Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 33 > Chapter 38 - Medical Care and Pharmacy Discount Cards

• Administrator: has the meaning provided for in 33-17-102(3). See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Enroller: means a person who:

  (a)solicits the purchase or renewal of a medical care discount card through that person;

  (b)transmits, for consideration, from a supplier to another person or from another person to a supplier a contract or application for a medical care discount card or the renewal of a medical care discount card; or

  (c)acts or aids in another manner in the delivery or negotiation of a medical care discount card or the renewal or continuance of a medical care discount card. See Montana Code 33-38-102

• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Health care provider: means :

  (a)an individual licensed by the department of labor and industry to practice or who holds a temporary permit to practice a branch of the healing arts;

  (b)a professional corporation organized pursuant to Title 35, chapter 4, by one or more individuals described in subsection (3)(a);

  (c)a Montana limited liability company organized pursuant to Title 35, chapter 8, for the purpose of rendering professional services by individuals described in subsection (3)(a);

  (d)a partnership of individuals described in subsection (3)(a);

  (e)a Montana nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Title 35, chapter 2, for the purpose of rendering professional health care services by one or more individuals described in subsection (3)(a); or

  (f)a health care facility as defined in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 33-38-102

• Health insurance issuer: means a health insurance issuer, as defined in 33-22-140, that is authorized to do business in this state and its affiliates, as defined in 33-2-1101. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Medical care discount card: means a paper or plastic device or other mechanism, arrangement, account, or other device that does not constitute insurance, as defined in 33-1-201, that purports to grant, for consideration, a discount or access to a discount in a medical care-related purchase from a health care provider. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Medical care discount card supplier: means a person engaged in selling or furnishing, either as principal or agent, for consideration, one or more medical care discount cards to another person or persons. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Pharmacy discount card: means a paper or plastic device or other mechanism, arrangement, account, or other device that does not constitute insurance, as defined in 33-1-201, that purports to grant, for consideration, a discount or access to a discount on one or more prescription drugs, and that is not combined with another type of medical care discount. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Pharmacy discount card supplier: means a person engaged in selling or furnishing, either as a principal or agent, for consideration, one or more pharmacy discount cards to another person or persons. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Preferred provider organization company: means a company that contracts with health care providers for lower fees than those customarily charged by the health care provider for services and contracts with health insurance issuers, administrators, or self-insured employers to provide access to those lower fees to a particular group of insureds, subscribers, participants, beneficiaries, members, or claimants. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Prescription drug provider: means a pharmacy or other business that is contractually bound to provide a discount on one or more prescription drugs in conjunction with the use of a pharmacy discount card. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Service area: means the area within a 60-mile radius of the home or place of business of a medical care discount card user or pharmacy discount card user. See Montana Code 33-38-102
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203