Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 4 > Part 5 - Patient's Right to Know

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Health care: includes both physical health care and mental health care. See Montana Code 50-4-504
• Health insurer: means any health insurance company, health service corporation, health maintenance organization, insurer providing disability insurance as described in 33-1-207, and to the extent permitted under federal law, any administrator of an insured, self-insured, or publicly funded health care benefit plan offered by public and private entities. See Montana Code 50-4-504
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• provider: means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. See Montana Code 50-4-504
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203