{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-1-411","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-1-411","heading":"Collections from residents and financially responsible persons.","body":"(1) If a resident or financially responsible person refuses or fails to pay the amount required under this part, any amount remaining unpaid 30 days after the department mails a written demand for payment may be collected:\n(a) by the department in any manner allowed by law for the collection of debts; or\n(b) by the department of administration in the manner set forth in Title 17, chapter 4, for the collection of debts owing to the state or by a civil suit brought by the department of administration in the name of the state.\n(2) A resident's death or discharge from an institution does not reduce or eliminate the obligation of any person to pay an amount required under this part.","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_0110/0530-0010-0040-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:57Z","sha256":"078a8a2bb3d5d8866d3dad7aef085908f1dd23c0c5151a1f76449e577254fd9e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-1-410","next":"us-mt/53-1-412"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}