Montana § 50-5-701 Definitions

Montana Statutes

§ 50-5-701 — Definitions

Montana § 50-5-701

Title 50HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ch. 5HOSPITALS AND RELATED FACILITIES

Part 7Lay Caregivers

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Mont. Code Ann. § 50-5-701 (2026).

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50-5-701 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:

(1)"Aftercare" means assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient after the patient's discharge from a hospital and limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, including but not limited to assistance with:

(a)basic activities of daily living;

(b)instrumental activities of daily living; and

(c)medical or nursing tasks that do not require a licensed professional.

(2)"Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence after an inpatient hospital admission.

(3)"Entry" means an individual's admission into a hospital for the purposes of inpatient care.

(4)"Hospital" means a hospital, critical access hospital, or rural emergency hospital as those terms

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50-5-701 . Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Aftercare" means assistance provided by a lay caregiver to a patient after the patient's discharge from a hospital and limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge, including but not limited to assistance with:
(a) basic activities of daily living;
(b) instrumental activities of daily living; and
(c) medical or nursing tasks that do not require a licensed professional.
(2) "Discharge" means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence after an inpatient hospital admission.
(3) "Entry" means an individual's admission into a hospital for the purposes of inpatient care.
(4) "Hospital" means a hospital, critical access hospital, or rural emergency hospital as those terms are defined in 50-5-101 .
(5) (a) "Lay caregiver" means an individual designated as a lay caregiver by a patient or the patient's legal representative to provide aftercare to a patient in the patient's residence. The term includes but is not limited to a spouse, relative, partner, friend, or neighbor.
(b) The term does not include an individual who receives a third-party payment for providing post-discharge assistance to a patient unless the individual is providing assistance under a Medicaid self-directed service delivery model authorized by the state.
(6) "Legal representative" means:
(a) a legal guardian;
(b) a person who holds a medical power of attorney; or
(c) a representative named in an advance health care directive recognized under Montana law or the law of another state.
(7) (a) "Residence" means a dwelling that the patient considers to be the patient's home, including the home of a lay caregiver, relative, or friend.
(b) The term does not include an assisted living facility, state-licensed group home, hospital, rehabilitation facility, or skilled nursing facility.