{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-1-410","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-1-410","heading":"Nonpayment not grounds for discharge.","body":"A resident of an institution listed in 53-1-402 may not be discharged by reason of the nonpayment of the resident's cost of care unless, by certification of a physician consulted by the superintendent of the institution, the discharge is medically advisable.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS","Part 4. Per Diem Payments for Institutional Care"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0100/0530-0010-0040-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:57Z","sha256":"849433afac8fccec6433feb425206cf2858137b4ccf1ffa5793e8ac8bbbceb6e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-1-409","next":"us-mt/53-1-411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}