient to provide informed consent to treatment by the intern and provide the patient the option for the chiropractor to be present;
   6. (f) provide direct supervision of the intern on the premises and while the intern is engaged in any patient care, be readily available to the patient and the intern;
   7. (g) not allow the intern to sign insurance claims, workers' compensation claims, or other documents that require the signature of a chiropractor; and
   8. (h) comply with the preceptorship program requirements.

Authorizing statute(s): 37-12-201, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 37-12-201, MCA

History: NEW, 1994 MAR p. 2713, Eff. 10/14/94; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 1307, Eff. 5/26/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2003 MAR p. 2761; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1609, Eff. 6/23/06; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1978, Eff. 9/12/08; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 503, Eff. 3/9/12; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 645, Eff. 3/31/18; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1462, Eff. 6/22/24.