{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-5-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-5-201","heading":"License requirements.","body":"(1) A facility or licensee considering construction of or alteration or addition to a health care facility shall submit plans and specifications to the department for preliminary inspection and approval prior to commencing construction.\n(2) A person may not operate a health care facility unless the facility is licensed by the department. Licenses may be issued for a period of 1 to 3 years in duration. A license is valid only for the person and premises for which it was issued. A license may not be sold, assigned, or transferred.\n(3) Upon discontinuance of the operation or upon transfer of ownership of a facility, the license must be returned to the department or destroyed by the owners.\n(4) Licenses must be displayed in a conspicuous place near the admitting office of the facility.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 5. HOSPITALS AND RELATED FACILITIES","Part 2. Licensing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0050/part_0020/section_0010/0500-0050-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:08Z","sha256":"744abfcab0cebb1c8435f343d762119c3a2876f4bd770ed652259d31bfb2c3e7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-5-122","next":"us-mt/50-5-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}