{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-4-106","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-4-106","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in 50-4-106 through 50-4-109, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Direct fee\" means a fee charged by a health care provider to a patient or a patient's designee for health care services provided by, or to be provided by, the health care provider to the patient. The term includes a fee in any form, including but not limited to a:\n(a) monthly retainer;\n(b) membership fee;\n(c) subscription fee;\n(d) fee paid under a direct patient service agreement; or\n(e) fee for a service, visit, or episode of care.\n(2) \"Direct patient care\" means a health care service provided by a health care provider to a patient in return for payment in accordance with a direct fee. The term includes services provided by means of telehealth as defined in 33-22-138.\n(3) \"Health care provider\" means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.\n(4) \"Health care services\" means any care, service, or procedure provided by a health care provider, including medical or psychological diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, advice, or other services that affect the structure or any function of the human body.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 4. HEALTH CARE POLICY","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0040/part_0010/section_0060/0500-0040-0010-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:05Z","sha256":"68068f60d24cfdf072591f856f502d2a6b70e9dd0a802ae4fdcc830004bca24a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-4-105","next":"us-mt/50-4-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}