Montana Code Annotated 2003

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     37-26-403. Application for licensure -- examination -- temporary license. (1) A person who desires a license to practice naturopathic medicine in Montana shall apply to the department in the manner and form prescribed by the board. The application must be accompanied by the license fees, the application fees, and the documents, affidavits, and certificates necessary to establish that the applicant possesses the qualifications prescribed by 37-26-402. The burden of proof is on the applicant, but the department may make an independent investigation to determine whether the applicant possesses the necessary qualifications and whether the applicant has committed unprofessional conduct that would be basis for licensure denial. At the board's request, the applicant shall provide necessary authorizations for the release of records and information pertinent to the department's investigation.
     (2) A person who applies for licensure but who has not passed a licensure examination prescribed or endorsed by the board shall apply to the board for authorization to take the prescribed licensure examination. The application for examination must be accompanied by the examination fee. If the board finds that all other qualifications for licensure except that of examination have been met, the board shall authorize the applicant to take the licensure examination.

     History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 306, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 429, L. 1995.

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