50-16-108. Privacy in health care — ownership of firearms. (1) No health care provider or health care facility may:

Terms Used In Montana Code 50-16-108

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(a)refuse to provide health care to a person because the person declines to answer any questions concerning the person’s ownership, possession, or use of firearms; or

(b)inquire about a person’s ownership, possession, or use of firearms as a condition of receiving health care.

(2)For the purposes of this section:

(a)the terms “health care”, “health care facility”, and “health care provider” have the meanings provided in 50-16-504; and

(b)the term “possession” does not apply to the presence of a firearm on the person of a patient at the time of treatment.