Montana Code 52-4-202. Definitions
52-4-202. Definitions. As used in 52-4-201 through 52-4-205, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Montana Code 52-4-202
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(1)”Community home for persons with severe disabilities” means a family-oriented residence that is designed to provide residential services for two to eight persons with severe disabilities and that does not provide skilled or intermediate nursing care. This definition does not preclude the provision of skilled or intermediate nursing care by third-person providers.
(2)”Department” means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.
(3)”Disability” means a permanent physical or mental condition recognized as a disability by Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 796, et seq.), as may be amended.
(4)”Severe disability” means a permanent disability that substantially limits major life activity, such as walking, self-care, seeing, hearing, speaking, learning, reasoning, judgment, or memory, and that can be diagnosed by a physician. The term includes the condition of a person with severe disabilities as defined in 53-19-102.