Montana Code 50-9-501. Health care declaration registry — website — rulemaking
50-9-501. Health care declaration registry — website — rulemaking. (1) The attorney general shall establish and maintain a health care declaration registry.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-9-501
- Declaration: means a document executed in accordance with the requirements of 50-9-103. See Montana Code 50-9-102
- Life-sustaining treatment: means any medical procedure or intervention that, when administered to a qualified patient, serves only to prolong the dying process. See Montana Code 50-9-102
(2)The registry must be accessible through a website maintained by the attorney general.
(3)The registry must be used to store declarations pertaining to life-sustaining treatment made pursuant to 50-9-103 that are filed with the attorney general.
(4)The registry must be maintained in a secure database that is designed to provide authorized health care providers with immediate access to the registry at all times.
(5)The attorney general may adopt rules to implement the creation and maintenance of a health care declaration registry and for the creation and maintenance of the statewide education and outreach program created in 50-9-505.