- (1) The board shall require each applicant for licensure as a respiratory care practitioner to submit a full set of the applicant's fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal history background check.
- (2) Each license applicant is responsible for paying all fees charged in relation to obtaining the state and federal criminal history background check.
- (3) The board may require a licensee who is renewing a license to submit a full set of the licensee's fingerprints to the board for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal history background check.
- (4) The Montana department of justice may share the fingerprint data obtained under this section with the federal bureau of investigation.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 288, L. 2025.