Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 37 > Chapter 28 > Part 1 - General

• Board: means the board of respiratory care practitioners established in 2-15-1750. See Montana Code 37-28-102
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Qualified medical direction: means the direction of:

  (a)a medical director of an inpatient or outpatient respiratory care service, a respiratory care department, or a home-care agency; or

  (b)a licensed physician with a special interest and knowledge about the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory problems. See Montana Code 37-28-102

• Respiratory care: means the care provided by a member of the allied health profession responsible for the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, and control of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities associated with the cardiopulmonary system. See Montana Code 37-28-102
• Respiratory care practitioner: means a person who has the knowledge and skill necessary to administer respiratory care and who is licensed under the provisions of part 2 of this chapter. See Montana Code 37-28-102
• 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