{"data":{"id":"us-mt/33-2-2208","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"33-2-2208","heading":"Trade practices.","body":"(1) A private air ambulance service subject to this part may not use health status as a reason to:\n(a) refuse to issue or renew a membership agreement;\n(b) assess a differing rate or charge for the membership agreement; or\n(c) exclude a specific individual for a membership agreement issued for a household or other group of individuals.\n(2) A private air ambulance service subject to this part may not sell, solicit, negotiate, or advertise a membership program in a geographic area for which the private air ambulance does not routinely provide service.\n(3) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), if membership coverage of a transport is conditioned on a finding of medical necessity, a qualified medical professional shall render the determination.\n(4) A membership agreement requirement of medical necessity is satisfied if:\n(a) the treating physician requesting the transport certifies that the transport is medically necessary; or\n(b) the member's insurer determines that the transport is medically necessary.","path":["TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 2. REGULATION OF INSURANCE COMPANIES","Part 22. Private Air Ambulance Services"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0330/chapter_0020/part_0220/section_0080/0330-0020-0220-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:19Z","sha256":"34b25bd21de5ec60e5bb300f69db89777d7742a071d53a2e720dc0d43d33dcb1","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/33-2-2207","next":"us-mt/33-2-2209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}