Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 33. INSURANCE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES

CHAPTER 22. DISABILITY INSURANCE

Part 10. Home Health Care Coverage

Definition Of Home Health Care

33-22-1001. Definition of home health care. "Home health care" means services provided by a licensed home health agency to an insured in the insured's place of residence that is prescribed by the insured's attending physician as part of a written plan of care. Services provided by home health care include:

(1) nursing;

(2) home health aide services;

(3) physical therapy;

(4) occupational therapy;

(5) speech therapy;

(6) hospice service;

(7) medical supplies and equipment suitable for use in the home; and

(8) medically necessary personal hygiene, grooming, and dietary assistance.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 508, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1231, Ch. 56, L. 2009.