Montana Title 2. Government Structure and Administration § 2-4-302. Notice, hearing, and submission of views

(a) a statement of either the terms or substance of the intended action or a description of the subjects and issues involved, and the reasonable necessity for the proposed action, written in plain, easily understood language;

(b) the time, place, and manner in which interested persons may present their views on the proposed action.  If an oral hearing is not scheduled, the notice of proposed rulemaking must state that opportunity for oral hearing must be granted if requested by either 10% or 25, whichever is less, of the persons who will be directly affected by the proposed rule, by a governmental subdivision or agency, by the appropriate administrative rule review committee, or by an association having not less than 25 members who will be directly affected.  If the proposed rulemaking involves matters of significant interest to the public, the agency shall schedule an oral hearing.

(c) the small business impact analysis as required by 2-4-111 or the economic impact statement as permitted by 2-4-405;  and

(d) a statement of compliance with the primary sponsor contact provisions of 2-4-310.

(a) notify interested persons within 3 days of publication of a proposal notice that the proposal notice is available on the agency's website and an electronic link to the part of the agency's website or a description of the means of locating that part of the agency's website where the notice is available;

(b) allow interested persons to receive a hard copy via mail of proposal notices, if requested;  and

(c) provide reasonable notice of the list of interested persons and how to sign up to it.

(5)(a) Prior to the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, the agency shall afford interested persons:

(b) If an amended or supplemental notice is filed, additional time may be allowed for oral or written submissions.

(a) read aloud the “Notice of Function of Administrative Rule Review Committee” appearing in the register;

(b) inform the persons at the hearing of the interested persons list and how to sign up for it;  and

(c) provide a brief presentation that summarizes the rule proposal and the reasons for the proposal.

(10)(a) This section applies to the department of public health and human services' adoption of rules relating to medicare fee schedules issued by the centers for medicare and medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services as provided in 53-6-113.

(b) This section does not apply to the automatic updating of department of public health and human services rules relating to medicare fee schedules issued by the centers for medicare and medicaid services of the United States department of health and human services.