ARM 24.126.704. INTERN AND PRECEPTOR REGISTRATION

(1) An intern may perform "chiropractic" and the "functions of a licensed chiropractor" as provided in Title 37, chapter 12, MCA and by this rule. (2) "Intern" as used in 37-12-201, MCA, means a chiropractic student who has been approved by a chiropractic college to engage in a program to obtain clinical experience. (3) "Preceptor" as used in 37-12-201, MCA, means a chiropractor licensed for at least three years in good standing and who has been accepted by a chiropractic college to act as a preceptor to an intern. (4) Before acting as a preceptor to an intern, a chiropractor must provide to the department: (a) the name and contact information of the intern; and (b) the name and address of the chiropractic college sponsoring the preceptorship program and approving the chiropractor to act as the preceptor. (5) The preceptor must: (a) have and maintain a license in good standing during the preceptorship; (b) be responsible for the acts and omissions of the intern; (c) supervise no more than one intern at any time; (d) identify the intern to patients in a manner that clearly identifies him or her as a student; (e) require each patient to provide informed consent to treatment by the intern and provide the patient the option for the chiropractor to be present; (f) provide direct supervision of the intern on the premises and while the intern is engaged in any patient care, be readily available to the patient and the intern; (g) not allow the intern to sign insurance claims, workers' compensation claims, or other documents that require the signature of a chiropractor; and (h) comply with the preceptorship program requirements.