{"data":{"id":"us-mt/53-1-710","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"53-1-710","heading":"Approved 2-1-1 service providers.","body":"(1) Only an approved service provider may provide 2-1-1 telephone services after July 1, 2006. The department shall approve 2-1-1 service providers after considering the following:\n(a) the ability of the proposed 2-1-1 service provider to meet the national 2-1-1 standards recommended by the alliance of information and referral systems and adopted by the national 2-1-1 collaborative in October 2002;\n(b) the financial stability of the proposed 2-1-1 service provider;\n(c) the community support for the proposed 2-1-1 service provider;\n(d) the proposed 2-1-1 service provider's relationships with other information and referral services;\n(e) the proposed 2-1-1 service provider's record of providing existing 2-1-1 services; and\n(f) the proposed 2-1-1 service area.\n(2) An existing 2-1-1 service provider may apply for the geographical area in which the service provider is currently approved to offer 2-1-1 telephone services.","path":["TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS","Part 7. Statewide 2-1-1 System"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0530/chapter_0010/part_0070/section_0100/0530-0010-0070-0100.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:56:58Z","sha256":"4281b3af2f778b467b779d1fbf3a83d6fecdbc2f4fc454686b8c25b63b276865","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/53-1-706","next":"us-mt/53-1-711"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}