Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 8 > Part 1 - General

• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-8-101
• Facility: means :

  (a)nonmedical facilities including:

  (i)mental health transitional living facilities; and

  (ii)inpatient freestanding or intermediate transitional living facilities for alcohol or drug treatment or emergency detoxification;

  (b)community homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community homes for physically disabled persons, and adult foster family care homes;

  (c)youth care facilities;

  (d)public accommodations, including roominghouses, retirement homes, hotels, and motels;

  (e)health care facilities or services, including hospitals, skilled and intermediate nursing home services, and intermediate care nursing home services for the intellectually disabled;

  (f)freestanding medical facilities or care, including infirmaries, kidney treatment centers, and home health agencies; and

  (g)assisted living facilities. See Montana Code 50-8-101

• Inspecting authority: means the department or agency authorized by statute to perform a given inspection necessary for certification for licensure. See Montana Code 50-8-101
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.