Montana Code 37-24-312. Criminal record background check
37-24-312. Criminal record background check. (1) As provided in 37-1-307, the board shall require each applicant for licensure as an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant to submit a full set of the applicant’s fingerprints to the board to facilitate a fingerprint-based criminal record background check by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation. The board may not disseminate criminal history record information resulting from the background check across state lines.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-24-312
- Board: means the board of occupational therapy practice established by 2-15-1749. See Montana Code 37-24-103
- Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 37-24-103
- Occupational therapist: means a person licensed to practice occupational therapy under this chapter. See Montana Code 37-24-103
- Occupational therapy: means the therapeutic use of purposeful goal-directed activities and interventions to achieve functional outcomes to maximize the independence and the maintenance of health of an individual who is limited by disease or disorders, impairments, activity limitations, or participation restrictions that interfere with the individual's ability to function independently in daily life roles. See Montana Code 37-24-103
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The board may require licensees renewing their licenses to submit a full set of their fingerprints to the board for the purposes of obtaining a criminal record background check by the Montana department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation.