Montana Code 50-16-818. Good faith
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50-16-818. Good faith. A person authorized to act as a health care representative for an individual with respect to the individual’s health care information shall act in good faith to represent the best interests of the individual.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-16-818
- Health care: means care, services, or supplies provided by a health care provider that are related to the health of an individual. See Montana Code 50-16-803
- Health care information: means any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, that:
(a)is created or received by a health care provider;
(b)relates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual or to the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to the individual; and
(c)identifies or with respect to which there is a reasonable basis to believe the information can be used to identify the individual. See Montana Code 50-16-803
- Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, joint venture, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal or commercial entity. See Montana Code 50-16-803