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MT Code § 50-5-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-305. Period of validity of approved application

  50-5-305. Period of validity of approved application. (1) A certificate of need expires:   (a) 1 year after the decision to issue it is final if the applicant has not commenced construction on a project requiring construction or has not incurred an enforceable capital expenditure commitment for a project not requiring construction;   (b) 1 year after the date the project is commenced plus the estimated period of time for completion shown in the application if the approved project is not complete; or   (c) when the department determines, after opportunity for a hearing, that the holder of the certificate of need has violated the provisions of this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, or the terms of the certificate of need.   (2) For purposes of subsection (1)(a), if a reconsideration hearing is granted or an appeal filed under 50-5-306, the final decision will be that following the hearing or resolving the appeal.   (3) The holder of an unexpired certificate of need subject to expiration under the circumstances specified in subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) may apply to the department to extend the term of the certificate of need for one additional period not to exceed 6 months. The department may grant an extension upon the applicant's demonstrating good cause as defined by department rule.   History: En. Sec. 170, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 447, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5212(5); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 329, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 477, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 93, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-5-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-306. Right to hearing and appeal

  50-5-306. Right to hearing and appeal. (1) An affected person may request a contested case hearing before the department under the provisions of Title 2, chapter 4, by filing a written request with the department within 30 days after receipt of the notification required in 50-5-302(13). The written request for a hearing must include:   (a) a statement describing each finding and conclusion in the department's initial decision that will be contested at the hearing and why each finding and conclusion is objectionable or in error; and   (b) a summary of the evidence that will be submitted to contest the findings and conclusion identified in subsection (1)(a).   (2) The hearing must be limited to the issues identified under subsection (1) and any other issues identified through discovery.   (3) The public hearing must be held within 30 calendar days after the request is received unless the hearings examiner extends the time limit for good cause.   (4) The department shall make its final decision and serve the appellant with written findings of fact and conclusions of law in support of the decision within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing unless the parties to the hearing agree to a different date.   (5) Any adversely affected person who was a party to the hearing may appeal the department's final decision to the district court as provided in Title 2, chapter 4, part 7.   (6) On application by a person whose proposal has been approved under the procedure provided for in 50-5-302, a district court may order a person who requested a contested case hearing to pay the successful applicant's costs and attorney fees incurred in the hearing and on appeal, if the court determines that the reasons for requesting the contested case hearing were frivolous.   (7) The department may by rule prescribe in greater detail the hearing and appellate procedures.   History: En. Sec. 170, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 447, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5212(6); amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 329, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 26, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 477, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 398, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 93, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-5-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-307. Civil penalty -- injunction

  50-5-307. Civil penalty -- injunction. (1) A person who violates the terms of 50-5-301 is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 or more than $10,000. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. The department or, upon request of the department, the county attorney of the county where the health care facility in question is located may petition the district court to impose, assess, and recover the civil penalty. Money collected as a civil penalty shall be deposited in the state general fund.  (2) The department or, upon request of the department, the county attorney of the county where the long-term care facility in question is located may bring an action to enjoin a violation of 50-5-301, in addition to or exclusive of the remedy in subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 170, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 366, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 447, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5212(part); amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 477, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-5-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-308. Special circumstances

  50-5-308. Special circumstances. The department shall issue a certificate of need for a proposed capital expenditure if:  (1) the capital expenditure is required to eliminate or prevent imminent safety hazards as defined by federal, state, or local fire, building, or life safety codes or regulations or to comply with state licensure, certification, or accreditation standards; and   (2) the department has determined that the long-term care facility or service for which the capital expenditure is proposed is needed and that the obligation of the capital expenditure is consistent with the state long-term care facilities plan.   History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 347, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 329, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 93, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 477, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-5-309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-309. Exemptions from certificate of need review

  50-5-309. Exemptions from certificate of need review. The following are exempt from a certificate of need review:  (1) construction of a state-owned long-term care facility; and   (2) repair or replacement of a long-term care facility damaged or destroyed as a result of fire, storm, civil disturbance, or an act of God if the use of the facility after repair or replacement is within the scope of the facility's original license issued pursuant to Title 50, chapter 5, part 2.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 329, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 477, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 93, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 477, L. 2021.
MT Code § 50-5-310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-310. Fees

  50-5-310. Fees. (1) There is no fee for filing a letter of intent.   (2) An application for certificate of need approval must be accompanied by a fee that is at least equal to 0.3% of the capital expenditure projected in the application, except that the fee may not be less than $500.   (3) Fees collected under this section must be deposited in the general fund.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 477, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 538, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 398, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 93, L. 1997.
MT Code § 50-5-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-311. through 50-5-315 reserved

  50-5-311 through 50-5-315 reserved.
MT Code § 50-5-316 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-316. Repealed

  50-5-316. Repealed. Sec. 20, Ch. 93, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 616, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-5-317 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 3. Certificate of Need|50-5-317. Repealed

  50-5-317. Repealed. Sec. 4, Ch. 764, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 616, L. 1989.
MT Code § 50-5-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-401. Repealed

  50-5-401. Repealed. Sec. 27, Ch. 347, L. 1979.   History: (1)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 69-4102, R.C.M. 1947; (2) thru (7)En. Sec. 180, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 76, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 69-5301, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4102(2), 69-5301.
MT Code § 50-5-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-402. Repealed

  50-5-402. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 181, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5302(part); amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-403. Repealed

  50-5-403. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 187, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5308.
MT Code § 50-5-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-404. Repealed

  50-5-404. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Secs. 182, 183, 184, 186, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 78, 79, 80, 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5303, 69-5304, 69-5305(part), 69-5307; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-405. Repealed

  50-5-405. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 181, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 77, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5302(part); amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-406. Repealed

  50-5-406. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Secs. 184, 190, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 79, 107, 111, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5305(part), 69-5311.
MT Code § 50-5-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-407. Repealed

  50-5-407. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 185, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 107, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5306.
MT Code § 50-5-408 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-408. Repealed

  50-5-408. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 188, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5309; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-409 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-409. Repealed

  50-5-409. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 189, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 107 and 111, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5310(part).
MT Code § 50-5-410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-410. Repealed

  50-5-410. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 189, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Secs. 107 and 111, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5310(part).
MT Code § 50-5-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-411. Repealed

  50-5-411. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 8, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 191, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5312; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 347, L. 1979.
MT Code § 50-5-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-412. Repealed

  50-5-412. Repealed. Sec. 27, Ch. 347, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 192, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5313.
MT Code § 50-5-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-413. through 50-5-420 reserved

  50-5-413 through 50-5-420 reserved.
MT Code § 50-5-421 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-421. Repealed

  50-5-421. Repealed. Sec. 156, Ch. 370, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 668, L. 1983.
MT Code § 50-5-422 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-422. Repealed

  50-5-422. Repealed. Sec. 156, Ch. 370, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 668, L. 1983.
MT Code § 50-5-423 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-423. Repealed

  50-5-423. Repealed. Sec. 156, Ch. 370, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 668, L. 1983.
MT Code § 50-5-424 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 4. State Plans and Programs -- Federal Aid (Repealed)|50-5-424. Repealed

  50-5-424. Repealed. Sec. 156, Ch. 370, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 668, L. 1983.
MT Code § 50-5-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 5. Right to Refuse Participation in Sterilization|50-5-501. Definitions

  50-5-501. Definitions. As used in this part:   (1) "person" includes one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, and corporations;   (2) "sterilization" means the performance of, assistance or participation in the performance of, or submission to an act or operation intended to eliminate an individual's reproductive capacity.   History: En. 69-5222 by Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5222.
MT Code § 50-5-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 5. Right to Refuse Participation in Sterilization|50-5-502. Refusal by hospital or health care facility to participate in sterilization

  50-5-502. Refusal by hospital or health care facility to participate in sterilization. (1) No private hospital or health care facility shall be required, contrary to the religious or moral tenets or the stated religious beliefs or moral convictions of such hospital or facility as stated by its governing body or board, to admit any person for the purpose of sterilization or to permit the use of its facilities for such purpose.   (2) Such refusal shall not give rise to liability of such hospital or health care facility or any personnel or agent or governing board thereof to any person for damages allegedly arising from such refusal or be the basis for any discriminatory, disciplinary, or other recriminatory action against such hospital or health care facility or any personnel, agent, or governing board thereof.   History: En. 69-5223 by Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5223(1).
MT Code § 50-5-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 5. Right to Refuse Participation in Sterilization|50-5-503. Refusal by individual to participate in sterilization

  50-5-503. Refusal by individual to participate in sterilization. (1) All persons shall have the right to refuse to advise concerning, perform, assist, or participate in sterilization because of religious beliefs or moral convictions.   (2) If requested by any hospital or health care facility or person desiring sterilization, such refusal shall be in writing signed by the person refusing but may refer generally to the grounds of "religious beliefs and moral convictions".   (3) The refusal of any person to advise concerning, perform, assist, or participate in sterilization shall not be a consideration in respect of staff privileges of any hospital or health care facility or a basis for any discriminatory, disciplinary, or other recriminatory action against such person, nor shall such person be liable to any person for damages allegedly arising from refusal.   History: En. 69-5223 by Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5223(2).
MT Code § 50-5-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 5. Right to Refuse Participation in Sterilization|50-5-504. Unlawful to interfere with right of refusal

  50-5-504. Unlawful to interfere with right of refusal. (1) It shall be unlawful to interfere or attempt to interfere with the right of refusal authorized by this part, whether by duress, coercion, or any other means.   (2) The person injured thereby shall be entitled to injunctive relief, when appropriate, and shall further be entitled to monetary damages for injuries suffered.   History: En. 69-5223 by Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5223(3).
MT Code § 50-5-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 5. Right to Refuse Participation in Sterilization|50-5-505. Refusal not grounds for loss of privileges, immunities, or public benefits

  50-5-505. Refusal not grounds for loss of privileges, immunities, or public benefits. Such refusal by any hospital or health care facility or person shall not be grounds for loss of any privileges or immunities to which the granting of consent may otherwise be a condition precedent or for the loss of any public benefits.   History: En. 69-5223 by Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5223(4).
MT Code § 50-5-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 6. Family Practice Residency Training|50-5-601. Short title

  50-5-601. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Family Practice Training Act of 1985".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 649, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-5-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 6. Family Practice Residency Training|50-5-602. Definitions

  50-5-602. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.   (2) "Family practice" means comprehensive medical care with particular emphasis on the family unit, in which the physician's continuing responsibility for health care is not limited by the patient's age or sex or by a particular organ system or disease entity.   (3) "Residency training" means a community-based family practice program to train family practice resident physicians, sponsored by one or more community hospitals and physicians in Montana, for inpatient and outpatient training.   (4) "Resident physician" means any physician in advanced medical specialty training.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 649, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 93, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 258, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 50-5-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 6. Family Practice Residency Training|50-5-603. Montana family practice training program

  50-5-603. Montana family practice training program. (1) There is a Montana family practice training program to train resident physicians in family practice.   (2) The program is under the authority of the department, and the department shall contract with a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Montana or certified to do business in Montana, to coordinate the training of family practice resident physicians. The officers and directors of the corporation must be qualified by education, experience, and interest to administer and oversee family practice resident physician training activity.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 649, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 140, L. 1993.
MT Code § 50-5-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 6. Family Practice Residency Training|50-5-604. through 50-5-610 reserved

  50-5-604 through 50-5-610 reserved.
MT Code § 50-5-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 6. Family Practice Residency Training|50-5-611. Funding limitations

  50-5-611. Funding limitations. (1) Money appropriated for residency training is in addition to any other money appropriated for medical educational programs and may not supplant funds for existing medical educational programs.   (2) No funds appropriated by the legislature to fund residency training may subsidize the cost incurred by patients.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 649, L. 1985.
MT Code § 50-5-701 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 50. Health and Safety|Chapter 5. Hospitals and Related Facilities|Part 7. Lay Caregivers|50-5-701. Definitions

  50-5-701. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Aftercare" means assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient after the patient's discharge from a hospital and limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, including but not limited to assistance with:   (a) basic activities of daily living;   (b) instrumental activities of daily living; and   (c) medical or nursing tasks that do not require a licensed professional.   (2) "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence after an inpatient hospital admission.   (3) "Entry" means an individual's admission into a hospital for the purposes of inpatient care.   (4) "Hospital" means a hospital or critical access hospital as those terms are defined in 50-5-101.   (5) (a) "Lay caregiver" means an individual designated as a lay caregiver by a patient or the patient's legal representative to provide aftercare to a patient in the patient's residence. The term includes but is not limited to a spouse, relative, partner, friend, or neighbor.   (b) The term does not include an individual who receives a third-party payment for providing post-discharge assistance to a patient unless the individual is providing assistance under a Medicaid self-directed service delivery model authorized by the state.   (6) "Legal representative" means:   (a) a legal guardian;   (b) a person who holds a medical power of attorney; or   (c) a representative named in an advance health care directive recognized under Montana law or the law of another state.   (7) (a) "Residence" means a dwelling that the patient considers to be the patient's home, including the home of a lay caregiver, relative, or friend.   (b) The term does not include an assisted living facility, state-licensed group home, hospital, rehabilitation facility, or skilled nursing facility.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 129, L. 2017.