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MT Code § 53-21-150 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-150. Treatment plan -- provider choice

  53-21-150. Treatment plan -- provider choice. (1) Stabilizing treatment must be provided during the development of a treatment plan.   (2) If the court orders a treatment plan under this section as a condition of a commitment for treatment in a community facility, program, or course of treatment, the chief medical officer of the facility or program at which the respondent has been ordered to receive outpatient treatment and at which the respondent is treated as an outpatient or the chief medical officer's designee shall submit a treatment plan, including any outpatient treatment recommendations that the respondent is required to follow, to the clerk of district court as soon as practical. However, the plan must be submitted no later than 30 days after the respondent has been ordered to receive treatment as an outpatient.   (3) A treatment plan must be developed with the respondent and the friend of respondent or respondent's family, if family involvement is determined by the court in consultation with the mental health professional to be in the best interests of the respondent.   (4) The clerk of district court shall send a copy of the proposed treatment plan to the court, to the respondent, to the friend of respondent, and to the respondent's attorney of record, who may relay the respondent's objections to the treatment plan, if any, and provide alternative treatment recommendations to the court.   (5) The court may accept the treatment plan or require a revised treatment plan that is approved by a mental health professional.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 342, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-21-151 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-151. Notification of noncompliance as condition for treatment plan -- response

  53-21-151. Notification of noncompliance as condition for treatment plan -- response. (1) If the respondent has been ordered to follow a treatment plan and the respondent does not substantially comply with the treatment plan developed pursuant to the order for treatment pursuant to a commitment to a community facility or program or course of treatment, the chief medical officer or designee shall promptly notify the court upon becoming aware of substantial noncompliance that is likely to result in at least one of the conditions in 53-21-126(1) and shall provide supporting documentation.   (2) The court may take reasonable steps to ensure compliance with the court's outpatient treatment order, including but not limited to the following:   (a) directing that the friend of respondent remind the respondent of the respondent's treatment obligations and attempt to persuade the noncompliant respondent to comply with the treatment plan;   (b) presenting the respondent to the mental health facility or program for treatment, including administration of medication pursuant to 53-21-127(6); or   (c) directing the treating provider to work with the respondent to bring about compliance with the treatment plan.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 342, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-21-152 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-152. Department funding responsibility

  53-21-152. Department funding responsibility. The department shall develop a separate funding category and procedure for payment for services that are court-ordered for a commitment to a community facility or program or course of treatment. However, nothing in this chapter obligates the department to pay for services ordered under 53-21-127 unless the respondent is eligible for mental health services under the public mental health system funded by the department, the service is one that the department has included in its mental health program, and the department determines that the mental health service is medically necessary for the respondent.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 342, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-21-153 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-153. Repealed

  53-21-153. Repealed. Sec. 22, Ch. 329, L. 2011.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 533, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-21-154 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-154. through 53-21-160 reserved

  53-21-154 through 53-21-160 reserved.
MT Code § 53-21-161 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-161. Qualifications of professional persons

  53-21-161. Qualifications of professional persons. In every mental health facility to which a person is admitted pursuant to this part:   (1) each professional person and other staff member employed by the facility shall meet all certification requirements promulgated by the department;   (2) all nonprofessional staff members who have not had prior clinical experience in a mental institution shall have substantial orientation training;   (3) staff members on all levels shall have regularly scheduled inservice training;   (4) each nonprofessional staff member shall be under the direct supervision of a professional person.   History: En. 38-1323 by Sec. 23, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1323.
MT Code § 53-21-163 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-163. Examination following commitment

  53-21-163. Examination following commitment. Within 30 days after a patient is committed to a mental health facility, the professional person in charge of the facility or the professional person's appointed, professionally qualified agent shall reexamine the committed patient and shall determine whether the patient continues to require commitment to the facility and whether a treatment plan complying with this part has been implemented. If the patient no longer requires commitment to the facility in accordance with the standards for commitment, the patient must be released immediately without further order of the court unless the patient agrees to continue with treatment on a voluntary basis. If for sound professional reasons a treatment plan has not been implemented, this fact must be reported immediately to the professional person in charge of the facility, the director of the department, the mental disabilities board of visitors, and the patient's counsel.   History: En. 38-1325 by Sec. 25, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1325; amd. Sec. 1922, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 207, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-21-164 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-164. Repealed

  53-21-164. Repealed. Sec. 15, Ch. 14, Sp. L. June 1986.   History: En. 38-1327 by Sec. 27, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1327; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 363, L. 1983.
MT Code § 53-21-166 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-166. Records to be confidential -- exceptions

  53-21-166. Records to be confidential -- exceptions. All information obtained and records prepared in the course of providing any services under this part to individuals under any provision of this part are confidential and privileged matter and must remain confidential and privileged after the individual is discharged from the facility. Except as provided in Title 50, chapter 16, part 5, information and records may be disclosed only:   (1) in communications between qualified professionals in the provision of services or appropriate referrals;   (2) when the recipient of services designates persons to whom information or records may be released or if a recipient of services is a ward and the recipient's guardian or conservator designates in writing persons to whom records or information may be disclosed. However, this section may not be construed to compel a physician, psychologist, social worker, nurse, attorney, or other professional person to reveal information that has been given to the physician, psychologist, social worker, nurse, attorney, or other professional person in confidence by members of a patient's family.   (3) to the extent necessary to make claims on behalf of a recipient of aid, insurance, or medical assistance to which a recipient may be entitled;   (4) for research if the department has promulgated rules for the conduct of research. Rules must include but are not limited to the requirement that all researchers shall sign an oath of confidentiality.   (5) to the courts as necessary for the administration of justice;   (6) to persons authorized by an order of court, after notice and opportunity for hearing to the person to whom the record or information pertains and the custodian of the record or information pursuant to the rules of civil procedure;   (7) to members of the mental disabilities board of visitors or their agents when necessary to perform their functions as set out in 53-21-104; and   (8) to the mental health ombudsman when necessary to perform the ombudsman functions as provided in 2-15-210.   History: En. 38-1329 by Sec. 29, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1329; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 632, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 579, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 544, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-21-167 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-167. Patient labor

  53-21-167. Patient labor. The following rules govern patient labor:   (1) A patient may not be required to perform labor that involves the operation and maintenance of a facility or for which the facility is under contract with an outside organization. Privileges or release from the facility may not be conditioned upon the performance of labor covered by this provision. Patients may voluntarily engage in the labor if the labor is compensated in accordance with the minimum wage laws of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 206, as amended.   (2) (a) Patients may be required to perform therapeutic tasks that do not involve the operation and maintenance of the facility if the specific task or any change in assignment is:   (i) an integrated part of the patient's treatment plan and approved as a therapeutic activity by a professional person responsible for supervising the patient's treatment; and   (ii) supervised by a staff member to oversee the therapeutic aspects of the activity.   (b) Patients may voluntarily engage in therapeutic labor for which the facility would otherwise have to pay an employee if the specific labor or any change in labor assignment is:   (i) an integrated part of the patient's treatment plan and approved as a therapeutic activity by a professional person responsible for supervising the patient's treatment;   (ii) supervised by a staff member to oversee the therapeutic aspects of the activity; and   (iii) compensated in accordance with the minimum wage laws of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 206, as amended.   (3) If any patient performs therapeutic labor that involves the operation and maintenance of a facility but due to physical or mental disability is unable to perform the labor as efficiently as a person not so physically or mentally disabled, then the patient may be compensated at a rate that bears the same approximate relation to the statutory minimum wage as the patient's ability to perform that particular job bears to the ability of a person not so afflicted.   (4) Patients may be required to perform tasks of a personal housekeeping nature, such as the making of one's own bed.   (5) Deductions or payments for care and other charges may not deprive a patient of a reasonable amount of the compensation received pursuant to this section for personal and incidental purchases and expenses.   History: En. 38-1318 by Sec. 18, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1318; amd. Sec. 1923, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-21-168 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-168. Statement of rights to be furnished and posted

  53-21-168. Statement of rights to be furnished and posted. Each patient shall promptly upon admission receive in language the patient understands a written statement of all of the patient's rights under this part, including the right to treatment, the right to the development of a treatment plan, the right to and the availability of legal counsel, and the rules for patient labor. In addition, a copy of the statement of rights must be posted in each ward.   History: En. 38-1331 by Sec. 31, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1331; amd. Sec. 1924, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-21-169 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-169. Protection and advocacy system -- designation and authority

  53-21-169. Protection and advocacy system -- designation and authority. (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 advocacy system under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 10801 through 10851 must have as its primary goals:   (a) the protection and advocacy of the rights of mentally ill individuals who are defined in 42 U.S.C. 10802 as individuals with a significant mental illness or emotional impairment; and   (b) the investigation of incidents of abuse and neglect, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 10802, of mentally ill individuals.   (2) Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10801 and 10802, the protection and advocacy system may:   (a) investigate incidents of abuse and neglect of mentally ill individuals;   (b) pursue administrative, legal, and other appropriate remedies to ensure the protection of mentally ill individuals who are residents of the state and are receiving care or treatment in the state;   (c) have access to all mentally ill individuals and all facilities, wards, and living quarters as necessary to fulfill the goals described in subsection (1); and   (d) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10801 through 10851 and Title 50, chapter 16, part 5, have access to records, including:   (i) reports prepared by the staff of a mental health care and treatment facility;   (ii) reports prepared by an agency investigating reports of abuse, neglect, and injury occurring at a facility and that describe the incidents and the steps taken to investigate the reports; and   (iii) discharge planning records.   (3) All information obtained under this section must be kept confidential pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10806.   (4) The protection and advocacy system described in this section is independent of any public or private agency that provides treatment or services to the mentally ill.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 579, L. 1991.
MT Code § 53-21-170 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-170. through 53-21-179 reserved

  53-21-170 through 53-21-179 reserved.
MT Code § 53-21-180 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-180. Discharge plan

  53-21-180. Discharge plan. 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 date;   (2) criteria for discharge;   (3) identification of the facility staff member responsible for discharge planning;   (4) identification of the community-based agency or individual who is assisting in arranging postdischarge services;   (5) referrals for financial assistance needed by the patient upon discharge; and   (6) other information necessary to ensure an appropriate discharge and adequate postdischarge services.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 293, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 247, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-21-181 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-181. Discharge during or at end of initial commitment period -- patient's right to referral

  53-21-181. Discharge during or at end of initial commitment period -- patient's right to referral. (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 commitment and if the term is not extended as provided for in 53-21-128, a patient whose commitment was to a facility other than a category D assisted living facility must be discharged by the facility at the end of the period of commitment without further order of the court.   (c) A patient who was committed to a category D assisted living facility may be discharged from supervision by the court but may remain as a resident if the category D assisted living facility and the patient agree.   (2) Notice of the discharge must be filed with the court and the county attorney at least 5 days prior to the discharge. Failure to comply with the notice requirement may not delay the discharge of the patient.   (3) Upon being discharged, each patient has a right to be referred, as appropriate, to other providers of mental health services.   History: En. 38-1306 by Sec. 6, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1306(2); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 579, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 342, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 207, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 402, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-21-182 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-182. Court-ordered release to alternative placement or treatment

  53-21-182. Court-ordered release to alternative placement or treatment. 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 patient, or the friend of respondent appointed by the court, order the patient to be placed in the care and custody of relatives or guardians or to be provided outpatient therapy or other appropriate placement or treatment.   History: En. 38-1306 by Sec. 6, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1306(5); amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 547, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 490, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-21-183 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-183. Release conditioned on receipt of outpatient care

  53-21-183. Release conditioned on receipt of outpatient care. (1) When, in the opinion of the professional person in charge of a mental health facility providing involuntary treatment, the committed person can be appropriately served by outpatient care prior to the expiration of the period of commitment, then outpatient care may be required as a condition for early release for a period that, when added to the inpatient treatment period, except as provided in 53-21-198, may not exceed the period of commitment. If the mental health facility designated to provide outpatient care is other than the facility providing involuntary treatment, the designated outpatient facility shall agree in writing to assume the responsibility.   (2) The mental health facility designated to provide outpatient care or the professional person in charge of the patient's case may modify the conditions for continued release when the modification is in the best interest of the patient. This includes the authorization to transfer the patient to another mental health facility designated to provide outpatient care, if the transfer is in the best interest of the patient and the designated outpatient facility agrees in writing to assume responsibility. Notice of an intended transfer must be given to the professional person in charge of the mental health facility that provided the involuntary treatment.   (3) Notice in writing to the court that committed the patient for treatment and the county attorney who initiated the action must be provided by the professional person in charge of the patient at least 5 days prior to the patient's release from commitment or outpatient care. Failure to comply with the notice requirement may not delay the release of the patient from commitment or outpatient care.   (4) Sections 53-21-195 through 53-21-198 and this section do not apply to a temporary release, certified by the professional person in charge of the mental health facility, from the facility for the purposes of a home visit not exceeding 30 days.   History: En. 38-1308 by Sec. 8, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1308; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 547, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 541, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1925, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 207, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-21-184 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-184. Patients for whom release and discharge provisions inapplicable

  53-21-184. Patients for whom release and discharge provisions inapplicable. The release and discharge provisions of this part shall not apply to any patient held upon an order of court or judge in a proceeding arising out of a criminal act.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 145, L. 1941; R.C.M. 1947, 38-501.
MT Code § 53-21-185 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-185. Care and treatment following release

  53-21-185. Care and treatment following release. The department and its agents have an affirmative duty to provide adequate transitional treatment and care for all patients released after a period of involuntary confinement. Transitional care and treatment possibilities include but are not limited to psychiatric day care, treatment in the home by a visiting therapist, nursing home or extended care, a halfway house, outpatient treatment, and treatment in the psychiatric ward of a general hospital.   History: En. 38-1326 by Sec. 26, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1326.