{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-71-2603","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-71-2603","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Board\" means the board of directors of the Montana self-insurers guaranty fund.\n(2) \"Fund\" means the Montana self-insurers guaranty fund established pursuant to 39-71-2609.\n(3) \"Insolvent private self-insurer\" means an employer:\n(a) (i) that is unable to pay workers' compensation claims because:\n(A) it has been determined to be insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction; or\n(B) bankruptcy proceedings have been instituted by or against it; or\n(ii) whose claims are not being paid on its behalf; and\n(b) whose security has been exhausted pursuant to 39-71-2108.\n(4) \"Member\" means an employer bound by compensation plan No. 1 that participates in the Montana self-insurers guaranty fund.\n(5) \"Private self-insurer\" means a private employer bound by compensation plan No. 1 that has secured the payment of workers' compensation claims pursuant to 39-71-2101.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Part 26. Self-Insurers Guaranty Fund"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0260/section_0030/0390-0710-0260-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:44Z","sha256":"8a4f7ca27e529f22a973210cf2560e773095cbc829bec5c7f8ae006523593d10","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-71-2602","next":"us-mt/39-71-2604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}