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MT Code § 53-21-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 4. Community-Based Nursing Homes Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center|53-21-411. Location and function of Montana mental health nursing care center

  53-21-411. Location and function of Montana mental health nursing care center. (1) The institution located at Lewistown is the Montana mental health nursing care center. The primary function of the center is the care and treatment of persons with mental disorders who require nursing care. Priority must be given to patients referred from the Montana state hospital.   (2) Appropriate admissions to the Montana mental health nursing care center are persons who are unable to maintain themselves in their homes or communities due to a mental disorder, as defined in 53-21-102, but who do not require the intensity of treatment available at the Montana state hospital.   (3) The department of public health and human services may adopt rules concerning specific admission criteria, treatment, and discharge procedures consistent with 53-21-414 and subsections (1) and (2) of this section.   History: En. Sec. 71, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2501; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 231, L. 1983; (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 231, L. 1983; amd. Secs. 23, 27, Ch. 361, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 94, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 497, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-21-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 4. Community-Based Nursing Homes Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center|53-21-412. Repealed

  53-21-412. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 94, L. 1995.   History: En. Sec. 72, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2502; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 361, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 243, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991.
MT Code § 53-21-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 4. Community-Based Nursing Homes Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center|53-21-413. Discharge and transfer of patients

  53-21-413. Discharge and transfer of patients. (1) The superintendent of the Montana mental health nursing care center may authorize the discharge of a patient residing at the center according to rules adopted by the department of public health and human services. Rules adopted by the department governing discharge from the center must be consistent with 53-21-111, 53-21-181, and 53-21-183.   (2) A patient in the center who requires the intensity of treatment available at the Montana state hospital may be transferred to the Montana state hospital if the patient is subject to an involuntary commitment. The department shall notify the patient, the patient's next of kin, and the mental disabilities board of visitors at least 15 days before the transfer. If a person or entity notified by the department objects to the transfer, the person or entity may petition the district court for a hearing to review whether the transfer is necessary and appropriate to meet the needs of the patient. The notice required by this subsection must include notification of the right to petition the district court pursuant to this subsection. Notice pursuant to this subsection does not preclude transfer pursuant to 53-21-130.   History: En. Sec. 73, Ch. 199, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2503; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 231, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 94, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 499, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-21-414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 4. Community-Based Nursing Homes Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center|53-21-414. Admissions to mental health nursing care center

  53-21-414. Admissions to mental health nursing care center. (1) The Montana mental health nursing care center may admit patients on a voluntary basis according to admission criteria and procedures established in administrative rules and by involuntary commitment pursuant to 53-21-127(3)(c).   (2) A patient involuntarily committed to the Montana state hospital may be transferred by the department of public health and human services to the Montana mental health nursing care center if the patient meets the admission criteria of the center. The department shall notify the patient, the patient's next of kin, and the mental disabilities board of visitors at least 15 days before the transfer. If a person or entity notified by the department objects to the transfer, the person or entity may petition the district court for a hearing to review whether the transfer is necessary and appropriate to meet the needs of the patient. The notice required by this subsection must include notification of the right to petition the district court pursuant to this subsection. Section 53-21-128 applies to extensions of involuntary commitment of patients to the center.   (3) Except as provided in 53-21-413(2) and subsection (2) of this section, patients involuntarily transferred to the center have the rights provided in this chapter.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 94, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 554, L. 2003.
MT Code § 53-21-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-501. Repealed

  53-21-501. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 14, Sp. L. June 1986.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 363, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 612, L. 1985.
MT Code § 53-21-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-502. Repealed

  53-21-502. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 14, Sp. L. June 1986.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 363, L. 1983.
MT Code § 53-21-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-503. and 53-21-504 reserved

  53-21-503 and 53-21-504 reserved.
MT Code § 53-21-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-505. Repealed

  53-21-505. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 14, Sp. L. June 1986.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 363, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 612, L. 1985.
MT Code § 53-21-506 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-506. No commitment to Montana state hospital

  53-21-506. No commitment to Montana state hospital. An individual who is under 18 years of age may not be voluntarily admitted or committed by a court to the Montana state hospital unless an information has been filed in district court pursuant to 41-5-206.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 363, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 361, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 612, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 549, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 550, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-21-507 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-507. Repealed

  53-21-507. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 612, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 363, L. 1983.
MT Code § 53-21-508 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 5. Youth Treatment|53-21-508. Monitoring of children's mental health outcomes -- report

  53-21-508. Monitoring of children's mental health outcomes -- report. (1) Each September and March, the department shall measure factors, specific to a point in time, for children receiving targeted case management services in the state-funded children's mental health system to determine the effect of the services on the likelihood the children will remain at home, in school, and out of trouble.  (2) The department shall monitor the following factors to determine whether children receiving targeted case management services are able to remain at home:   (a) the number of children placed in out-of-home mental health treatment, including the level and type of care and whether the treatment is provided in state or out of state; and   (b) the number of children placed in a foster care setting, including kinship care, or a correctional setting.   (3) The department shall monitor the following factors related to the school success of a child receiving targeted case management services:   (a) the number of children enrolled in and attending school; and   (b) the number of children who advanced to the next grade level from the previous school year.   (4) The department shall monitor the following additional factors for children receiving targeted case management services:   (a) the number of children receiving treatment for substance use;   (b) the number of children screened for substance use disorders by the current case management provider;   (c) the number of children involved, formally or informally, with youth court; and   (d) the number of children in care or treatment related to suicide risk.   (5) The department shall report annually to the children, families, health, and human services interim committee in accordance with 5-11-210 on the information required under this section.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 334, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 385, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 93, Ch. 261, L. 2021.
MT Code § 53-21-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 6. Montana State Hospital|53-21-601. Location and primary function of hospital

  53-21-601. Location and primary function of hospital. (1) The facility providing mental health care services at Warm Springs, Montana, is the Montana state hospital and as its primary function provides care and treatment of mentally ill persons.   (2) (a) The Montana state hospital is a mental health facility, as defined in 53-21-102, of the department of public health and human services for the care and treatment of mentally ill persons.   (b) The role of the Montana state hospital is to provide intensive inpatient psychiatric services, including those services necessary for transition to community care, as components in a comprehensive continuum of publicly and privately provided programs that emphasize treatment in the least restrictive environment.   (c) The mission of the Montana state hospital is to stabilize persons with severe mental illness and to return them to the community as soon as possible if adequate community-based support services are available.   (3) The department shall adopt rules to manage the state hospital patient population in a manner that will ensure emergency access to services, protect public and individual safety, provide active treatment, implement effective discharge planning, and ensure access to appropriate community-based services.   History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 320, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 90, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1701; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 361, L. 1983; Sec. 53-6-301, MCA 1989; redes. 53-21-601 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 67, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 579, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 500, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 247, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-21-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 6. Montana State Hospital|53-21-602. Repealed

  53-21-602. Repealed. Sec. 19, Ch. 579, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 19, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 320, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1703; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 361, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 151, L. 1985; Sec. 53-6-303, MCA 1989; redes. 53-21-602 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991.
MT Code § 53-21-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 6. Montana State Hospital|53-21-603. Chemical dependency treatment center

  53-21-603. Chemical dependency treatment center. (1) There is a Montana chemical dependency treatment center. The Montana chemical dependency treatment center is the approved public treatment facility as defined in 53-24-103.   (2) The Montana chemical dependency treatment center shall provide detoxification, evaluation, treatment, referral, and rehabilitation to persons in Montana who are referred for inpatient treatment of alcoholism or other chemical dependency.   History: En. Sec. 70, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 320, L. 1967; Sec. 80-2404, R.C.M. 1947; amd. and redes. 80-1705 by Sec. 2, Ch. 90, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-1705; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 361, L. 1983; Sec. 53-6-304, MCA 1989; redes. 53-21-603 by Code Commissioner, 1991; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 579, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 165, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-21-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 6. Montana State Hospital|53-21-604. Terminated

  53-21-604. Terminated. Sec. 9, Ch. 388, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 388, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-21-605 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 6. Montana State Hospital|53-21-605. Terminated

  53-21-605. Terminated. Sec. 9, Ch. 388, L. 2009.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 388, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-21-703 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 7. Mental Health Managed Care|53-21-703. Rulemaking authority

  53-21-703. Rulemaking authority. (1) The department shall adopt appropriate rules necessary for the administration of a program to provide mental health managed care services. The rules must establish eligibility criteria and may include but are not limited to financial standards and criteria for income and resources, treatment of resources, nonfinancial criteria, residency, application, termination, definition of terms, and confidentiality of applicant and recipient information.   (2) The department shall adopt rules establishing the amount, scope, and duration of services. The rules may also include but are not limited to ensuring that services are medically necessary and that the services are the most efficient and cost-effective available.   (3) The department may adopt rules establishing rates of reimbursement of services provided under this part, selection and qualification of providers, and standards for managed care.   (4) Rules adopted by the department must take into account, when appropriate, the availability of appropriated funds, the actual costs of services, the quality of services, the professional knowledge and skills necessary for the delivery of services, and the availability of services.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 577, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-21-704 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 7. Mental Health Managed Care|53-21-704. Repealed

  53-21-704. Repealed. Sec. 9, Ch. 466, L. 2001.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 577, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-21-1001 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1001. Definitions

  53-21-1001. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Community mental health center" means a licensed mental health center that provides comprehensive public mental health services in a multicounty region under contract with the department, counties, or one or more service area authorities.   (2) "Licensed mental health center" means an entity licensed by the department of public health and human services to provide mental health services and has the same meaning as mental health center as defined in 50-5-101.   (3) "Service area" means a region of the state as defined by the department by rule within which mental health services are administered.   (4) "Service area authority" means an entity, as provided for in 53-21-1006, that has incorporated to collaborate with the department for the planning and oversight of mental health services within a service area.   History: En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 602, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 553, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 481, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-21-1002 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1002. Duties of department

  53-21-1002. Duties of department. The department:   (1) shall take cognizance of matters affecting the mental health of the citizens of the state;   (2) shall initiate mental health care and treatment, prevention, and research as can best be accomplished by community-centered services. The department shall initiate and operate services in cooperation with local agencies, service area authorities, mental health professionals, and other entities providing services to persons with mental illness.   (3) shall specifically address:   (a) provider contracting;   (b) service planning;   (c) preadmission screening and discharge planning;   (d) quality management;   (e) utilization management and review;   (f) consumer and family education; and   (g) rights protection;   (4) shall collect and disseminate information relating to mental health;   (5) shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan to develop public mental health services in the state and to establish service areas;   (6) must receive from agencies of the United States and other state agencies, persons or groups of persons, associations, firms, or corporations grants of money, receipts from fees, gifts, supplies, materials, and contributions for the development of mental health services within the state;   (7) shall establish qualified provider certification standards by rule, which may include requirements for national accreditation for mental health programs that receive funds from the department;   (8) shall perform an annual review and evaluation of mental health needs and services within the state by region and evaluate the performance of programs that receive funds from the department for compliance with federal and state standards;   (9) shall coordinate state and community resources to ensure comprehensive delivery of services to children with emotional disturbances, as provided in Title 52, chapter 2, part 3; and   (10) shall coordinate the establishment of service area authorities, as provided in 53-21-1006, to collaborate with the department in the planning and oversight of mental health services in a service area.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 602, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 553, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 81, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-21-1003 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1003. through 53-21-1005 reserved

  53-21-1003 through 53-21-1005 reserved.
MT Code § 53-21-1007 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1007. Mental health services contracts

  53-21-1007. Mental health services contracts. (1) The department shall provide for public mental health services for the purposes of the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness to the extent funded by the legislature.   (2) The department may administer the provision of services for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness directly or indirectly through contract with other agencies of government, private or public agencies, private professional persons, hospitals, or licensed mental health centers.   (3) The department is directed to encourage and create incentives for the use of funding generated by local governments to provide mental health services to participate in federal cost-sharing programs.   (4) The department shall promote the rights of persons with mental illness who are eligible for services to have a choice among qualified providers of mental health services or support services that are administered or funded by the department.   (5) The department shall develop contracts to be bid competitively under the Montana Procurement Act for any service administered or funded by the department that will limit a client's choice of a provider of that service in order to ensure accountability and that necessary services are delivered in all areas of the state. The exception for human services as provided in 18-4-123(18) does not apply.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 602, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 553, L. 2005.
MT Code § 53-21-1008 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1008. and 53-21-1009 reserved

  53-21-1008 and 53-21-1009 reserved.
MT Code § 53-21-1010 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1010. County commissioners -- community mental health centers -- licensed mental health centers

  53-21-1010. County commissioners -- community mental health centers -- licensed mental health centers. (1) The county commissioners in each of the counties in the region or service area that are designated as participating counties pursuant to subsection (4) may appoint, upon request, a person from their respective county to serve as a representative of the county on a community mental health center board or other licensed mental health center board.   (2) A community mental health center board or other licensed mental health center board may establish a recommended proportionate level of financial participation for each of the counties within the region for the provision of mental health services within the limits of financial participation authorized by this section.   (3) Prior to June 10 of each year, the board of a community mental health center or other licensed mental health center may submit an annual budget to the board of county commissioners of each of the counties within their mental health region or service area, specifying each county's recommended proportionate share.   (4) If a board of county commissioners includes in the county budget the county's proportionate share of the community mental health center or other licensed mental health center board's budget, the county must be designated as a participating county. Funds for each participating county's proportionate share for the operation of mental health services within the region must be derived from the county's general fund. Subject to 15-10-420, if the general fund is insufficient to meet the approved budget, a levy may be made on the taxable valuation of the county.   (5) Each board of county commissioners, after determining the amount of county general fund money to be used for mental health services, may contract with a community mental health center or another licensed mental health center or provider for mental health services in the county.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 602, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 453, L. 2005.
MT Code § 53-21-1011 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1011. Continuation of services

  53-21-1011. Continuation of services. This part may not be construed to prevent the continuation of services by or the facilities of existing community mental health centers or of any other appropriately certified or licensed mental health center or mental health professional.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 602, L. 2003.
MT Code § 53-21-1012 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 10. Service Area Authorities|53-21-1012. Availability of services

  53-21-1012. Availability of services. (1) The services funded by the department are available without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, or ability to pay and must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.   (2) Services available to individuals unable to pay may be limited by the department based upon availability of funding.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 602, L. 2003.