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MT Code § 53-20-307 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 3. Community Homes|53-20-307. Health and safety standards for licensing

  53-20-307. Health and safety standards for licensing. (1) (a) After initial certification by the state fire prevention and investigation section of the department of justice, community homes must be certified annually for fire and life safety by the department of justice.   (b) The department of justice shall notify the department of public health and human services when a community home has been certified.   (2) (a) Local health officers shall certify community homes for compliance with health and safety standards. If for any reason the local authority cannot complete the certification in a timely manner, the department of public health and human services is authorized to make the determination on certification.   (b) A reasonable fee may be charged to authorized parties, as defined in 53-20-303, for the health and safety certification.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 373, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 71-2007; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 271, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 706, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 165, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 483, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 449, L. 2007.
MT Code § 53-20-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-401. Renumbered 52-4-101

  53-20-401. Renumbered 52-4-101. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-402. Renumbered 52-4-102

  53-20-402. Renumbered 52-4-102. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-403. Renumbered 52-4-103

  53-20-403. Renumbered 52-4-103. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-404. Repealed

  53-20-404. Repealed. Sec. 112, Ch. 609, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 508, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1904; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 343, L. 1981.
MT Code § 53-20-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-405. Renumbered 52-4-104

  53-20-405. Renumbered 52-4-104. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-406. Renumbered 52-4-105

  53-20-406. Renumbered 52-4-105. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-407 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-407. Repealed

  53-20-407. Repealed. Sec. 112, Ch. 609, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 508, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1907.
MT Code § 53-20-408 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-408. Renumbered 52-4-106

  53-20-408. Renumbered 52-4-106. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-409 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-409. Renumbered 52-4-107

  53-20-409. Renumbered 52-4-107. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-410 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-410. Renumbered 52-4-108

  53-20-410. Renumbered 52-4-108. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-411. Repealed

  53-20-411. Repealed. Sec. 112, Ch. 609, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 508, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1911.
MT Code § 53-20-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-412. Repealed

  53-20-412. Repealed. Sec. 112, Ch. 609, L. 1987.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 508, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 71-1912.
MT Code § 53-20-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-413. Renumbered 52-4-110

  53-20-413. Renumbered 52-4-110. Code Commissioner, 1991.
MT Code § 53-20-414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 4. Protective Services (Renumbered and Repealed)|53-20-414. Renumbered 53-20-107

  53-20-414. Renumbered 53-20-107. Sec. 114, Ch. 609, L. 1987.
MT Code § 53-20-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 5. State-Owned Facilities|53-20-501. Repealed

  53-20-501. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 575, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 111, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 72, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2604; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 132, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 151, L. 1985.
MT Code § 53-20-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 5. State-Owned Facilities|53-20-502. Repealed

  53-20-502. Repealed. Sec. 6, Ch. 575, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 255, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 275, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 58, Ch. 120, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2310; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 132, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 151, L. 1985.
MT Code § 53-20-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 5. State-Owned Facilities|53-20-503. Repealed

  53-20-503. Repealed. Sec. 7, Ch. 132, L. 1983.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 537, L. 1979.
MT Code § 53-20-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 5. State-Owned Facilities|53-20-504. Powers and duties of department of public health and human services

  53-20-504. Powers and duties of department of public health and human services. The department of public health and human services:   (1) may operate or contract with a nonprofit corporation that demonstrates expertise in and the capability of providing programs for the patient population to be served by the facility and for the operation and management of nursing homes;   (2) shall ensure that any state-owned nursing homes are in compliance with federal and state regulations;   (3) shall adopt rules for staffing requirements and the admission of patients;   (4) may accept grants, gifts, bequests, and contributions in money or property or any other form from individuals, corporations, associations, or federal, state, and local government agencies for the purposes of establishing and operating nursing homes.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 537, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 484, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-20-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 5. State-Owned Facilities|53-20-505. Disposition of facility

  53-20-505. Disposition of facility. Section 53-20-504 does not prohibit the disposition of the facility as provided in 77-2-302 if an appropriate use for the facility cannot be found by the department of public health and human services.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 537, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 132, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 485, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-20-601 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 6. Intensive Behavior Center|53-20-601. Definitions

  53-20-601. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Center" means the intensive behavior center provided for in 53-20-602.   (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.   (3) "Developmental disability" has the meaning provided in 53-20-102.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 258, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-20-602 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 6. Intensive Behavior Center|53-20-602. Intensive behavior center limitations

  53-20-602. Intensive behavior center limitations. (1) There is a state-operated 12-bed intensive behavior center for individuals with a developmental disability who are in need of intensive treatment because of continuous or repeated behaviors that pose an imminent risk of serious harm to self or others.   (2) The center shall provide a program of active treatment in a secure residential environment. The treatment must:   (a) address the behavioral issues of each resident; and   (b) foster for each resident the transition to and residency in less restrictive service settings.   (3) The center may serve only individuals for whom the department has asked a county attorney to file a petition alleging the individual is in need of the services and secure setting of the center and requesting that the individual be committed to the center for services. The initial period of commitment to the center may not exceed 90 days. If recommitment is sought pursuant to 53-20-128, each subsequent recommitment period may not exceed 90 days.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 258, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-20-603 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 6. Intensive Behavior Center|53-20-603. Licensing

  53-20-603. Licensing. The intensive behavior center operated pursuant to this part must be licensed as an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled in accordance with 50-5-238.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 258, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-20-604 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 20. Developmental Disabilities|Part 6. Intensive Behavior Center|53-20-604. Rulemaking authority

  53-20-604. Rulemaking authority. The department may adopt rules to carry out this part, including but not limited to rules for eligibility requirements for admission to the facility.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 258, L. 2017.
MT Code § 53-21-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-101. Purpose

  53-21-101. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to:   (1) secure for each person who may be suffering from a mental disorder and requiring commitment the care and treatment suited to the needs of the person and to ensure that the care and treatment are skillfully and humanely administered with full respect for the person's dignity and personal integrity;   (2) accomplish this goal whenever possible in a community-based setting;   (3) accomplish this goal in an institutionalized setting only when less restrictive alternatives are unavailable or inadequate and only when a person is suffering from a mental disorder and requires commitment; and   (4) ensure that due process of law is accorded any person coming under the provisions of this part.   History: En. 38-1301 by Sec. 1, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1301; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 490, L. 1997.
MT Code § 53-21-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-103. Court records to be kept separate

  53-21-103. Court records to be kept separate. Records and papers in proceedings under this part shall be maintained separately by the clerks of the several courts. Five days prior to the release of a respondent or patient committed to a mental health facility, the facility shall notify the clerk of the court, and the clerk shall immediately seal the record in the case and omit the name of the respondent or patient from the index or indexes of cases in the court unless the court orders the record opened for good cause shown.   History: En. 38-1309 by Sec. 9, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1309(5); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 547, L. 1979.
MT Code § 53-21-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-105. Certification of professional persons required

  53-21-105. Certification of professional persons required. A person may not act in a professional capacity as provided for in this part unless the person is a professional person as defined in 53-21-102.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 578, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1911, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 53-21-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-106. Certification of professional persons

  53-21-106. Certification of professional persons. (1) The department shall certify professional persons as defined in 53-21-102 for the purpose of this part.   (2) The department, with reference to recognized national standards in the field of mental health, shall adopt standards and rules governing the certification of professional persons as defined in 53-21-102.   (3) The rules for certification must address but are not limited to:   (a) the type of education that an individual has received, including degrees;   (b) the type of experience or training received by the individual;   (c) continuing education, training, instruction, and work experience necessary to maintain certification;   (d) an examination instrument to be used to determine an individual's proficiency and understanding of mental health laws, diagnosis, and treatment procedures;   (e) the procedure for categorical certification qualifying the level of professional authority and responsibility of an individual; and   (f) specific procedures for certification, recertification, and revocation of certification.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 578, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 376, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 487, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
MT Code § 53-21-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-107. Abuse and neglect of persons admitted to mental health facility prohibited -- reporting -- investigations

  53-21-107. Abuse and neglect of persons admitted to mental health facility prohibited -- reporting -- investigations. (1) Any form of abuse or neglect of a person admitted to a mental health facility is prohibited.   (2) Each mental health facility shall publish policies and procedures that define the facility's guidelines for detecting, reporting, investigating, determining the validity, and resolving allegations of abuse or neglect.   (3) Each allegation of abuse or neglect must be reported as follows:   (a) Any employee of the mental health facility with knowledge of the allegation shall immediately report the allegation to the professional person in charge of the facility.   (b) The professional person in charge of the mental health facility shall report the allegation by the end of the next business day, in writing, to the board.   (c) When the allegation of abuse or neglect may constitute a criminal act, the professional person in charge of the mental health facility shall immediately report the allegation to the appropriate law enforcement authority.   (4) Each mental health facility shall provide a mechanism for reporting allegations of abuse or neglect that in no way deters or discourages an individual from reporting the allegations.   (5) Investigations of allegations of abuse or neglect must be initiated by the professional person in charge of the facility as soon as possible after the initial report of the incident, but not later than by the end of the next business day. Initiation of each investigation may not be delayed in any way that adversely affects the efficacy of the investigation. However, the investigation must be initiated immediately when there is a report of an alleged criminal act.   (6) The investigation of each allegation of abuse or neglect must be concluded within the minimum period of time necessary to gather the information relative to each allegation and to come to a conclusion following the initial report of the allegation.   (7) Each mental health facility shall document the following in writing regarding each allegation of abuse or neglect:   (a) details of each allegation of abuse or neglect, including the names of any facility staff against whom the allegation is made;   (b) a description of the rationale for conducting the investigation with either in-house or outside personnel;   (c) details of the process of the investigation of each allegation of abuse or neglect;   (d) details of the conclusions of the investigation; and   (e) details of corrective action taken.   (8) Mental health facilities shall provide a copy of the written report described in subsections (7)(a) through (7)(e) within 5 working days of the completion of each investigation to the director of the department and to the board.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 344, L. 2001.
MT Code § 53-21-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-108. through 53-21-110 reserved

  53-21-108 through 53-21-110 reserved.
MT Code § 53-21-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-111. Voluntary admission -- content of admission form -- requirements for valid admission

  53-21-111. Voluntary admission -- content of admission form -- requirements for valid admission. (1) (a) This part may not be construed to limit the right of a person to make voluntary application for admission at any time to a mental health facility or professional person.   (b) An application for admission to a mental health facility must be in writing on a form prescribed by the facility. The form must explain:   (i) the process for requesting release and that the request must be in writing;   (ii) that the individual applying for release may be held involuntarily for up to 5 days after requesting release; and   (iii) that the facility may request a court to involuntarily commit the applicant.   (c) A statement of the rights of the person voluntarily applying for admission, as set out in this part, must be furnished to the patient within 12 hours.   (2) An applicant who wishes to voluntarily apply for admission to the state hospital shall first obtain certification from a professional person that the applicant is suffering from a mental disorder. The professional person shall then obtain confirmation from the department or the department's designee that the facilities available to the mental health region in which the applicant resides are unable to provide adequate evaluation and treatment. The department shall adopt rules to establish a procedure whereby a professional person shall obtain the confirmation from the department or the department's designee as required in this section.   (3) An application for voluntary admission must give the facility the right to detain the applicant for no more than 5 days, excluding weekends and holidays, past the applicant's written request for release. A mental health facility may adopt rules providing for detention of the applicant for less than 5 days. The facility shall notify all applicants of the rules and post the rules as provided in 53-21-168.   (4) An individual applying for voluntary admission pursuant to this section may not be admitted unless:   (a) the admission is approved by a professional person;   (b) the individual applying for admission has been informed orally of the matters required by subsection (1)(b) to be stated in the written application for admission;   (c) a copy of the written application for admission has been given to the applicant; and   (d) the admission otherwise complies with the requirements of this section.   (5) A person voluntarily entering or remaining in a mental health facility shall enjoy all the rights secured to a person involuntarily committed to the facility.   History: En. 38-1303 by Sec. 3, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1303(1) thru (3), (6); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 547, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 603, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 590, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 247, L. 1999.
MT Code § 53-21-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 53. Social Services and Institutions|Chapter 21. Mentally Ill|Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill|53-21-112. Voluntary admission of minors

  53-21-112. Voluntary admission of minors. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a parent or guardian of a minor may consent to mental health services to be rendered to the minor by:   (a) a facility;   (b) a person licensed in this state to practice medicine; or   (c) a mental health professional licensed in this state.   (2) A minor who is at least 16 years of age may, without the consent of a parent or guardian, consent to receive mental health services from those facilities or persons listed in subsection (1).   (3) Except as provided by this section, the provisions of 53-21-111 apply to the voluntary admission of a minor to a mental health facility but not to the state hospital.   (4) Except as provided by this subsection, voluntary admission of a minor to a mental health facility for an inpatient course of treatment is for the same period of time as that for an adult. A minor voluntarily admitted with consent of the minor's parent or guardian has the right to be released within 5 days of a request by the parent or guardian as provided in 53-21-111(3). A minor who has been admitted without consent by a parent or guardian, pursuant to subsection (2), may also make a request and also has the right to be released within 5 days as provided in 53-21-111(3). Unless there has been a periodic review and a voluntary readmission consented to by the parent or guardian in the case of a minor patient or consented to by the minor alone in the case of a minor patient who is at least 16 years of age, voluntary admission terminates at the expiration of 1 year. At the minor's request or at any time that the minor is faced with potential legal proceedings, the court shall order the office of state public defender, provided for in 2-15-1029, to assign counsel for the minor.   History: En. 38-1303 by Sec. 3, Ch. 466, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 546, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1303(7) thru (9); amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 38, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 547, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 363, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 14, Sp. L. June 1986; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 490, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 57, Ch. 449, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 358, L. 2017.