Montana § 53-1-710 - Approved 2-1-1 Service Providers
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§ 53-1-710. Approved 2-1-1 Service Providers
Approved 2-1-1 service providers. (1) Only an approved service provider may provide 2-1-1 telephone services after July 1, 2006. The department shall approve 2-1-1 service providers after considering the following: (a) the ability of the proposed 2-1-1 service provider to meet the national 2-1-1 standards recommended by the alliance of information and referral systems and adopted by the national 2-1-1 collaborative in October 2002; (b) the financial stability of the proposed 2-1-1 service provider; (c) the community support for the proposed 2-1-1 service provider; (d) the proposed 2-1-1 service provider's relationships with other information and referral services; (e) the proposed 2-1-1 service provider's record of providing existing 2-1-1 services; and (f) the proposed 2-1-1 service area. (2) An existing 2-1-1 service provider may apply for the geographical area in which the service provider is currently approved to offer 2-1-1 telephone services.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 53-1-710 ("Approved 2-1-1 Service Providers") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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