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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-169 Protection And Advocacy System -- Designation And Authority
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(1) A protection and advocacy system for individuals with a significant mental illness or emotional impairment is designated by the governor and may be administered in the state under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 10801 through 10851. An eligible mental health protection and advoca…
Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-180 Discharge Plan
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Each patient admitted as an inpatient to a mental health facility must have an individualized discharge plan developed within 10 days after admission. The discharge plan must be updated as necessary. Each individualized discharge plan must contain: (1) an anticipated discharge da…
Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-181 Discharge During Or At End Of Initial Commitment Period -- Patient's Right To Referral
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(1) (a) At any time within the period of commitment provided for in 53-21-127, the patient may be discharged on the written order of the professional person in charge of the patient without further order of the court. (b) If the patient is not discharged within the period of comm…
Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-182 Court-Ordered Release To Alternative Placement Or Treatment
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At any time during the patient's commitment, the court may, on its own initiative or upon application of the professional person in charge of the patient, the patient, the patient's next of kin, the patient's attorney, a third party responsible for payment for the care of the pat…