Montana Code Annotated 2007

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     50-70-107. Duty of physicians and others to report occupational disease. (1) Before the 11th day after discovery, every physician, person in charge of a hospital or clinic, or state employee shall report an occupational disease to the department.
     (2) The report shall be on forms prescribed by the department and include:
     (a) name and address of the diseased person;
     (b) name and business address of the employer;
     (c) business of the employer;
     (d) place of the person's employment;
     (e) length of time the person was employed at the place where he became ill;
     (f) nature of the disease;
     (g) other information required by the department.
     (3) Reports made under this section are neither public records nor open to public inspection. They are not admissible as evidence in any legal action or at a hearing under workers' compensation laws of this state.

     History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4204.

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