Montana § 7-34-2204 Use Of County Property And Funds For Health Care Purposes

Montana Statutes

§ 7-34-2204 — Use Of County Property And Funds For Health Care Purposes

Montana § 7-34-2204

Title 7LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Ch. 34MEDICAL SERVICES AND BOARDING HOMES FOR THE AGED

Part 22County Hospital Services

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 7-34-2204 (2026).

Text

7-34-2204 . Use of county property and funds for health care purposes.

(1)The board of county commissioners may, under the limitations and restrictions prescribed by law, lease county buildings, equipment, furniture, and fixtures for health care facility purposes, with full power of lessor except as limited in this section, upon the terms and conditions that the board may decide upon. The rentals received under the lease or leases must be paid into the general fund of the county.

(2)(a) A lease may not be made for a period longer than 5 years except in a case in which bonds are to be or have been issued in accordance with 7-34-2411 , in which case the lease may extend until the maturity date of the bonds sold and in which case bond payments may be made from lease receipts.

(b)The board

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7-34-2204 . Use of county property and funds for health care purposes. (1) The board of county commissioners may, under the limitations and restrictions prescribed by law, lease county buildings, equipment, furniture, and fixtures for health care facility purposes, with full power of lessor except as limited in this section, upon the terms and conditions that the board may decide upon. The rentals received under the lease or leases must be paid into the general fund of the county.
(2) (a) A lease may not be made for a period longer than 5 years except in a case in which bonds are to be or have been issued in accordance with 7-34-2411 , in which case the lease may extend until the maturity date of the bonds sold and in which case bond payments may be made from lease receipts.
(b) The board may not enter into a lease without first having advertised in a newspaper published in the county at least once a week for 5 weeks that the health care facility or designated portion of a health care facility, including equipment if applicable, is for lease for health care purposes.
(3) Money in the county general fund may be transferred to a state agency to be used as matching funds for the receipt of federal money for health care purposes.

Legislative History

En. Subd. 30, Sec. 1, Ch. 100, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4465.29, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1032; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 520, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 571, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 85, Ch. 574, L. 2001.