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MT Code § 53-7-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 2. Sheltered Workshops|53-7-203. Purchase of services

  53-7-203. Purchase of services. (1) The department may purchase services under this part for persons with severe disabilities, to the extent that funds are appropriated and allocated, from any sheltered employment provider, work activity center, supported employment provider, or support services provider within Montana.   (2) An organization may receive funding under this part if it meets the standards and criteria promulgated by the department.   (3) The department shall adopt standards and criteria for the services purchased under this part to assure the quality and appropriateness of such services. The department may adopt standards and criteria of a nationally recognized accreditation organization for accrediting facilities providing services under this part.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 322, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 333, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 41-818; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 267, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 2. Sheltered Workshops|53-7-204. Federal and other aid

  53-7-204. Federal and other aid. (1) The department may apply for and receive federal aid money or other funding available for the programs provided for under this part.   (2) Federal funds and other funding that may be available may be appropriated to the department for use in administering the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 322, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 41-819; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 267, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 10, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-7-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 2. Sheltered Workshops|53-7-205. Eligibility for services

  53-7-205. Eligibility for services. (1) A person may receive services provided for under this part if the department determines that:   (a) the person has a severe disability;   (b) the person lacks social competence, mobility, experience, skills, training, or other characteristics of independence;   (c) the person is in need of services provided for under this part; and   (d) the needed services are available for that person.   (2) The receipt of services under this part by an eligible person shall be governed by an individual service plan developed in accordance with state and federal requirements.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 267, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 2. Sheltered Workshops|53-7-206. Rulemaking

  53-7-206. Rulemaking. For the purposes of providing supervised work programs and support services for persons with severe disabilities, the department may adopt rules necessary for the administration of such programs. Rules adopted may include but are not limited to rules regarding eligibility for services, certification of services, program staffing, staff training, service goals and design, quality of services, recipient placement procedures, individual service plans, recipient rights and privileges, recipient grievance procedures, fair hearings, provider relationships, provider accounting procedures, and definitions necessary to implement this part.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 267, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-302. Administration

  53-7-302. Administration. The department may:   (1) cooperate with other departments and agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing the services authorized by this part to persons with blindness or low vision; in studying the problems involved in vocational rehabilitation; and in establishing, developing, and providing programs, facilities, and services;   (2) conduct research and compile statistics relating to the provision of services to or the need of services for persons with blindness or low vision;   (3) accept and use gifts to carry out this part; and   (4) make rules and take any other action it determines necessary or appropriate to carry out this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 167, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 121, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1404; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 199, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 396, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-303. Cooperation with federal government

  53-7-303. Cooperation with federal government. The department shall cooperate, pursuant to agreements with the federal government, in carrying out the purposes of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701, et seq.), as may be amended, and may adopt methods of administration required by the federal government for state participation in programs funded under the federal act.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 167, L. 1955; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1405; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 396, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-304 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-304. Repealed

  53-7-304. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 396, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 167, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 121, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1406.
MT Code § 53-7-305 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-305. Repealed

  53-7-305. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 396, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 167, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 121, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1407.
MT Code § 53-7-306 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-306. Eligibility for services

  53-7-306. Eligibility for services. A person with a disability because of blindness or low vision is eligible for vocational rehabilitation services if the department, after full investigation, determines that the person may become employable or achieve accepted vocational objectives through the provision of vocational rehabilitation services that are made available as provided for in 53-7-310.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 167, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 121, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1408; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 55, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 396, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 472, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-7-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-307. Repealed

  53-7-307. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 396, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 167, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 121, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1409.
MT Code § 53-7-308 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-308. Repealed

  53-7-308. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 396, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 523, L. 1979.
MT Code § 53-7-309 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-309. Repealed

  53-7-309. Repealed. Sec. 16, Ch. 396, L. 1989.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 523, L. 1979.
MT Code § 53-7-310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-310. Provision of services -- financial responsibility for services

  53-7-310. Provision of services -- financial responsibility for services. (1) The department, in accord with this part and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701, et seq.), as may be amended, may provide to persons determined eligible under 53-7-306 any vocational rehabilitation services listed in 53-7-301 that are determined by the department to be appropriate and necessary for the person's vocational rehabilitation.   (2) The following vocational rehabilitation services are available without cost to a person eligible for visual services:   (a) counseling and guidance;   (b) diagnostic evaluation; and   (c) placement.   (3) In addition to the services listed in subsection (2), the department may pay the cost of other vocational rehabilitation services for an eligible person to the extent that the department determines that the person is without sufficient financial resources to pay the cost of such services.   (4) The department may in its discretion provide maintenance payments to a recipient of vocational rehabilitation services if the department determines that the recipient is without sufficient financial resources to:   (a) obtain basic necessities at a level the department determines is appropriate; and   (b) pay the cost of vocational rehabilitation services to be provided to the person.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 396, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-311. through 53-7-313 reserved

  53-7-311 through 53-7-313 reserved.
MT Code § 53-7-314 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-314. Hearings

  53-7-314. Hearings. A person applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services who is aggrieved by any action or inaction of the department is entitled to a fair hearing in accordance with rules adopted by the department.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 396, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-7-315 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 7. Vocational Rehabilitation|Part 3. Vocational Rehabilitation of the Blind|53-7-315. Rulemaking authority

  53-7-315. Rulemaking authority. The department shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this part. Rules adopted may include but are not limited to the provision of services, individual service plans, eligibility for services, application, service goals and design, quality of services, provider relationships, program standards, program staffing, staff training, provider accounting procedures, confidential information, recipient grievance procedures, hearings, and definitions necessary to carry out this part.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 396, L. 1989.
MT Code § 53-8-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 8. Economic Opportunity (Repealed)|Part 1. Participation in Federal Programs (Repealed)|53-8-101. Repealed

  53-8-101. Repealed. Sec. 63, Ch. 16, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1601.
MT Code § 53-8-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 8. Economic Opportunity (Repealed)|Part 1. Participation in Federal Programs (Repealed)|53-8-102. Repealed

  53-8-102. Repealed. Sec. 63, Ch. 16, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 263, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1602.
MT Code § 53-8-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 8. Economic Opportunity (Repealed)|Part 1. Participation in Federal Programs (Repealed)|53-8-103. Repealed

  53-8-103. Repealed. Sec. 63, Ch. 16, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 263, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1603.
MT Code § 53-8-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 8. Economic Opportunity (Repealed)|Part 1. Participation in Federal Programs (Repealed)|53-8-104. Repealed

  53-8-104. Repealed. Sec. 63, Ch. 16, L. 1991.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 263, L. 1965; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1604.
MT Code § 53-9-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-101. Short title

  53-9-101. Short title. This part may be cited as "The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana".   History: En. 71-2601 by Sec. 1, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2601.
MT Code § 53-9-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-102. Legislative purpose and intent

  53-9-102. Legislative purpose and intent. It is the intent of the legislature to provide a method of compensating those persons within the state who are innocent victims of criminal acts, including acts of international terrorism, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2331, that are committed outside of the United States against a resident of this state, and who suffer bodily injury or death and those innocent citizens of this state who are injured or killed in a state that does not have a crime victims compensation program that covers out-of-state residents injured or killed in that state. To this end, it is the legislature's intention to provide compensation for injuries suffered as a direct result of the criminal acts of other persons and to coordinate victims assistance programs.   History: En. 71-2602 by Sec. 2, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2602; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 354, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 397, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 186, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-9-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-105. Rehabilitation of victims

  53-9-105. Rehabilitation of victims. The office shall refer to the department of public health and human services victims who have been permanently disabled through criminally injurious conduct, who are receiving benefits under this part, and who in the opinion of the office may be vocationally rehabilitated. The department of public health and human services shall provide for the vocational rehabilitation of the victims under its rehabilitation programs to the extent funds are available under the programs.   History: En. 71-2616 by Sec. 16, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2616; amd. Sec. 462, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 124, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-9-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-106. Attorney fees

  53-9-106. Attorney fees. (1) The office may grant attorney fees to attorneys for representing claimants before the office. Any attorney fee granted by the office is in addition to compensation awarded the claimant under this part.   (2) The office may regulate the amount of the attorney fee in any claim under this part when an attorney is representing a claimant.   (3) In cases under this part that go before a district court, the judge may grant, in addition to compensation benefits granted, attorney fees to attorneys for representing claimants before the court.   (4) Attorney fees in excess of 5% of the amount paid to a claimant or on a claimant's behalf may not be paid directly or indirectly to a claimant's attorney.   History: En. 71-2618 by Sec. 18, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2618; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 496, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 124, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-9-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-107. Public inspection and disclosure of office's records

  53-9-107. Public inspection and disclosure of office's records. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the records the office maintains in its possession in the administration of this part are open to public inspection and disclosure.   (2) Confidential criminal justice information obtained by the office is subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Montana Criminal Justice Information Act of 1979, Title 44, chapter 5.   (3) In assuring that the right of individual privacy so essential to the well-being of a free society may not be infringed without the showing of a compelling state interest, the following public records of the office are exempt from disclosure:   (a) information of a personal nature, such as personal, medical, or similar information, if the public disclosure of the information would constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy, unless the public interest by clear and convincing evidence requires disclosure in the particular instance. The party seeking disclosure has the burden of showing that public disclosure would not constitute an unreasonable invasion of privacy.   (b) any public records or information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by federal law or regulations.   (4) If any public record of the office contains material that is not exempt under subsection (3), as well as material that is exempt from disclosure, the office shall separate the exempt and nonexempt and make the nonexempt material available for examination.   History: En. 71-2619 by Sec. 19, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2619; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 496, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 286, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 124, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-9-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-108. Limitation of benefit entitlements to proportionate share of available funds

  53-9-108. Limitation of benefit entitlements to proportionate share of available funds. Claimants receiving benefits under this part are not granted an absolute entitlement to benefits. Benefits must be paid in accordance with the amount of the legislative appropriation. If the office determines at any time that the appropriated funds for a fiscal year will not be an amount that will fully pay all claims, the office may make appropriate proportionate reductions in benefits to all claimants. The reductions do not entitle claimants to future retroactive reimbursements in future fiscal years unless the legislature makes appropriations for retroactive benefits.   History: En. 71-2620 by Sec. 20, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2620; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 124, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-9-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-109. Repealed

  53-9-109. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 118, L. 2001.   History: En. 71-2624 by Sec. 25, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2624; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 367, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 97, Ch. 421, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 567, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 281, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 557, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 68, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 354, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 19, Sp. L. January 1992; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 11, Sp. L. July 1992; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, Sp. L. November 1993; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 18, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-9-110 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-110. Receipt of federal funds

  53-9-110. Receipt of federal funds. The office may adopt appropriate rules in order to receive federal funds under federal criminal reparation and compensation acts.   History: En. 71-2622 by Sec. 22, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2622; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 124, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-9-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-111. Penalty for fraudulently obtaining benefits

  53-9-111. Penalty for fraudulently obtaining benefits. Any person who knowingly makes a false claim or a false statement or uses any other fraudulent device in connection with any claim is guilty of theft as provided in 45-6-301 and upon conviction shall, in addition to being punished as provided by that section, forfeit and repay any compensation paid under this part.   History: En. 71-2623 by Sec. 23, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2623.
MT Code § 53-9-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-112. Sale of confidential criminal justice information prohibited -- penalty

  53-9-112. Sale of confidential criminal justice information prohibited -- penalty. (1) An individual convicted of a qualifying crime may not sell or exchange confidential criminal justice information, as defined in 44-5-103.   (2) The office shall require that any funds obtained in violation of subsection (1) be deposited into the escrow fund, provided for in 53-9-104, for the benefit of a victim of a qualifying crime, to be held as provided in 53-9-104.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 266, L. 2007.
MT Code § 53-9-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-113. Crime victims compensation account

  53-9-113. (Temporary) Crime victims compensation account. There is an account in the state special revenue fund for crime victims compensation. The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department of justice for the purposes provided in this part. (Terminates June 30, 2027--secs. 1, 2, 3, Ch. 139, L. 2021.)  History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 374, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-9-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-114. through 53-9-120 reserved

  53-9-114 through 53-9-120 reserved.
MT Code § 53-9-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-121. Application for compensation

  53-9-121. Application for compensation. An applicant for an award of compensation may apply in writing in a form that conforms substantially to that prescribed by the office.   History: En. 71-2606 by Sec. 6, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2606(1); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 124, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-9-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 9. Services for Victims of Crime|Part 1. The Crime Victims Compensation Act of Montana|53-9-122. Informal hearings

  53-9-122. Informal hearings. The office may hold informal hearings in order to make determinations regarding the compensability of a claim. At the hearings, the office may subpoena witnesses and documents as set forth in 2-4-104. Hearings held under this section are not considered contested case hearings under the Montana Administrative Procedure Act. However, the office shall adopt rules regarding its informal hearing procedures.   History: En. 71-2607 by Sec. 7, Ch. 527, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2607; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 124, L. 2001.