{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-18-701","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-18-701","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Dependent\" has the meaning provided in 33-22-140.\n(2) \"Employee\", as the term applies to a person employed in the executive, judicial, or legislative branches of state government, means:\n(a) a permanent full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601;\n(b) a permanent part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week;\n(c) a seasonal full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 6 months or more a year or who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so;\n(d) a seasonal part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week for 6 months or more a year or who works 20 hours or more a week for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so;\n(e) elected officials;\n(f) officers and permanent employees of the legislative branch;\n(g) judges and permanent employees of the judicial branch;\n(h) academic, professional, and administrative personnel having individual contracts under the authority of the board of regents of higher education or the state board of public education;\n(i) a temporary full-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601:\n(i) who is regularly scheduled to work more than 6 months a year;\n(ii) who works for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; or\n(iii) whose temporary status is defined through collective bargaining;\n(j) a temporary part-time employee, as provided in 2-18-601:\n(i) who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week for 6 months or more a year;\n(ii) who works 20 hours or more a week for a continuous period of more than 6 months a year although not regularly scheduled to do so; or\n(iii) whose temporary status is defined through collective bargaining;\n(k) a full-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601, who is in a position that does not recur each year;\n(l) a part-time short-term worker, as provided in 2-18-101 and 2-18-601, who is regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more a week in a position that does not recur each year; and\n(m) a part-time or full-time employee of the state compensation insurance fund. As used in this subsection, \"part-time or full-time employee of the state compensation insurance fund\" means an employee eligible for inclusion in the state employee group benefit plans under the rules of the department of administration.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 18. STATE EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION, COMPENSATION, AND BENEFITS","Part 7. Group Insurance Generally"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0180/part_0070/section_0010/0020-0180-0070-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:21Z","sha256":"62b2e08fa914b8f78a46279c9fb3317eb6f2df6b056aa144e632428167e3c7c8","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-18-641","next":"us-mt/2-18-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}