What can a practitioner in Montana be disciplined for?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
The cited rules do not settle sanctions — they list when the department may investigate a physician: unprofessional conduct, a license got by fraud or mistake, inability to practice safely, practicing on a suspended or revoked license, or breaching probation.
The department may investigate whenever the department learns of a reason to suspect that a license applicant or a person having a license to practice medicine in this state: (a) is mentally or physically unable to safely engage in the practice of medicine, has procured a license to practice medicine by fraud or misrepresentation or through mistake, has been declared incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not later been lawfully declared competent, or has a condition that impairs the person's intellect or judgment to the extent that the condition incapacitates the person for the safe performance of professional duties; (b) has engaged in unprofessional conduct; (c) has practiced medicine with a suspended or revoked license; (d) has had a license to practice medicine suspended or revoked by any licensing authority for reasons other than nonpayment of fees; or (e) while under probation has violated the terms of probation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-323(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Montana rules
On a decision that a licensee or license applicant has committed unprofessional conduct as provided in 37-1-316 , or on stipulation of the parties, the board may order one or any combination of the following sanctions that are necessary to protect the public: (a) revocation of the license; (b) suspension of the license for a fixed or indefinite term; (c) compliance with the conditions of probation for a period not to exceed 3 years; (d) restriction or limitation of the practice; (e) monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the disciplining authority; (f) satisfactory completion of a specific program of remedial education or treatment; (g) payment of a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. Fines must be deposited in the state general fund.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-312(1)(a)-(g) · verified Sep 8, 2026
A person who engages in a fraudulent course of conduct declared unlawful by 30-14-103 shall upon conviction be fined an amount not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-142(3) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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