{"data":{"id":"us-mt/50-8-101","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"50-8-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Department\" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.\n(2) \"Facility\" means:\n(a) nonmedical facilities including:\n(i) mental health transitional living facilities; and\n(ii) inpatient freestanding or intermediate transitional living facilities for alcohol or drug treatment or emergency detoxification;\n(b) community homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community homes for physically disabled persons, and adult foster family care homes;\n(c) youth care facilities;\n(d) public accommodations, including roominghouses, retirement homes, hotels, and motels;\n(e) health care facilities or services, including hospitals, skilled and intermediate nursing home services, and intermediate care nursing home services for the intellectually disabled;\n(f) freestanding medical facilities or care, including infirmaries, kidney treatment centers, and home health agencies; and\n(g) assisted living facilities.\n(3) \"Inspecting authority\" means the department or agency authorized by statute to perform a given inspection necessary for certification for licensure.\n(4) \"Licensing agency\" means the agency that is authorized by statute to issue the license.","path":["TITLE 50. HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 8. ONE-STEP FACILITY LICENSING","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0500/chapter_0080/part_0010/section_0010/0500-0080-0010-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:12Z","sha256":"e17a2a4a39feb2d836179de05cf97e2a60fd2b3313ae40008e0477c384513df3","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/50-7-309","next":"us-mt/50-8-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}