Terms Used In Montana Code 50-9-202

• Advanced practice registered nurse: means an individual who is licensed under Title 37, chapter 8, to practice professional nursing in this state and who has fulfilled the requirements of the board of nursing pursuant to 37-8-202 and 37-8-409. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Attending advanced practice registered nurse: means the advanced practice registered nurse who is selected by or assigned to the patient and who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Attending physician: means the physician selected by or assigned to the patient, who has primary responsibility for the treatment and care of the patient. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Declaration: means a document executed in accordance with the requirements of 50-9-103. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Health care provider: means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Life-sustaining treatment: means any medical procedure or intervention that, when administered to a qualified patient, serves only to prolong the dying process. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Physician: means an individual licensed under Title 37, chapter 3, to practice medicine in this state. See Montana Code 50-9-102
• Qualified patient: means a patient 18 years of age or older who has executed a declaration in accordance with this chapter and who has been determined by the attending physician or attending advanced practice registered nurse to be in a terminal condition. See Montana Code 50-9-102