Montana § 52-1-103 Powers And Duties Of Department

Montana Statutes

§ 52-1-103 — Powers And Duties Of Department

Montana § 52-1-103

Title 52FAMILY SERVICES

Ch. 1ADMINISTRATION

Part 1General

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Mont. Code Ann. § 52-1-103 (2026).

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52-1-103 . Powers and duties of department. The department shall:

(1)administer and supervise all forms of child and adult protective services;

(2)act as the lead agency in coordinating and planning services to children with multiagency service needs;

(3)establish a system of councils at the state and local levels to make recommendations and to advise the department on issues, including children's issues;

(4)provide the following functions, as necessary, for youth in need of care:

(a)intake, investigation, case management, and client supervision;

(b)placement in youth care facilities;

(c)contracting for necessary services;

(d)protective services day care; and

(e)adoption;

(5)register or license youth care facilities, child-placing agencies, day-care facilities, community homes fo

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52-1-103 . Powers and duties of department. The department shall:
(1) administer and supervise all forms of child and adult protective services;
(2) act as the lead agency in coordinating and planning services to children with multiagency service needs;
(3) establish a system of councils at the state and local levels to make recommendations and to advise the department on issues, including children's issues;
(4) provide the following functions, as necessary, for youth in need of care:
(a) intake, investigation, case management, and client supervision;
(b) placement in youth care facilities;
(c) contracting for necessary services;
(d) protective services day care; and
(e) adoption;
(5) register or license youth care facilities, child-placing agencies, day-care facilities, community homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community homes for severely disabled persons, and adult foster care facilities;
(6) act as lead agency in implementing and coordinating child-care programs and services under the Montana Child Care Act;
(7) administer the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children;
(8) (a) administer child abuse prevention services funded through child abuse grants and the Montana children's trust fund provided for in Title 52, chapter 7, part 1; and
(b) administer vulnerable adult abuse prevention services;
(9) develop a statewide youth services and resources plan that takes into consideration local needs;
(10) administer services to older adults;
(11) provide consultant services to:
(a) facilities providing care for adults who are needy, indigent, or dependent or who have disabilities; and
(b) youth care facilities;
(12) use the staff and services of other state agencies and units of the Montana university system, within their respective statutory functions, to carry out its functions under this title;
(13) contract, as necessary, for administration of child and adult protection services for each county; and
(14) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of 52-2-612 and this chapter.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 5, Ch. 609, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 83, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 692, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 655, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 91, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 255, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 458, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 335, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 171, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 49, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 571, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 102, Ch. 114, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 12, L. 2023; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 2023.