For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Department" means Department of Corrections.

(2) "Private correctional facility" means a correctional facility that is either privately operated or privately owned and operated.

(a) The term does not include a private detention center or a regional jail governed by Title 7, chapter 32, part 22, MCA.

(3) "Airport and landing field" means any area of land owned, leased, controlled, operated or maintained by the United States, the state of Montana, or any county or municipality or any of the authorized agencies or branches of a county or municipality within the state of Montana that is used or is made available for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.

(4) "Proposers" means entities submitting a response to the department's request for proposal.

(5) "Hospital" means an accredited hospital, including an emergency room, recognized and licensed by the state.

History: 53-30-604, MCA; IMP, 53-30-604, MCA; NEW, 1998 MAR p. 172, Eff. 1/16/98; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 1393, Eff. 7/29/05.