Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 19. PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEWBORN INFANTS

Part 1. Serological Test for Women Seeking Prenatal Care

Waiver Of Test By Court When Contrary To Patient's Religious Creed

50-19-109. Waiver of test by court when contrary to patient's religious creed. The district court within the county wherein any person affected by this part resides may waive the requirements of this part as to the person if the judge is satisfied, by affidavit or other proof, that the tests required by the part are contrary to the tenets or practices of the religious creed of which the applicant is an adherent and that the public health and welfare will not be injuriously affected thereby.

History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 228, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 69-6708.