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Can you summarize MTCO 39-71-315?
Miscellaneous Provisions > Prohibited actions -- penalty
Short Summary
This legal document in Montana governs prohibited actions and penalties related to workers’ compensation. It applies to health care providers. The document prohibits health care providers from failing to certify the provision of services or treatment for which compensation is claimed under this chapter, and from referring a worker for treatment or diagnosis of an injury or illness that is compensable under this chapter to a facility owned by the provider without informing the worker of the ownership interest and providing alternate facility options. Violations of this section may result in a penalty of not less than $200 or more than $500 for each offense. The penalties are assessed and collected by the department, and the workers’ compensation court has jurisdiction over actions brought to collect the penalty and disputes concerning the penalty assessment. However, medical services provided to an injured worker by a treating physician with an ownership interest in a certified managed care organization are exempt from this prohibition.
Whom does it apply to?
Health care providers
What does it govern?
Prohibited actions and penalties related to workers' compensation in Montana
What are exemptions?
Medical services provided to an injured worker by a treating physician with an ownership interest in a certified managed care organization
What are the Penalties?
Not less than $200 or more than $500 for each offense
Jurisdiction
Montana