{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-5-1402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-5-1402","heading":"Legislative intent.","body":"It is the intent of the legislature that:\n(1) preservation of relationships between a patient and the patient's family members and associates is essential to the health and well-being of the patient; and\n(2) a patient's need for visitation is a right that may not be superseded by other government objectives, except as provided in 50-5-1404.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 5. HOSPITALS AND RELATED FACILITIES","Part 14. Patient Visitation Rights"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0050/part_0140/section_0020/0500-0050-0140-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:11Z","sha256":"3f0f809f88636d7f350b8d1c4ca56a6e6e885af17946cba7948e0577ae08e15a","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-5-1401","next":"us-mt/50-5-1403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}