Montana Code 71-3-1118. Applicability
71-3-1118. Applicability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this part does not apply to compensation awarded to workers for injury, disease, or death pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act.
Terms Used In Montana Code 71-3-1118
- Ambulance service: means a person providing ground or air ambulance transport, licensed under 50-6-306, that:
(a)is in-network with at least two insurers that together provide coverage for at least 25% of health insurance insureds in the state; or
(b)accepts insurance, including copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles, as payment in full and does not offer memberships under Title 33, chapter 2, part 22. See Montana Code 71-3-1113
- Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Dentist: means a person practicing dentistry as provided in 37-4-101. See Montana Code 71-3-1113
- Insurance: means a contract through which a person, the insurer, undertakes to indemnify another, the insured, or pay or provide a determinable amount or benefit upon determinable contingencies. See Montana Code 71-3-1113
- Outpatient center for surgical services: means a facility registered as provided in 50-32-314. See Montana Code 71-3-1113
(2)This part applies to all payments awarded for medical, therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, dentistry, counseling, and hospital services pursuant to the acts referred to in subsection (1).
(3)This part does not apply to any benefits payable under:
(a)a policy of life insurance or group life insurance;
(b)a contract of disability insurance, except benefits payable in reimbursement for services rendered by a physician, nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, acupuncturist, chiropractor, dentist, optometrist, naturopathic physician, podiatrist, ambulance service, rehabilitation facility, long-term care facility, psychologist, licensed social worker, licensed professional counselor, hospital, or outpatient center for surgical services; or
(c)an annuity contract or to pension benefits payable under a qualified pension plan.