It is the intent of the legislature that: (1) preservation of relationships between a patient and the patient's family members and associates is essential to the health and well-being of the patient; and (2) a patient's need for visitation is a right that may not be superseded by other government objectives, except as provided in 50-5-1404.
Legislative Intent
Mont. Code Ann. § 50-5-1402, under Patient Visitation Rights.
Mont. Code Ann. § 50-5-1402