{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-5-122","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-5-122","heading":"Transfer of hospital patients.","body":"In cases where the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395dd, does not apply, a hospital may not transfer a patient to another hospital using only a call to a 9-1-1 service. The hospital shall:\n(1) before the transfer, provide notice to the other hospital, including the reason for the transfer; and\n(2) during the transfer, provide the medical records related to the patient's current hospitalization.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 5. HOSPITALS AND RELATED FACILITIES","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0220/0500-0050-0010-0220.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:08Z","sha256":"57d951d092f80f397880ba58cd2e4e3148aeecd1c498865bd2644fe30a802717","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-5-121--2","next":"us-mt/50-5-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}