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MT Code § 53-4-702 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-702. Definitions

  53-4-702. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) (a) "Cash assistance" means the programs designed to provide families with monthly cash grants and opportunities leading to self-support and funded, in part, with temporary assistance for needy families block grant funds as provided in 45 CFR 260.31(a).   (b) The term does not include nonfinancial assistance.   (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.   (3) "Nonfinancial assistance" means the programs funded, in part, with temporary assistance for needy families, as provided in 45 CFR 260.31(b).   (4) "Temporary assistance for needy families" means the block grant program established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 601, et seq.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 491, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 435, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 486, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 465, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
MT Code § 53-4-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-703. Employment and training program established

  53-4-703. Employment and training program established. The department shall establish and administer an intensive employment and training program in accordance with the requirements of section 103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 607.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 486, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-4-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-704. Placement of cash assistance recipients for purpose of training

  53-4-704. Placement of cash assistance recipients for purpose of training. (1) The department or a person designated by the department may place an individual receiving cash assistance into a position of employment with a public or private entity for the purpose of training the individual in the knowledge and skills necessary for the individual to become successfully employed.   (2) The department may, pursuant to subsection (1), place an individual into a position at a worksite only with the permission and assistance of the public or private entity at the worksite under a written training agreement between the department and the entity.   (3) The placement of an individual into a position at a public or private worksite pursuant to subsection (1) is only for the purpose of training the individual in employment knowledge and skills and is not for the purpose of providing paid employment for the individual. The placement may not supplant an existing employment position or another individual already employed at the worksite. Placement of the individual at the public or private worksite pursuant to subsection (1) should last no longer than is necessary to achieve the employment training purposes of the program.   (4) The private or public entity where an individual is placed pursuant to subsection (1) may choose whether or not to later employ the individual after the conclusion of the individual's training.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 124, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 465, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
MT Code § 53-4-705 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-705. Services and activities

  53-4-705. Services and activities. Under the program provided for in 53-4-703, the department shall make available a broad range of services and activities to assist recipients of cash assistance as specified by the department by rule.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 486, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 465, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
MT Code § 53-4-706 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-706. Participation requirements

  53-4-706. Participation requirements. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department may require individuals to participate in an employment and training program as a condition of their eligibility for cash assistance.   (2) To the extent that the program is available and that state resources permit, the department shall require recipients of cash assistance to participate in the program if the department determines that it is an appropriate activity for the recipient and includes participation as a condition of the recipient's individual responsibility plan.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 491, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 486, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 465, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
MT Code § 53-4-707 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-707. Repealed

  53-4-707. Repealed. Sec. 51, Ch. 486, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 200, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 491, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-4-708 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-708. Repealed

  53-4-708. Repealed. Sec. 51, Ch. 486, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 550, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-4-709 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-709. through 53-4-714 reserved

  53-4-709 through 53-4-714 reserved.
MT Code § 53-4-715 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-715. Repealed

  53-4-715. Repealed. Sec. 51, Ch. 486, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 550, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-4-716 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-716. Repealed

  53-4-716. Repealed. Sec. 51, Ch. 486, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 550, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-4-717 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-717. Sanctions

  53-4-717. Sanctions. If an individual receiving cash assistance is required to participate in an employment and training program as a condition of an individual responsibility plan and fails without good cause to participate, the individual must be sanctioned in accordance with rules established by the department. Except as required by federal law, a sanction may not include any restriction or termination of food stamps or medicaid coverage, and child-care benefits may only be continued for employment-related activities required by the individual responsibility plan that the participant has signed that are to be performed during the sanction period. The department may establish rules to ensure that individuals who participate in good faith are sanctioned properly and obtain additional case management services to ensure compliance with the individual responsibility plan.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 491, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 486, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 458, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 465, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 41, L. 2019.
MT Code § 53-4-718 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-718. Repealed

  53-4-718. Repealed. Sec. 51, Ch. 486, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 550, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-4-719 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-719. Rulemaking authority

  53-4-719. Rulemaking authority. The department of public health and human services may adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 550, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 436, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-4-720 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-720. Repealed

  53-4-720. Repealed. Sec. 51, Ch. 486, L. 1997.   History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 550, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-4-721 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 7. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) -- Training|53-4-721. Repealed

  53-4-721. Repealed. Sec. 32, Ch. 41, L. 2019.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 458, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-4-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1001. Short title

  53-4-1001. (Temporary) Short title. This part may be cited as the "Children's Health Insurance Program Act". (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 571, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-4-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1002. Purpose -- definition

  53-4-1002. (Temporary) Purpose -- definition. (1) The purpose of this part is to create a program to provide health care to children who are not eligible for health care services under the Montana medicaid program. These health care services may be provided by the payment for health care through an insurance plan, a health maintenance organization, a managed care plan, or direct payment to a health care provider.   (2) As used in 53-4-1003 through 53-4-1005 and 53-4-1007 through 53-4-1010, "program" means the state children's health insurance program. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 571, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 476, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-4-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1003. Establishment and administration of program

  53-4-1003. (Temporary) Establishment and administration of program. The department of public health and human services may establish, administer, and monitor a program to provide health care to uninsured children. The department may not use money appropriated for this program to expand eligibility criteria for the Montana medicaid program. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 571, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-4-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1004. Eligibility for program -- rulemaking

  53-4-1004. (Temporary) Eligibility for program -- rulemaking. (1) To be considered eligible for the program, a child:   (a) must be 18 years of age or younger;   (b) must have a combined family income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level or at a lower level determined by the department of public health and human services as provided in subsection (4);   (c) may not already be covered by private insurance that offers creditable coverage, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 300gg(c), for 3 months prior to enrollment in the program or since birth, whichever period is less;   (d) may not be eligible for medicaid benefits; and   (e) must be a United States citizen or qualified alien and a Montana resident.   (2) The department of public health and human services shall adopt rules that establish the program's criteria for residency. The criteria must conform as nearly as practicable with the residency requirements for medicaid eligibility.   (3) Subject to 53-4-1009(3), rules governing eligibility may also include financial standards and criteria for income and resources, treatment of resources, and nonfinancial criteria.   (4) If the department determines that there is insufficient funding for the program, it may lower the percentage of the federal poverty level established in subsection (1)(b) in order to reduce the number of persons who may be eligible to participate or may limit the amount, scope, or duration of specific services provided. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999; sec. 14, I.M. No. 155, approved November 4, 2008.)   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 571, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 476, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 490, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 11, I.M. No. 155, approved Nov. 4, 2008; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 87, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 151, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-4-1005 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1005. Benefits provided

  53-4-1005. (Temporary) Benefits provided. (1) Benefits provided to participants in the program may include but are not limited to:   (a) inpatient and outpatient hospital services;   (b) physician and advanced practice registered nurse services;   (c) laboratory and x-ray services;   (d) well-child and well-baby services;   (e) immunizations;   (f) clinic services;   (g) dental services;   (h) prescription drugs;   (i) mental health and substance abuse treatment services;   (j) habilitative services as defined in 53-4-1103;   (k) hearing and vision exams; and   (l) eyeglasses.   (2) The program must comply with the provisions of 33-22-153.   (3) The department shall adopt rules, pursuant to its authority under 53-4-1009, allowing it to cover significant dental needs beyond those covered in the basic plan. Expenditures under this subsection may not exceed $100,000 in state funds, plus any matched federal funds, each fiscal year.   (4) The department is specifically prohibited from providing payment for birth control contraceptives under this program.   (5) The department shall notify enrollees of any restrictions on access to health care providers, of any restrictions on the availability of services by out-of-state providers, and of the methodology for an out-of-state provider to be an eligible provider. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999; sec. 3, Ch. 169, L. 2007; sec. 10, Ch. 97, L. 2013; sec. 5, Ch. 399, L. 2017.)   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 571, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 476, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 486, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 97, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 399, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-4-1006 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1006. Repealed

  53-4-1006. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 152, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-4-1008 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1008. Participant cost sharing

  53-4-1008. (Temporary) Participant cost sharing. The department of public health and human services may charge fees to participants in the program. The fees may include:   (1) monthly or yearly enrollment fees;   (2) minimum charges to be incurred or spent before benefits are paid;   (3) cost sharing for individual benefits; and   (4) other types of charges assessed as part of the program. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 571, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-4-1009 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1009. Department to adopt rules -- review by interim committee

  53-4-1009. (Temporary) Department to adopt rules -- review by interim committee. (1) The department of public health and human services shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of the program, including rules governing the application process, termination, and confidentiality.   (2) The rules may include, as necessary:   (a) the amount, scope, and duration of specific services provided;   (b) criteria to ensure that the services provided are medically necessary and cost-effective;   (c) provisions for participant cost sharing, including, at the department's discretion:   (i) the establishment of enrollment fees, premiums, deductibles, and copayments; and   (ii) the process for setting the amounts of enrollment fees, premiums, deductibles, and copayments, taking into account a participant's family income and resources; and   (d) the type of professionals who may deliver services or direct the delivery of services and the qualifications required of those professionals.   (3) In adopting rules, the department shall consider the federal requirements on which the receipt of the federal share of program funds are contingent and may not include any provision that places that funding at risk. Rules adopted by the department must, when appropriate, take into account the availability of appropriated funds.   (4) Rules adopted by the department pursuant to 53-4-1004 and 53-4-1009 must be presented to and reviewed by an appropriate interim committee that examines issues related to children and families. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 571, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 476, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-4-1010 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1010. Sharing of information

  53-4-1010. (Temporary) Sharing of information. The department of public health and human services, health care providers, insurance companies, and other entities may share only health care information, medical records, income, and other participant eligibility information for the purposes of administering the program. The limitations on disclosure of information provided in 33-19-306 do not apply if they conflict with this part. To the extent possible, the information may not be disclosed in a manner that would violate the privacy of an individual or be released to any entity that is not necessary for the administration of the program. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 571, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-4-1011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1011. Tobacco settlement funds to general fund

  53-4-1011. (Temporary) Tobacco settlement funds to general fund. Unless deposited into the trust fund, provided for in 17-6-603, or a state special revenue account, provided for in 17-6-606, funds received from the tobacco settlement must be deposited in the general fund. Any funds appropriated from the general fund for the children's health insurance program that remain unexpended at the end of the biennium must be transferred to the general fund. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 15, Ch. 571, L. 1999.)   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 571, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 4, I.M. No. 146, approved Nov. 5, 2002.
MT Code § 53-4-1012 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 10. Children's Health Insurance|53-4-1012. State special revenue account

  53-4-1012. (Temporary) State special revenue account. (1) There is an account in the state special revenue fund to the credit of the state children's health insurance program administered by the department of public health and human services. Any interest or income derived from the account must be deposited in the account.   (2) Money deposited in this account must be used by the department to cover children, to reduce or maintain premiums, to pay health care claims, or to establish and maintain a reserve. (Terminates on occurrence of contingency--sec. 7, Ch. 565, L. 2005; sec. 5, Ch. 129, L. 2007.)   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 565, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 129, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 486, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-4-1101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 11. Healthy Montana Kids Plan|53-4-1101. Short title

  53-4-1101. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Healthy Montana Kids Plan Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, I.M. No. 155, approved Nov. 4, 2008.
MT Code § 53-4-1102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 11. Healthy Montana Kids Plan|53-4-1102. Purpose

  53-4-1102. Purpose. The purposes of this part are to:   (1) create the healthy Montana kids plan, which offers health coverage to uninsured children by increasing eligibility for the children's health insurance program and the Montana medicaid program and by helping families cover their children under employer-sponsored plans;   (2) provide for active enrollment of children in the plan; and   (3) fully utilize available federal funds to provide health coverage for children.   History: En. Sec. 2, I.M. No. 155, approved Nov. 4, 2008.
MT Code § 53-4-1103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 4. Children's Services|Part 11. Healthy Montana Kids Plan|53-4-1103. Definitions

  53-4-1103. Definitions. For purposes of part 10 and this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Comprehensive" means health insurance having benefits at least as extensive as those provided under the children's health insurance program.   (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.   (3) "Enrollee" means a child who is enrolled or in the process of being enrolled in the plan, including children already enrolled in the programs described in 53-4-1104(2).   (4) (a) "Enrollment partner" means an organization or individual approved by the department to assist in enrolling eligible children in the plan.   (b) An enrollment partner may be but is not limited to:   (i) a licensed health care provider;   (ii) a school;   (iii) a community-based organization; or   (iv) a government agency.   (5) "Habilitative services" means services to help a child maintain, learn, or improve skills and functioning for daily living or to prevent deterioration of skills and that may be offered in a variety of settings. The services include but are not limited to:   (a) physical therapy;   (b) occupational therapy;   (c) speech-language pathology; and   (d) behavioral health treatment, including applied behavior analysis provided by a board-certified behavior analyst.   (6) "Health coverage" means a program administered by the department or a disability insurance plan, referred to in 33-1-207(1)(b), that provides public or private health insurance for children.   (7) "Income" has the meaning provided in 15-30-2337(9)(a).   (8) "Plan" means the healthy Montana kids plan established in 53-4-1104.   (9) "Premium" means the amount of money charged to provide coverage under a public or private health coverage plan.   (10) "Presumptive eligibility" has the meaning provided in 42 CFR 457.355.   History: En. Sec. 3, I.M. No. 155, approved Nov. 4, 2008; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 399, L. 2017.