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Montana Statutes, Title 53

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Title 53, Title 53

19 chapters · 716 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 53716 Ch 6, HEALTH CARE SERVICES148 Ch 21, MENTALLY ILL134 Ch 20, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES73 Ch 30, CORRECTIONS63 Ch 2, ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE54 Ch 1, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS52 Ch 4, CHILDREN'S SERVICES51 Ch 19, PHYSICALLY DISABLED27 Ch 24, ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG DEPENDENCE27 Ch 7, VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION26 Ch 9, SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME25 Ch 25, DISABILITY INDIVIDUAL SAVINGS ACCOUN…16 Ch 22, INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH6 Ch 10, ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN SERVICES5

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-212 Discrimination Forbidden
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The services provided under this part shall be made available without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, or ability to pay and shall comply with the provisions of Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-213 Departments To Cooperate
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The department of public health and human services and the office of superintendent of public instruction shall cooperate on all aspects of each agency's respective programs for persons with developmental disabilities.
Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-214 Certain Transfers Of Funds Authorized
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Funds appropriated to the Montana state hospital or Montana developmental center may be used for comprehensive developmental disability systems if: (1) residents of any of those institutions are transferred to a comprehensive developmental disability system resulting in less expe…
Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-215 Regulatory Streamlining
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(1) The department's division responsible for administering the comprehensive developmental disability system shall work with providers of community developmental disability services to identify areas in which the department's administrative rules, policies, or procedures related…

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-216 Crisis Response Services -- Department And Provider Responsibilities

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(1) (a) The department shall establish crisis response services to help individuals with developmental disabilities minimize or avoid instances of crisis. The services must assist providers and families in preventing, deescalating, and intervening in instances in which individual…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-221 Liability Training Program And Materials For Respite Care

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(1) The department, in conjunction with the department of labor and industry, shall develop a training program and educational materials on labor law and liability issues related to the employment of a person by an individual for respite care services under the exemptions provide…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-222 Respite Care And Employment Responsibilities -- Liabilities

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(1) Contingent upon approval of the program by the federal government for purposes of receiving federal medicaid funds, the department may make payment to an approved, certified, and qualified medicaid provider who passes through the payment on behalf of a family to a person prov…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-223 Military Dependents -- Eligibility And Placement Determinations

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(1) If a military dependent is eligible for home and community-based developmental disability services while physically present in the state, the department shall reinstate the dependent's eligibility and placement status when the dependent returns to the state if the military se…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-224 Legislative Findings -- Purpose

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(1) The legislature finds that the Montana developmental center has served as a placement of last resort for seriously developmentally disabled individuals, many of whom have co-occurring mental health conditions. (2) The legislature further finds that as the department has been …

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-225 Department Monitoring Of Montana Developmental Center Residents -- Report To Legislature

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(1) The department shall monitor: (a) individuals released from the Montana developmental center and placed in a community home as defined in 53-20-302 for 2 years after placement in a community home; and (b) for the duration of their residency, individuals who are admitted to an…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-301 Purpose

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The legislature, in recognition of the wide and varied needs of persons with developmental disabilities and of the desirability of meeting these needs on a community level to the fullest extent possible and in order to reduce the need for care in existing state institutions, esta…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-302 Definition Of Community Home -- Limitation On Number Of Residents

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(1) A community home for persons with developmental disabilities is a family-oriented residence or home designed to provide facilities for two to six persons with developmental disabilities, established as an alternative to existing state institutions. (2) The department may waiv…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-303 Parties Authorized To Establish And Operate Community Homes

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(1) Nonprofit corporations or associations may be formed or organized in any community for the purposes of establishing a community home or homes for persons with developmental disabilities under this part and to receive services, facilities, and funds as the department of public…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-304 Department Contracts With Nonprofit Corporations -- Governmental Units Providing For Community Homes

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(1) The department of public health and human services may contract with nonprofit corporations or associations to provide facilities and services for persons with developmental disabilities in community homes for persons with developmental disabilities and is authorized to expen…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-305 Community Homes -- Departmental Licensing, Administration, Operation, Health And Safety Standards

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(1) A person may not operate a community home for persons with developmental disabilities, also referred to as a facility,unless the facility is licensed by the department. (2) A community home for persons with developmental disabilities must be inspected and licensed annually by…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-306 Federal Aid

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The department of public health and human services may apply for and receive federal-aid money or other assistance that is available for programs in the nature of the program created by this part.

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-307 Health And Safety Standards For Licensing

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(1) (a) After initial certification by the state fire prevention and investigation section of the department of justice, community homes must be certified annually for fire and life safety by the department of justice. (b) The department of justice shall notify the department of …

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-504 Powers And Duties Of Department Of Public Health And Human Services

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The department of public health and human services: (1) may operate or contract with a nonprofit corporation that demonstrates expertise in and the capability of providing programs for the patient population to be served by the facility and for the operation and management of nur…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-505 Disposition Of Facility

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Section 53-20-504 does not prohibit the disposition of the facility as provided in 77-2-302 if an appropriate use for the facility cannot be found by the department of public health and human services.

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-601 Definitions

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As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Center" means the intensive behavior center provided for in 53-20-602. (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. (3) "Developmental disability" has the meaning p…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-602 Intensive Behavior Center Limitations

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(1) There is a state-operated 12-bed intensive behavior center for individuals with a developmental disability who are in need of intensive treatment because of continuous or repeated behaviors that pose an imminent risk of serious harm to self or others. (2) The center shall pro…

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-603 Licensing

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The intensive behavior center operated pursuant to this part must be licensed as an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled in accordance with 50-5-238.

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-604 Rulemaking Authority

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The department may adopt rules to carry out this part, including but not limited to rules for eligibility requirements for admission to the facility.