53-6-104. Freedom of doctors to treat recipients of medical assistance — freedom to select doctor. (1) The department of public health and human services shall provide for professional freedom of those licensed practitioners who provide medical assistance under this part and provide reasonable freedom of choice to recipients of medical aid to select the vendor or provider of medical care, services, or prescribed drugs.

Terms Used In Montana Code 53-6-104

  • Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 53-6-155
  • Provider: means an individual, company, partnership, corporation, institution, facility, or other entity or business association that has enrolled or applied to enroll as a provider of services or items under the medical assistance program established under this part. See Montana Code 53-6-155

(2)This section may not be construed to prohibit the department from imposing conditions on the payment of provider services and the receipt of medical assistance, as provided for under 53-6-111 and 53-6-113 through 53-6-116.