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MT Code § 53-18-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 18. Self-Sufficiency Trusts|Part 1. General Provisions|53-18-104. Benefits not affected

  53-18-104. Benefits not affected. Receipt by a beneficiary of supplemental services as a result of the self-sufficiency trust account or of care and treatment provided by the trust may not in any way reduce, impair, or diminish the benefits to which the beneficiary is otherwise entitled by law.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 542, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-18-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 18. Self-Sufficiency Trusts|Part 1. General Provisions|53-18-105. Special account

  53-18-105. Special account. There is created within the self-sufficiency trust account a special account for the disabled. The director of the department may accept money from any source for deposit into the special account. The money in the special account must be used by the department, subject to appropriation, for the purpose of providing for the care and treatment of low-income persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or physical disabilities or low-income persons otherwise eligible for department services, as defined by the department.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 542, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 255, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-19-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-101. Purpose

  53-19-101. Purpose. The legislature, in recognition of needs of persons with severe disabilities and of the desirability of meeting those needs on a community level to the extent of available funding and in order to reduce the need for institutional care settings, establishes by this part a community program to assist persons with severe disabilities to live and function independently. This program implements Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796, et seq.), as may be amended, for persons with severe disabilities in Montana.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 330, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 1993.
MT Code § 53-19-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-102. Definitions

  53-19-102. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Community home for persons with severe disabilities" means a facility licensed by the department, as provided for in 52-4-201 through 52-4-205.   (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services established in 2-15-2201.   (3) "Disability" means a permanent physical or mental condition recognized as a disability by Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 796, et seq., as may be amended.   (4) "Live and function independently" means to have control over one's life based upon a choice between acceptable options in a manner that minimizes reliance upon others for making decisions and conducting activities of daily living.   (5) "Person with a severe disability" means the same as "individual with a severe disability" as defined in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 706(15)(B), as may be amended. The term includes an individual whose ability to function independently in family or community or whose ability to engage or continue in employment is so limited by the severity of the physical or mental disability that the services provided under this part are required in order for the individual to achieve a greater level of independence in functioning in family or community or in engaging in or continuing in employment.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 330, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 326, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 466, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 242, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-19-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-103. Department authorized to provide services

  53-19-103. Department authorized to provide services. (1) Subject to available appropriated funds, services provided under this part include:   (a) vocational and other rehabilitation services that enhance the ability of a person with severe disabilities to live and function independently and to engage in or continue in appropriate employment; and   (b) any services specified in Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796, et seq.), as may be amended.   (2) To the extent that funds are appropriated and allocated for the purpose of providing services to persons with severe disabilities, the department may establish the facilities and services it determines are in the best interest of persons with severe disabilities.   (3) The scope, amount, and duration of services made available to persons with severe disabilities under this part are within the discretion of the department to determine.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 330, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-19-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-104. Department contracts for services -- governmental units providing for community homes for persons with severe disabilities

  53-19-104. Department contracts for services -- governmental units providing for community homes for persons with severe disabilities. (1) The department may expend money appropriated or available for the purposes of this part and may contract for services for eligible persons with any person or entity providing the services to persons with severe disabilities.   (2) Governmental units, including but not limited to counties, municipalities, school districts, or state institutions of higher learning, may at their own expense provide services, funds, materials, and facilities for services to community homes for persons with severe disabilities.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 330, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-19-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-105. Federal and other aid

  53-19-105. Federal and other aid. The department may apply for and receive federal-aid money or other assistance that may be available for programs in the nature of the program created by this part.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 713, L. 1985.
MT Code § 53-19-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-106. Eligibility for services

  53-19-106. Eligibility for services. (1) The department, in its discretion and in accordance with this part and Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 796, et seq., as may be amended, may determine eligibility of persons for services under this part.   (2) To be eligible for services under this part, a person must have a disability of such severity that, to secure and maintain employment or to function independently, the person requires intensive vocational or comprehensive rehabilitation services.   (3) A person with severe disabilities not receiving other vocational and rehabilitation services provided by the department has priority for services provided under this part.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 330, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1905, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-19-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-107. through 53-19-109 reserved

  53-19-107 through 53-19-109 reserved.
MT Code § 53-19-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-110. Eligibility for residential services in community home for persons with severe disabilities

  53-19-110. Eligibility for residential services in community home for persons with severe disabilities. (1) The department, in its discretion and in accordance with this part, may determine eligibility for residential services in a community home for persons with severe disabilities, based on the residential needs of the person and on the availability of residential services. Any person with a severe disability, as defined in 52-4-202, may be considered for placement in a community home, regardless of the source of funding for the person's residential services.   (2) A person who has a primary diagnosis of mental illness or who receives mental health services under Title 53, chapter 21, is not eligible for placement in a community home for persons with severe disabilities unless the person is eligible for and receiving services under this part and Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 796, et seq., as may be amended, or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396, et seq., as may be amended.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 330, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1906, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-19-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-111. Repealed

  53-19-111. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 330, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 514, L. 1987.
MT Code § 53-19-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-112. Rulemaking

  53-19-112. Rulemaking. (1) For the purposes of providing services to persons with severe disabilities, the department may adopt rules necessary for the administration of services provided under this part. Rules adopted may include but are not limited to eligibility for services, facility design and acquisition, program staffing, staff training, service goals and design, quality of services, client placement procedures, client rights and privileges, client grievance procedures, fair hearings, provider grievance procedures, and accounting procedures which include accounting of client financial resources.   (2) The department shall, in cooperation with the board of nursing, adopt rules under which a properly trained staff member of a facility providing services to persons with severe disabilities under this part may supervise and assist a client of a facility in taking a medication if the medication is usually self-administered and if a physician has prescribed the assistance.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 330, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-19-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 1. Services and Community Homes|53-19-113. Repealed

  53-19-113. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 330, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 713, L. 1985.
MT Code § 53-19-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 2. Community Home Licensing (Renumbered)|53-19-201. Renumbered 52-4-201

  53-19-201. Renumbered 52-4-201. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-19-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 2. Community Home Licensing (Renumbered)|53-19-202. Renumbered 52-4-202

  53-19-202. Renumbered 52-4-202. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-19-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 2. Community Home Licensing (Renumbered)|53-19-203. Renumbered 52-4-203

  53-19-203. Renumbered 52-4-203. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-19-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 2. Community Home Licensing (Renumbered)|53-19-204. Renumbered 52-4-204

  53-19-204. Renumbered 52-4-204. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-19-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 2. Community Home Licensing (Renumbered)|53-19-205. Renumbered 52-4-205

  53-19-205. Renumbered 52-4-205. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-19-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-301. Legislative findings and declaration

  53-19-301. Legislative findings and declaration. (1) The legislature finds and declares that many Montana citizens have physical disabilities and are unable to use traditional telecommunications equipment and services without assistance. These citizens constitute a substantial and valuable resource within the United States and the state of Montana, and this segment of our population needs access to telecommunications services in order to function as contributing and productive members of our society.   (2) The legislature further finds and declares that the role of telecommunications in our world today is inestimable. Telecommunications is the primary vehicle of commerce and industry, the means to convey and receive information and knowledge, and the way that we connect with others on a personal as well as business level. Telecommunications gives people independence and self-sufficiency, and it provides goods and services, human contact, and fellowship.   (3) The legislature further finds that access to telecommunications services should be provided to persons who have disabilities not only for their own sake but for the benefit of society at large. Access to telecommunications services would enhance the business and personal lives of persons with disabilities, and its availability to persons with disabilities would be an investment of benefit to all of Montana.   (4) Consistent with the findings stated in subsections (1) through (3), the legislature finds it appropriate to provide persons with disabilities access to telecommunications services by creating a program to make specialized telecommunications equipment and services available to persons with disabilities.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 396, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 62, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-19-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-302. Definitions

  53-19-302. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Committee" means the committee on telecommunications access services for persons with disabilities established in 2-15-2212.   (2) "Department" means the department of revenue.   (3) "End user connection" means a customer's connection to a service provider's network.   (4) "Mobility-disabled" means the condition of a person with reduced function of the arms, legs, or hands making activities related to moving, turning, or pressing objects difficult or impossible. The term includes difficulty in using a wide range of telecommunications equipment.   (5) "Net amount billed for the fee" means the gross amount billed for fees imposed by 53-19-311, less adjustments for uncollectible accounts, refunds, incorrect billings, and other appropriate adjustments.   (6) "Person with a disability" means the condition of a person who is deaf and blind, deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech-disabled, or mobility-disabled.   (7) "Program" means the program established in 53-19-306.   (8) "Service provider" means an entity that offers services to subscribers in Montana to allow two or more persons in different locations to communicate orally, without regard to the technology or medium the entity uses to provide the telecommunications service, and access to telecommunications relay service. The term includes providers of telecommunications service, including but not limited to providers of internet protocol-enabled voice communications service.   (9) "Specialized telecommunications equipment" means any telecommunications device that enables or assists a person with a disability to communicate with others by means of the public switched telephone network or internet protocol-enabled voice communications service. The term includes but is not limited to text telephones (TTY), amplifiers, signaling devices, puff-blow devices, electronic artificial larynx devices, telebraille, and equipment for the mobility-disabled.   (10) "Subscriber" means an end user who receives telecommunications network access from a service provider.   (11) "Telecommunications" means the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing without a change in the form or content of the information upon receipt.   (12) "Telecommunications relay service" means a service that permits full and simultaneous communication between those using specialized telecommunications equipment and those using conventional telephone equipment or any other technology or equipment, including but not limited to personal computers and videophones.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 396, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 297, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 417, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 325, L. 2007.
MT Code § 53-19-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-303. Term of office -- vacancies

  53-19-303. Term of office -- vacancies. (1) Each member of the committee shall serve for a term of 3 years.   (2) A vacancy on the committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 396, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-19-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-304. Officers -- meetings -- quorum -- compensation

  53-19-304. Officers -- meetings -- quorum -- compensation. (1) The committee shall choose a presiding officer from its members.   (2) The committee shall meet at least four times a year and at other times as determined by the presiding officer or by a majority of the committee.   (3) Seven members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.   (4) All members of the committee are entitled to reimbursement of expenses as provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503. Members of the committee who are not state employees are also entitled to receive compensation of $50 for each day that they are engaged in official business of the committee.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 396, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-19-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-305. Power and duties

  53-19-305. Power and duties. The committee shall oversee administration of the program provided for in 53-19-306. In fulfilling this duty, the committee shall:   (1) establish policies and procedures governing administration of the program;   (2) analyze and approve a budget for administration of services under the program;   (3) monitor the expenditure of funds for the program;   (4) provide for administration of eligibility and the delivery of services for the program as provided for in 53-19-306 through 53-19-309; and   (5) perform any other duties necessary to properly oversee administration of the program.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 10, L. 1993.
MT Code § 53-19-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-306. Program established -- purpose

  53-19-306. Program established -- purpose. (1) The committee shall establish and administer a program to provide specialized telecommunications equipment and services to persons with disabilities.   (2) The purpose of the program is to:   (a) furnish specialized telecommunications equipment to meet the needs of persons with disabilities; and   (b) provide a telecommunications relay service system to connect persons with disabilities with all phases of public telecommunications service, including telecommunications service to emergency services and public safety agencies as defined in 10-4-101.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 396, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 64, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 297, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, Sp. L. August 2002; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 417, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 325, L. 2007.
MT Code § 53-19-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 19. Physically Disabled|Part 3. Telecommunications Services|53-19-307. Provision of services

  53-19-307. Provision of services. (1) In administering the program established in 53-19-306 for individuals, the committee shall:   (a) develop an appropriate means test to determine eligibility for specialized telecommunications equipment based on family income of less than 250% of the federal poverty level;   (b) require that the person with a disability be a resident of Montana and that residency be maintained as a condition of eligibility for specialized telecommunications equipment;   (c) require persons with disabilities to provide satisfactory evidence that they have disabilities and would benefit from the use of specialized telecommunications equipment;   (d) provide specialized telecommunications equipment to participants through loan, lease, cost sharing, or other methods that are determined appropriate by the committee;   (e) determine the type of specialized telecommunications equipment that it considers necessary and economically feasible for use by Montana's persons with disabilities;   (f) purchase or lease all specialized telecommunications equipment through bid by wholesale manufacturers on a competitive basis;   (g) require, as a condition of each equipment purchase or lease, that the equipment vendor provide repair and maintenance service for new and returned equipment;   (h) maintain records for a minimum of 5 years of each item of equipment, including the location, serial number, and telephone number of each device;   (i) make reasonable efforts to recover equipment from those who become ineligible for continued participation in the program;   (j) provide a telecommunications relay service system that would be available statewide for operation 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, including holidays; and   (k) adopt rules necessary to administer the program.   (2) In adopting rules to implement subsections (1)(a) and (1)(d), the committee may, based upon available funds, provide the specialized telecommunications equipment, without charge, to individuals whose family income is less than 250% of the federal poverty level.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 669, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 396, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 297, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 417, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 325, L. 2007.