As a contractor of the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program, Flathead City-County Health Department’s approach toward tobacco use prevention includes the following:

• Prevent tobacco use among youth
• Eliminate disparities related to tobacco use among populations
• Eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke
• Encourage people to quit

Services

• Schedule a presentation about secondhand smoke exposure, tobacco, or e-cigarettes.
• Report a violation of the Clean Indoor Air Act (CIAA).
• Facts about smoking, CIAA, and Quit Lines.

All persons applying for a Montana marriage license must be in a position to provide proof of age - such as a valid driver's license or birth certificate - and must be single persons. This office does not require copies of dissolution papers, however, since the sworn application regarding your status as a single person is sufficient.

Advocacy for all residents of long-term care facilities (nursing homes and assisted living facilities), assisting them in resolving problems or complaints. The program serves to monitor the quality of care and life for residents of long-term care facilities. For more information call 406-758-5730.

A list of stolen items like automobiles and firearms.  This information only goes back ONE YEAR from this date

A completed application must be received at the Commissioners' Office prior to burial or cremation and must meet indigent criteria. 

The deceased must be a resident of Flathead County.

Please contact the Commissioners' Office (phone: 758-5503) or contact the funeral home for an indigent burial application. When submitting an application you must also submit the statement cost from the funeral home.

We do not pay for funeral services, graveside services, memorial services, embalming, transportation of remains, caskets, urns, etc.  There is a flat fee paid for either cremation or burial.  Please contact the Commissioners' Office to obtain the fee information. 

Kalispell: Sykes Lil’ Hoopsters

• 1st and 2nd-grade Boys: $60
• 1st and 2nd-grade Girls: $60

January - April, at Kalispell schools (Elrod/Russell), typically on Saturdays

The purpose of the Rabies Control Program is to conduct investigation and proper follow up for reported animal exposures and promote awareness of rabies prevention methods.

State Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
Assistance with Medicare/Medicaid and supplemental insurance. We help with finding the best Part D (prescription) plan to meet your needs.

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP)
This is a project that recruits volunteers to learn about the Medicare system and teaches beneficiaries how to read their insurance statements. This program is meant to help fight fraud, waste, and abuse in the insurance field.

Clinic Hours

• Monday:       9:00-5:00
• Tuesday:       8:30-4:00
• Wednesday:  8:30-5:00
• Thursday:      9:00-5:30
• Friday:           8:30-4:00
• Closed Daily from 12:00-1:00

Base Fee: $75
Mailing/Publication Cost: $50
$ .58 per mile round trip to and from the street / alley to the Courthouse at the 800 South Main Street in Kalispell.

1. Signatures of ALL owners of lots on the street or alley must be obtained on Petition along with a MAP of the outlining portion of the street or alley proposed to be abandoned and a LEGAL DESCRIPTION of the road stating the boundaries to be altered or abandoned. *Note: The petitioner is responsible for providing an accurate legal description and may need to hire a professional surveyor.
2. Once the petition is received and the fee is paid, the petition will be reviewed by the Plat Room to verify landowner signatures and obtain a list of abutters.
3. The petition will then be forwarded to the County Attorney's Office for viewing, and there will be a written report to the Commissioners with a recommendation of whether or not the alley or street should be abandoned.
4. The petition is then returned to the Commissioners' Office for viewing by the Commissioner whose district the alley or street is located in the Flathead County Examining Land Surveyor. These viewers have up to 30 days to view the alley or street once they have received the file following the aforementioned steps. The viewers will then make a recommendation as to whether or not the alley or street should be abandoned.
5. A public hearing will be held and a copy of the Notice of a Public Hearing will be published twice in the Daily Inter Lake. A copy is also sent to the petitioner and all other abutting property owners.
6. The Commissioners usually make a decision of whether or not to abandon or alter the alley or street the Public Hearing, unless there are protests or property owners can prove that this roadway would be their only legal access to their property.

Return the petition, map, legal description and fee to the Office of the Flathead County Commissioners, located on the third floor of the old courthouse in the middle of the Main Street in Kalispell.