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MT Code § 50-4-719 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 7. Conversion of Nonprofit Health Entity to For-Profit or Mutual Benefit Corporation|50-4-719. For-profit health entity

  50-4-719. For-profit health entity. (1) A corporation that becomes a for-profit health entity under this part may not be considered to have abandoned its corporate status by virtue of a conversion transaction unless the conversion transaction provides specifically to the contrary.   (2) The certificate of authority, agent appointments, licenses, forms, and any other filings in existence at the time of a conversion transaction continue in full force and effect upon a conversion transaction if a corporation at all times remains qualified to engage in business in the state.   (3) All outstanding contracts of a transferor remain in full force and effect and need not be otherwise endorsed unless ordered by the commissioner.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 214, L. 2005.
MT Code § 50-4-801 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-801. Short title

  50-4-801. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana Community Health Center Support Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-802 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-802. Legislative intent and purpose

  50-4-802. Legislative intent and purpose. The legislature recognizes that the large number of uninsured and underinsured Montanans has a significant long-term human and economic impact on families, health care providers, and the state of Montana. It is the intent of the legislature through this part to enhance access to primary care and preventive care for Montana residents by strengthening and supporting Montana's community health centers.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-803 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-803. Definitions

  50-4-803. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 22.   (2) "Federally qualified community health center" means a facility providing primary and preventive medical, dental, mental health, and substance abuse services to medically underserved, disadvantaged, or hard-to-reach populations on a sliding-scale fee basis, operating under federal regulations, and receiving federal funds under the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b.   (3) "Federally qualified health center look-alike" means a facility that meets all of the expectations established for the federally funded community health center program but does not receive federal operating funds under the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b.   (4) "Preventive care" means comprehensive care that emphasizes prevention, early detection, and early treatment of conditions, including but not limited to routine physical examinations, health screenings, immunizations, and health education.   (5) "Primary care" means the type of medical care that provides a patient with a broad spectrum of preventive and curative health care services over a long period of time and that coordinates all of the care a patient receives.   (6) "Section 330 funds" means the federal funds commonly known by that name and awarded by the health resources and services administration of the U.S. department of health and human services to health centers that qualify for funding under the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 436, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 81, L. 2017.
MT Code § 50-4-804 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-804. Rulemaking authority

  50-4-804. Rulemaking authority. (1) The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this part.   (2) The rules may include but are not limited to:   (a) eligibility requirements for entities applying for grants;   (b) criteria for awarding grants; and   (c) reporting procedures for grant recipients.   (3) The rules establishing eligibility for state grants must reflect the national model established for federally qualified community health centers receiving section 330 funds as provided by the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-805 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-805. Program expenditures

  50-4-805. Program expenditures. (1) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, the department shall provide competitive grants in accordance with 50-4-806 and this section to community or tribal boards operating as a nonprofit entity in accordance with the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254b, to increase access to primary care and preventive health services for uninsured, underinsured, low-income, or underserved Montanans.   (2) Grants must be made each year to accomplish any of the following goals:   (a) to create and support new nonfederally funded community health centers with state funding for a maximum of 6 years or until federal funds are granted. Successful applicants for the state grants shall also apply for federally qualified health center look-alike status and federal community health center grants at the first available opportunity.   (b) to expand the medical, mental health, or dental services offered by existing federally qualified community health centers or other facilities that have received federally qualified health center look-alike status; and   (c) to provide one-time grants for capital expenditures to existing federally qualified community health centers and facilities with federally qualified health center look-alike status.   (3) The department shall contract with an entity that is able to:   (a) provide technical assistance to new and existing federally qualified community health centers in their efforts to apply for federal funds;   (b) assist new and existing centers in their efforts to expand services; and   (c) collect standardized data on the provision of services to low-income and uninsured Montanans.   (4) The department shall require the contractor to provide an annual report on the services it has provided, the data it has collected, and the status of applications for federal community health center funding.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 436, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 336, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 120, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 81, L. 2017.
MT Code § 50-4-806 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-806. Grants -- application process -- obligation of communities

  50-4-806. Grants -- application process -- obligation of communities. (1) In order to receive funds under 50-4-805, a community or tribal board shall submit a proposal to the department for:   (a) increasing access to health care services by:   (i) creating new primary care and preventive care services; and   (ii) developing sliding scale charge and billing systems; or   (b) expanding existing services by:   (i) increasing medical, dental, or mental health capacity;   (ii) purchasing equipment; or   (iii) renovating clinic facilities.   (2) A proposal funded under this part must ensure the board's commitment to attract federal funds for primary care services.   (3) Entities receiving a state grant to start up or expand services shall also seek section 330 funds for those services and may not receive state funding after federal funds are acquired.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-807 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-807. through 50-4-809 reserved

  50-4-807 through 50-4-809 reserved.
MT Code § 50-4-810 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-810. Repealed

  50-4-810. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 81, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-811 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-811. Repealed

  50-4-811. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 81, L. 2017.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-812 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-812. through 50-4-814 reserved

  50-4-812 through 50-4-814 reserved.
MT Code § 50-4-815 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 8. Community Health Center Support|50-4-815. Community health center account

  50-4-815. Community health center account. (1) There is a community health center account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the department to provide grants for community health centers.   (2) Money appropriated by the legislature for community health centers must be deposited into the account.   (3) Money must be allocated from the account in accordance with the procedures outlined in 50-4-805 and 50-4-806.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 436, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-4-901 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 9. Montana Health Care Freedom Act|50-4-901. Short title

  50-4-901. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Montana Health Care Freedom Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 310, L. 2011.
MT Code § 50-4-902 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 4. Health Care Policy|Part 9. Montana Health Care Freedom Act|50-4-902. Health insurance purchase mandate prohibited -- exceptions

  50-4-902. Health insurance purchase mandate prohibited -- exceptions. (1) The state or federal government may not:   (a) mandate or require a person or entity to purchase health insurance coverage as defined in 33-22-140; or   (b) impose a penalty, tax, fee, or fine of any type if a person or entity declines to purchase health insurance coverage.   (2) This section does not apply to a requirement to purchase health insurance coverage that is imposed by:   (a) a court when an individual or entity is a named party in a judicial dispute;   (b) the department of public health and human services as part of a child support enforcement action; or   (c) the Montana university system as a requirement for students.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 2011.
MT Code § 50-5-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-102. Repealed

  50-5-102. Repealed. Sec. 27, Ch. 347, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 160, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5202.
MT Code § 50-5-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-104. Certain exemptions for spiritual healing institution

  50-5-104. Certain exemptions for spiritual healing institution. Parts 1 through 3 and rules and standards adopted by the department may not authorize the supervision, regulation, or control of care or treatment of persons in any home or institution conducted for those who rely upon treatment by prayer or spiritual means in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination. However, a license is required and the minimum standards referred to in 50-5-103(2) apply.   History: En. Sec. 175, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5217(2); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-105. Discrimination prohibited

  50-5-105. Discrimination prohibited. (1) All phases of the operation of a health care facility must be without discrimination against anyone on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or political ideas.   (2) (a) A health care facility may not refuse to admit a person to the facility solely because the person has an HIV-related condition.   (b) For the purposes of this subsection (2), the following definitions apply:   (i) "HIV" means the human immunodeficiency virus identified as the causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and includes all HIV and HIV-related viruses that damage the cellular branch of the human immune or neurological system and leave the infected person immunodeficient or neurologically impaired.   (ii) "HIV-related condition" means any medical condition resulting from an HIV infection, including but not limited to seropositivity for HIV.   (3) A person who operates a facility may not discriminate among the patients of licensed physicians. The free and confidential professional relationship between a licensed physician and patient must continue and remain unaffected.   (4) Except for a hospital that employs its medical staff, a hospital considering an application for staff membership or granting privileges within the scope of the applicant's license may not deny the application or privileges because the applicant is licensed under Title 37, chapter 6.   History: En. Sec. 175, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5217(1); amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 309, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 224, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 351, L. 2007.
MT Code § 50-5-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-106. Records and reports required of health care facilities -- confidentiality

  50-5-106. Records and reports required of health care facilities -- confidentiality. Health care facilities shall keep records and make reports as required by the department. Before February 1 of each year, every licensed health care facility shall submit an annual report for the preceding calendar year to the department. The report must be on forms and contain information specified by the department. Information received by the department through reports, inspections, or provisions of parts 1 and 2 may not be disclosed in a way which would identify patients. A department employee who discloses information that would identify a patient must be dismissed from employment and subject to the provisions of 45-7-401 and 50-16-551, if applicable, unless the disclosure was authorized as permitted by law. Information and statistical reports from health care facilities which are considered necessary by the department for health planning and resource development activities must be made available to the public and the health planning agencies within the state. Applications by health care facilities for certificates of need and any information relevant to review of these applications, pursuant to part 3, must be accessible to the public.   History: En. Sec. 176, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5218; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 329, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 632, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 251, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 396, L. 2003.
MT Code § 50-5-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-107. Unlawful use of word nursing

  50-5-107. Unlawful use of word nursing. It is unlawful for any facility operating in this state to use the word "nursing" in its name, signs, advertising, etc., unless that facility does in fact provide 24-hour nursing care by licensed nurses.   History: En. 69-5203.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 448, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5203.1.
MT Code § 50-5-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-108. Injunction

  50-5-108. Injunction. The department may bring an action for injunction or other process against any person to:   (1) restrain a facility from engaging in a prohibited activity that is endangering the health, safety, or welfare of any individual under the care of the facility;   (2) enjoin a violation of part 1 or 2 of this chapter, or a violation of a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2; or   (3) require compliance with part 1 or 2 of this chapter or compliance with a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2.   History: En. Sec. 178, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 75, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5220; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 415, L. 1993.
MT Code § 50-5-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-109. Repealed

  50-5-109. Repealed. Sec. 13, Ch. 415, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 179, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5221; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-110. reserved

  50-5-110 reserved.
MT Code § 50-5-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-111. Prohibited activities

  50-5-111. Prohibited activities. It is unlawful to:   (1) operate a facility without a license;   (2) prevent, interfere with, or impede department investigation, department enforcement, department examination of relevant books and records, or activities of the department concerning the preservation of evidence; or   (3) violate any provision of part 1 or 2 of this chapter or violate a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 415, L. 1993.
MT Code § 50-5-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-112. Civil penalties

  50-5-112. Civil penalties. (1) A person who commits an act prohibited by 50-5-111 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day that a facility is in violation of a provision of part 1 or 2 of this chapter or of a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2. The department or, upon request of the department, the county attorney of the county in which the health care facility in question is located may petition the court to impose the civil penalty. Venue for an action to collect a civil penalty pursuant to this section is in the county in which the facility is located.  (2) In determining the amount of penalty to be assessed for an alleged violation under this section, the court shall consider:   (a) the gravity of the violation in terms of the degree of physical or mental harm to a resident or patient;   (b) the degree of harm to the health, safety, rights, security, or welfare of a resident or patient;   (c) the degree of deviation committed by the facility from a requirement imposed by part 1 or 2 of this chapter or by a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2; and   (d) other matters as justice may require.   (3) A penalty collected under this section must be deposited in the state general fund.   (4) In addition to or exclusive of the remedy provided in subsection (1), the department may pursue remedies available for a violation, as provided for in 50-5-108, or any other remedies available to it.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 415, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 535, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-5-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 1. General Provisions|50-5-113. Criminal penalties

  50-5-113. Criminal penalties. (1) A person is guilty of a criminal offense under this section if the person knowingly conceals material information about the operation of the facility or does any of the following and by doing so threatens the health or safety of one or more individuals entrusted to the care of the person:  (a) commits an act prohibited by 50-5-111;   (b) omits material information or makes a false statement or representation in an application, record, report, or other document filed, maintained, or used for compliance with the provisions of part 1 or 2 of this chapter or with rules, license provisions, or orders adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2; or   (c) destroys, alters, conceals, or fails to file or maintain any record, information, or application required to be maintained or filed in compliance with a provision of part 1 or 2 of this chapter or in compliance with a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2.   (2) A person convicted under subsection (1) is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for the first offense and not more than $2,000 for each subsequent offense for each day that a facility is in violation of a provision of part 1 or 2 of this chapter or of a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2.   (3) In determining the amount of penalty to be assessed for an alleged violation under this section, the court shall consider:   (a) the gravity of the violation in terms of the degree of physical or mental harm to a resident or patient;   (b) the degree of harm to the health, safety, rights, security, or welfare of a resident or patient;   (c) the degree of deviation committed by the facility from a requirement imposed by part 1 or 2 of this chapter or by a rule, license provision, or order adopted or issued pursuant to part 1 or 2; and   (d) other matters as justice may require.   (4) Prosecution under this section does not bar enforcement under any other section of this chapter or pursuit of any other appropriate remedy by the department.   (5) Venue for prosecution pursuant to this section is in the county in which the facility is located.   (6) A penalty collected under this section must be deposited in the state general fund.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 415, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 422, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 535, L. 2021.