Montana Title 39. Labor § 39-71-1110. Schedule II and III drugs--prescriber obligation

(2)(a) A treating physician authorized to prescribe prescription drugs may query the prescription drug registry provided for in Title 37, chapter 7, part 15, prior to the initial prescribing or refilling of a Schedule II or Schedule III drug for treatment of a workers' compensation injury or occupational disease. After consulting the prescription drug registry, a treating physician may decline to prescribe or refill a Schedule II or Schedule III drug if, in the treating physician's judgment, the drug should not be prescribed or refilled.

(b) Prior to the initial prescribing of a Schedule II or Schedule III drug, a treating physician may discuss the risks and benefits of the use of the controlled substance, including risk of tolerance and drug dependence, with the patient or the patient's legal guardian.

(c) A treating physician shall note in the patient's medical file each query conducted.

(a) immediately prior to or after surgery;

(b) at the scene of an emergency;

(c) in a licensed ambulance; or

(d) in the emergency department or intensive care unit of a licensed hospital.