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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 3. Disability Parking Permits › 49-4-310. Disability parking permit for long-term care facility

49-4-310. Disability parking permit for long-term care facility.
A long-term care facility, as defined in 37-9-101, may apply for a permit issued for accessible parking spaces under 49-4-302. If granted, the permit entitles the facility to the privileges granted in 49-4-302.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 187, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 390, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 3. Disability Parking Permits › 49-4-311. Repealed

49-4-311. Repealed.
Sec. 6, Ch. 233, L. 2005.
History: En. 11-911.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 369, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-911.1.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 3. Disability Parking Permits › 49-4-312. Repealed

49-4-312. Repealed.
Sec. 6, Ch. 233, L. 2005.
History: En. 11-911.2 by Sec. 3, Ch. 369, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-911.2.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed) › 49-4-401. Repealed

49-4-401. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 66, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1302; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed) › 49-4-402. Repealed

49-4-402. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1301(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed) › 49-4-403. Repealed

49-4-403. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1951; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1301(part).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed) › 49-4-404. Repealed

49-4-404. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed) › 49-4-405. Repealed

49-4-405. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 4. Preference in Leasing of Concessions (Repealed) › 49-4-406. Repealed

49-4-406. Repealed.
Sec. 14, Ch. 175, L. 1981.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 474, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-501. Policy

49-4-501. Policy.
It is the policy of this state to secure the constitutional rights of deaf persons who, because of impairment of hearing or speech, are unable to readily understand or communicate spoken language and who consequently cannot be fully protected in legal proceedings unless qualified interpreters are available to assist them.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-502. Definitions

49-4-502. Definitions.
As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Appointing authority" means the presiding judge or justice of any court, the presiding officer of any board, commission, or authority, the director or commissioner of any department or agency, or any other person presiding at any hearing or other proceeding in which a qualified interpreter is required pursuant to this part.
(2) "Deaf person" means a person whose hearing is totally impaired or whose hearing is so seriously impaired as to prohibit the person from understanding oral communications. The term further includes but is not limited to a person who, because of loss of hearing, cannot communicate spoken language.
(3) "Intermediary interpreter" means a knowledgeable deaf person who, because of the person's intimate acquaintance with deaf persons who use mainly natural gestures for communicating, can be used as an intermediary between the deaf person and a qualified interpreter.
(4) "Principal party in interest" means a person who is a named party in any proceeding or who will be directly affected by the decision or action that may be made or taken.
(5) "Qualified interpreter" means an interpreter listed by the department of public health and human services as provided in 49-4-507.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 236, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1804, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-503. Deaf person as participant in judicial or administrative proceeding -- interpreter to be used

49-4-503. Deaf person as participant in judicial or administrative proceeding -- interpreter to be used.
A qualified interpreter must be appointed as follows:
(1) In any case before any court or a grand jury in which a deaf person is a party, either as a complainant, defendant, or witness, the court shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and interpret the deaf person's testimony or statements and to assist in preparation with counsel.
(2) At all stages in any proceeding of a judicial or quasi-judicial nature before any agency of the state or governing body or agency of a local government in which a deaf person is a principal party in interest, either as a complainant, defendant, witness, or supplicant, the agency or governing body shall appoint a qualified interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf person and to interpret the deaf person's testimony or statements.
(3) (a) In any proceedings in which a deaf person may be subjected to confinement or criminal sanction or in any proceeding preliminary, including a coroner's inquest, grand jury proceedings, and proceedings relating to mental health commitments, the presiding judicial officer shall appoint a qualified interpreter to assist the deaf person throughout the proceedings.
(b) Upon arresting a deaf person for an alleged violation of a criminal law and prior to interrogating or taking a statement of the deaf person, the arresting law enforcement official shall make available to the person, at the earliest possible time, a qualified interpreter to assist the person throughout the interrogation or taking of a statement.
(c) A statement, written or oral, made by a person who is deaf in reply to a question of a law enforcement officer or any other person having a prosecutorial function in any criminal or quasi-criminal proceeding may not be used against that deaf person unless either the statement was made or elicited through a qualified interpreter and was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently or, in the case of waiver, the court makes a special finding that any statement made by the deaf person was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently.
(d) This subsection (3) does not apply to apprehensions, arrests, or statements involving a violation of the traffic laws of Montana.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1805, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-504. Preliminary determination

49-4-504. Preliminary determination.
The appointing authority may not appoint a qualified interpreter in any case until the appointing authority makes a preliminary determination that the qualified interpreter is able to accurately communicate with and translate information to and from the deaf person in the case.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1806, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-505. Intermediary interpreter to be used

49-4-505. Intermediary interpreter to be used.
If a qualified interpreter states that the interpreter is unable to render a satisfactory interpretation and that an intermediary interpreter will improve the quality of interpretation, the appointing authority shall appoint an intermediary interpreter to assist the qualified interpreter subject to the same provisions that govern a qualified interpreter under this part.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1807, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-506. Interpreter in full view

49-4-506. Interpreter in full view.
In any action or proceeding in which an interpreter is required to be appointed, the court or administrative authority may not commence proceedings until the appointed interpreter is in full view of and spatially situated to assure proper communication with the deaf person or persons involved as participants.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-507. Coordination of interpreter requests

49-4-507. Coordination of interpreter requests.
(1) Whenever an appointing authority is required to appoint an interpreter, the authority shall request the department of public health and human services to furnish the authority with a list of qualified interpreters. If the choice of qualified interpreters does not meet the needs or wishes of the deaf person, the appointing authority shall appoint another qualified interpreter.
(2) The Montana association of the deaf and the Montana registry of interpreters for the deaf shall provide the department of public health and human services with a list of qualified and available interpreters.
(3) The only function of the department of public health and human services is to maintain the list referred to in subsection (2).
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 237, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-508. Oath of interpreter

49-4-508. Oath of interpreter.
An interpreter appointed to interpret for a deaf person, before entering upon the interpreter's duties, shall take an oath that the interpreter will make a true interpretation in an understandable manner to the person for whom the interpreter is appointed and that the interpreter will repeat the statements of the person in the English language to the best of the interpreter's skill and judgment.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1808, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-509. Compensation

49-4-509. Compensation.
An interpreter appointed to interpret for the deaf is entitled to receive a reasonable fee for the interpreter's services, together with actual expenses for travel and transportation. The appointing authority shall set the fee. When the interpreter is appointed in a criminal proceeding in a district court, the fee must be paid by the office of court administrator in accordance with judicial branch policy, and when the interpreter is otherwise appointed, the fees must be paid out of funds available to the appointing authority.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 245, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1809, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 30, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-510. Waiver

49-4-510. Waiver.
The right of a deaf person to an interpreter may not be waived except by a deaf person who requests a waiver in writing. Such waiver is subject to the approval of counsel to the deaf person, if existent, and is subject to the approval of the appointing authority.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 5. Interpreters for the Deaf in Official Proceedings › 49-4-511. Privileged communications

49-4-511. Privileged communications.
Any information that the interpreter gathers from the deaf person pertaining to any proceeding then pending shall at all times remain confidential and privileged, on an equal basis with the attorney-client privilege, unless such deaf person desires that such information be communicated to other persons.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 245, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 6. Discrimination in Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplants › 49-4-601. Legislative intent

49-4-601. Legislative intent.
The legislature finds that:
(1) an intellectual or physical disability does not diminish a person's right to health care;
(2) the "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. 12101, prohibits discrimination against persons with disabilities;
(3) life-saving organ transplants should not be denied to persons with disabilities based on assumptions that they are incapable of complying with posttransplant medical requirements or lack adequate support systems to ensure compliance with posttransplant medical requirements;
(4) although organ transplant centers must consider medical and psychosocial criteria when determining if a patient is suitable to receive an organ transplant, transplant centers that participate in medicare, medicaid, and other federally funded programs are required to use patient selection criteria that result in a fair and nondiscriminatory distribution of organs; and
(5) Montana residents in need of organ transplants are entitled to assurances that they will not encounter discrimination on the basis of a disability.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 487, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 49. Human Rights › Chapter 4. Rights of Persons With Disabilities › Part 6. Discrimination in Anatomical Gifts and Organ Transplants › 49-4-604. Enforcement

49-4-604. Enforcement.
(1) A person claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of any provision of this part may file a civil action for injunctive and other equitable relief against the covered entity in the district court for the county where the affected person resides or the county where the alleged violation occurred.
(2) In an action brought under this part, the court may grant injunctive or other equitable relief, including:
(a) requiring auxiliary aids or services to be made available for the recipient;
(b) requiring the modification of a policy, practice, or procedure of a covered entity; or
(c) requiring facilities to be made accessible to and usable by a qualified recipient.
(3) The court shall give priority on its docket and an expedited review.
(4) Nothing in this part is intended to limit or replace other remedies available under federal or other law.
(5) This part does not create a right to compensatory or punitive damages against a covered entity.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 487, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-102. Legal adviser to department

50-1-102. Legal adviser to department.
The attorney general is legal adviser to the department. If the county attorney fails to act and with the approval of the attorney general, the department may retain special counsel and compensate the special counsel from appropriations to the department.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 288, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4111(part); amd. Sec. 239, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-103. Enforcement of public health laws

50-1-103. Enforcement of public health laws.
(1) Either the county attorney of a county where a cause of action arises or the department may bring an action necessary to abate, restrain, or prosecute the violation of public health laws.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in the public health laws administered by the department, the department may, through the attorney general or appropriate county attorney, sue in district court to enjoin any violation of the public health laws, rules, or orders adopted or issued under the public health laws administered by the department.
History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 349, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 288, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4111(part); amd. Sec. 240, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-104. General penalty

50-1-104. General penalty.
Anyone who violates a rule adopted by the department for which a penalty is not specified is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: En. Sec. 221, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 82, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-5701; amd. Sec. 241, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-105. Policy -- purpose

50-1-105. Policy -- purpose.
(1) It is the policy of the state of Montana that the health of the public be protected and promoted to the extent practicable through the public health system while respecting individual rights to dignity, privacy, and nondiscrimination.
(2) The purpose of Montana's public health system is to provide leadership and to protect and promote the public's health by:
(a) promoting conditions in which people can be healthy;
(b) providing or promoting the provision of public health services and functions, including:
(i) monitoring health status to identify and recommend solutions to community health problems;
(ii) investigating and diagnosing health problems and health hazards in the community;
(iii) informing and educating individuals about health issues;
(iv) coordinating public and private sector collaboration and action to identify and solve health problems;
(v) developing policies, plans, and programs that support individual and community health efforts;
(vi) implementing and enforcing laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety;
(vii) linking individuals to needed personal health services and assisting with needed health care when otherwise unavailable;
(viii) to the extent practicable, providing a competent public health workforce;
(ix) evaluating effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based health services; and
(x) to the extent that resources are available, conducting research for new insights on and innovative solutions to health problems;
(c) encouraging collaboration among public and private sector partners in the public health system;
(d) seeking adequate funding and other resources to provide public health services and functions or accomplish public health system goals through public or private sources;
(e) striving to ensure that public health services and functions are provided and public health powers are used based upon the best available scientific evidence; and
(f) implementing the role of public health services and functions, health promotion, and preventive health services within the state health care system.
(3) Title 50, chapter 2, and this chapter may not be construed to require an individual or agency within the public health system to provide specific health services or to mandate state public health agencies and local public health agencies to implement unfunded programs.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-106. Collaboration and relationships within public health system

50-1-106. Collaboration and relationships within public health system.
(1) In general, the department and local public health agencies shall seek to establish working relationships with federal, tribal, and other state or local public health agencies and with other public sector partners engaged in the provision of public health services and functions within the public health system.
(2) The department may enter an agreement with any federal agency to coordinate the provision of public health services and functions.
(3) The department may enter an agreement with any other state or any agencies in any other state to coordinate the provision of public health services and functions among the states that are parties to the agreement.
(4) Any local public health agency may enter agreements with other local public health agencies in the state to coordinate the provision of public health services and functions consistent with Title 50, chapter 2, and this chapter. The local public health agency shall submit any agreement entered into pursuant to this section to the department.
(5) A local public health agency whose jurisdiction extends to a state border may form an agreement with an adjoining state or a municipality in the other state to coordinate the provision of public health services and functions. The local public health agency shall submit any agreement entered into pursuant to this section to the department for prior approval.
(6) The department or local public health agencies may form agreements with tribes and tribal public health agencies in the state to coordinate the provision of public health services and functions or to promote cooperation in addressing specific public health needs of persons living on Indian reservations or Indians who reside outside the boundaries of Indian reservations.
(7) (a) Public health districts, consisting of two or more local public health agencies, may be created by interlocal agreement, as provided in Title 7, chapter 11, part 1, or as a district board of health under 50-2-107 for the purpose of improving the provision of public health services and functions for the affected population. A public health district created under this subsection (7) may include tribal health agencies.
(b) A public health district created under this subsection (7) must consist of the entire area of the combined local public health agencies and tribal health agencies and must be governed in accordance with state law.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 150, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-111. Asbestos disease account

50-1-111. Asbestos disease account.
There is an asbestos disease account in the state special revenue fund to be used by the department for grants to the Lincoln County health board to be used for the following purposes:
(1) providing case management services for asbestos patients;
(2) maintaining and overseeing a working network of Lincoln County health care and social service providers;
(3) providing direct services to individuals who have a positive result as determined by a qualified physician for asbestos-related diseases;
(4) evaluating the programs for effectiveness and quality; and
(5) pursuing both short-term and permanent funding for health care and social service needs of asbestos patients.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 601, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-115. Special revenue account -- statutory appropriation

50-1-115. (Temporary) Special revenue account -- statutory appropriation.
(1) There is an account in the federal special revenue fund to the credit of the department. Money received by the state pursuant to Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300a, et seq., must be deposited into the account.
(2) The department shall use the money from the account to:
(a) make grants in accordance with 50-1-117 and federal law and regulations; and
(b) pay for grant-related administrative costs.
(3) Money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department for the purposes of subsection (2). (Terminates June 30, 2025--sec. 5, Ch. 548, L. 2021.)
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 291, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 548, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-116. Definitions

50-1-116. Definitions.
As used in 50-1-116 through 50-1-118, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Family planning services" means a range of appropriate methods to prevent, delay, space, or otherwise time pregnancy, including natural family planning methods and infertility services. Family planning services do not include abortion, abortion referrals, or counseling in favor of abortion.
(2) "Federally qualified abortion" means an abortion qualified for federal matching funds under the medicaid program, 42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq., and as amended after this.
(3) "Federally qualified health center" means a health care provider that is eligible to receive federal funds under 42 U.S.C. 1396d(1)(2)(B).
(4) "Hospital" means a hospital as defined in 50-5-101.
(5) "Public funds" means state funds, including without limitation state general revenue funds, state special revenue funds, limited purpose grants or loans, and federal funds, federal state account 03026, provided under Title X of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300, et seq., Title IV, 42 U.S.C. 601, et seq., Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701, et seq., and Title XX, 42 U.S.C. 1397, et seq., of the Social Security Act.
(6) "Rural health clinic" means a health care provider that is eligible to receive federal funds under 42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(2).
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 548, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-117. Prioritizations of public funds to health care entities -- restrictions

50-1-117. Prioritizations of public funds to health care entities -- restrictions.
Subject to any applicable requirements of federal statutes, rules, regulations, or guidelines:
(1) any expenditures or grants of public funds for family planning services by the state by and through the department of public health and human services must be made in the following order of priority:
(a) to public entities;
(b) to federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics;
(c) to nonpublic health providers that have as their primary purpose the provision of the primary health care services enumerated in 42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1); and
(d) to nonpublic health providers that do not have as their primary purpose the provision of the primary health care services enumerated in 42 U.S.C. 254b(a)(1); and
(2) the department of public health and human services may not enter into a contract with, or make a grant to, an entity that performs nonfederally qualified abortions or maintains or operates a facility where nonfederally qualified abortions are performed, provided, however, that nothing in 50-1-116 through 50-1-118 shall be construed to apply to the receipt or administration of funds pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 548, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-118. Effect on appropriations

50-1-118. Effect on appropriations.
Any appropriation of public funds made by the department of public health and human services in derogation of the provisions of 50-1-117 is void as of June 30, 2021, and the funds allocated pursuant to these appropriations must be reallocated to eligible entities.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 548, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-1-119. Behavioral health system for future generations fund

50-1-119. Behavioral health system for future generations fund.
(1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102 to be known as the behavioral health system for future generations fund.
(2) There must be deposited in the account money received from legislative general fund transfers.
(3) Eligible uses of the fund include:
(a) medicaid and CHIP matching funds for payments made to behavioral health settings;
(b) medicaid and CHIP matching funds for payments made to intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities;
(c) statewide community-based investments to stabilize behavioral health and developmental disabilities service providers and delivery, increase and strengthen the behavioral health and developmental disabilities workforce, increase service capacity to meet identified behavioral health and developmental disabilities services demands, and increase opportunities for Montanans to receive integrated physical and behavioral health care;
(d) acquisition of new or remodeling of existing infrastructure or property to support the establishment of behavioral health settings and intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities;
(e) planning, operation, or other contract expenses associated with intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities;
(f) planning, operation, or other contract expenses associated with behavioral health settings; and
(g) studying and planning of the development of a comprehensive behavioral health system.
(4) Funds in this account may not be used to operate existing state facilities.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 739, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-201. Repealed

50-1-201. Repealed.
Sec. 20, Ch. 378, L. 1995.
History: En. 69-4110.1 by Sec. 1, Ch. 184, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 109, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4110.1; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 606, L. 1993.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-203. Public health inspections

50-1-203. Public health inspections.
(1) The department may make public health inspections of schoolhouses, churches, theaters, jails, and other buildings or facilities where persons assemble. If public health deficiencies are found in the facility, the department may direct that conditions be corrected within a reasonable time.
(2) Either the department or a local board of health may bring an action, including an action for injunctive relief, to correct the public health deficiencies.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 336, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 108, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4118; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 383, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-204. Quarantine and isolation measures

50-1-204. Quarantine and isolation measures.
The department may adopt and enforce quarantine or isolation measures to prevent the spread of communicable disease. A person who does not comply with quarantine measures shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $10 or more than $100. Receipts from fines, except justice's court fines, must be deposited in the state general fund.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4112; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 391, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-205. Repealed

50-1-205. Repealed.
Sec. 2, Ch. 219, L. 1979.
History: En. Sec. 92, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4515.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-206. Regulation of schools in matters of health

50-1-206. Regulation of schools in matters of health.
(1) The department shall adopt regulations prescribing the requirements for school sites, water supply, sewage and waste disposal, and any other matters pertinent to the health and physical well-being of the pupils, teachers, and others who frequent schools.
(2) The department shall furnish to the districts copies of such regulations.
History: En. 75-8207 by Sec. 479, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 504, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 75-8207.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-207. Nonopioid alternatives to opioid prescriptions -- educational materials

50-1-207. Nonopioid alternatives to opioid prescriptions -- educational materials.
The department of public health and human services shall develop and publish on its website an educational pamphlet regarding the use of nonopioid alternatives for the treatment of acute nonoperative, acute perioperative, subacute, or chronic pain. The pamphlet must, at a minimum, include:
(1) information on available nonopioid alternatives for the treatment of pain, including available nonopioid medicinal drugs or drug products and nonpharmacological therapies; and
(2) the advantages and disadvantages of the use of nonopioid alternatives.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 279, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-210. Licensing of laboratories

50-1-210. Licensing of laboratories.
(1) To authorize a laboratory to submit analyses and reports to the department of environmental quality under Title 75, chapter 6, part 1, the department shall issue a license to any laboratory that intends to conduct analysis of public water supply systems and that files a license application, on a form furnished by the department, demonstrating that it meets the criteria for licensing established by department rules.
(2) A person aggrieved by a decision of the department to grant, deny, or revoke a license may appeal the decision under the contested case provisions of the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.
History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 73, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 2. Department › 50-1-211. Terminated

50-1-211. Terminated.
Sec. 2, Ch. 473, L. 2007.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 404, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 473, L. 2007.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 3. Board (Repealed) › 50-1-301. Repealed

50-1-301. Repealed.
Sec. 567, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 93, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4106.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 3. Board (Repealed) › 50-1-302. Repealed

50-1-302. Repealed.
Sec. 567, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4104.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 4. Montana Public Health Improvement Task Force (Terminated) › 50-1-401. Terminated

50-1-401. Terminated.
Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 4. Montana Public Health Improvement Task Force (Terminated) › 50-1-402. Terminated

50-1-402. Terminated.
Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 4. Montana Public Health Improvement Task Force (Terminated) › 50-1-403. Terminated

50-1-403. Terminated.
Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 4. Montana Public Health Improvement Task Force (Terminated) › 50-1-404. Terminated

50-1-404. Terminated.
Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 4. Montana Public Health Improvement Task Force (Terminated) › 50-1-405. Terminated

50-1-405. Terminated.
Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 1. Administration of Public Health Laws › Part 4. Montana Public Health Improvement Task Force (Terminated) › 50-1-406. Terminated

50-1-406. Terminated.
Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 323, L. 1995.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-101. Repealed

50-2-101. Repealed.
Sec. 13, Ch. 150, L. 2007.
History: (1), (2)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 349, L. 1974; Sec. 69-4102, R.C.M. 1947; (3) thru (5)En. Sec. 78, Ch. 197, L. 1967; Sec. 69-4501, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4102(2), (3), 69-4501; amd. Sec. 87, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 243, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 137, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 391, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-102. Repealed

50-2-102. Repealed.
Sec. 9, Ch. 200, L. 1979.
History: En. Sec. 79, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 54, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4502.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-103. Federal funds

50-2-103. Federal funds.
The department may accept funds for public health from an agency of the federal government or from any other agency or person and allocate funds to local boards.
History: En. Sec. 80, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 55, Ch. 349, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4503.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-104. County boards of health

50-2-104. County boards of health.
(1) There is a county board of health in each county consisting of:
(a) the county commissioners and two members who are appointed by the county commissioners and serve at their pleasure; or
(b) a minimum of five persons who are appointed by the county commissioners and serve at their pleasure.
(2) Terms of appointed members must be staggered and be for 3 years each.
(3) The county commissioners shall establish the staggered order of terms and all rules necessary to establish and maintain the board.
History: En. Sec. 81, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 216, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4504; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 163, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-105. City boards of health

50-2-105. City boards of health.
(1) There is a city board of health in each first- and second-class city consisting of five persons who are appointed by the governing body of the city and serve at its pleasure.
(2) Terms of appointed members shall be staggered and shall be for 3 years each.
(3) The governing body of the city shall establish the staggered order of terms and all regulations necessary to establish and maintain the board.
History: En. Sec. 82, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 216, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4505.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-106. City-county boards of health

50-2-106. City-county boards of health.
(1) By mutual agreement between the county commissioners and the governing body of the city or cities, the county and a city or cities may form a city-county board of health.
(2) A city-county board of health consists of:
(a) one person appointed by the county commissioners who serves at their pleasure;
(b) one person appointed by the governing body of each city that participates in the city-county board who serves at the pleasure of the appointing governing body;
(c) additional members appointed by the county commissioners and governing body or bodies of the city or cities participating in the city-county board as mutually agreed upon who serve at the pleasure of the appointing commissioners or governing body.
(3) The board must be composed of at least five persons. Terms of appointed members must be staggered and must be for 3 years each.
(4) By mutual agreement between the county commissioners and the governing body of the city or cities, they shall establish the staggered order of terms and all regulations necessary to establish and maintain the board.
History: En. Sec. 83, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 216, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4506; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 1999.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-107. District boards of health

50-2-107. District boards of health.
(1) By mutual agreement, two or more adjacent counties may unite to create a district board of health. First- and second-class cities located in those counties may elect to be included in the district.
(2) A district board of health consists of:
(a) one person appointed by the county commissioners of each county in the district who serves at the pleasure of the appointing commissioners;
(b) one person appointed by the governing body of each city that elects to be included in the district who serves at the pleasure of the appointing governing body;
(c) additional members appointed by the county commissioners of each county that participates in the district board as mutually agreed upon who serve at the pleasure of the appointing commissioners.
History: En. Sec. 84, Ch. 197, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4507.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-108. Financing of local boards -- inspection fund

50-2-108. Financing of local boards -- inspection fund.
(1) Local boards are financed by general fund appropriations, special levy appropriations, state and federal funds available, and contributions from school boards and other official and nonofficial agencies.
(2) There is within the state special revenue fund a local board inspection fund account.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(1); (2)En. Sec. 4, Ch. 336, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 281, L. 1983.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-109. County board appropriations

50-2-109. County board appropriations.
County boards are financed by an appropriation from the general fund of the county after approval of a budget in the way provided for other county offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 40.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(2)(a); amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 55, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-110. City board appropriations

50-2-110. City board appropriations.
City boards are financed by an appropriation from the general fund of the city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other city offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 42.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(2)(b).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-111. City-county board appropriations

50-2-111. City-county board appropriations.
If a city-county board is created, it is financed by one of the following methods:
(1) (a) The county commissioners and governing body of each participating city may mutually agree upon the division of expenses.
(b) The county's part of the total expenses is financed by an appropriation from the general fund of the county after approval of a budget in the way provided for other county offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 40.
(c) Each participating city's part of the total expenses is financed by an appropriation from the general fund of the city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other city offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 40.
(d) All money must be deposited with the county treasurer who shall disburse the money as county funds.
(2) (a) The county commissioners and governing body of each participating city may mutually agree upon the division of the expenses.
(b) Subject to 15-10-420, the county's part of the total expenses is financed by a levy on the taxable value of all taxable property outside the incorporated limits of each participating city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other county offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 40. If the levy is not sufficient to fund the county's share, the county commissioners may supplement it with an appropriation from the county general fund.
(c) Subject to 15-10-420, each participating city's part of the total expenses is financed by a levy on the taxable value of all taxable property within the incorporated limits of the city after approval of a budget in the way provided for other city offices and departments under Title 7, chapter 6, part 40.
(d) All money must be deposited with the county treasurer who shall disburse the money as county funds.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(2)(c); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 127, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 150, Ch. 574, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-112. District board appropriations

50-2-112. District board appropriations.
(1) District boards are financed by appropriations from the general funds of each county in the district in proportion to the population in each county.
(2) First- and second-class cities which elect to be included in the district contribute to the county in which they are located in the way provided for city-county boards under 50-2-111.
(3) All funds shall be deposited with the county treasurer of one of the counties as agreed upon by the commissioners of the counties in the district. The county treasurer shall disburse the funds as county funds.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(2)(d).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-113. Contributions by school boards and other agencies authorized

50-2-113. Contributions by school boards and other agencies authorized.
School boards and other official and nonofficial agencies may contribute funds to a local board.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(3).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 50. Health and Safety › Chapter 2. Local Boards of Health › Part 1. General Provisions › 50-2-114. Repealed

50-2-114. Repealed.
Sec. 21, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 197, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 351, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 187, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 69-4508(4); amd. Sec. 128, Ch. 584, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 151, Ch. 574, L. 2001.