Montana Statutes
§ 53-19-101 — Purpose
Montana·Title 53 SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS·Ch. 19 PHYSICALLY DISABLED·Part 1 Services and Community Homes
53-19-101 . Purpose. The legislature, in recognition of needs of persons with severe disabilities and of the desirability of meeting those needs on a community level to the extent of available funding and in order to reduce the need for institutional care settings, establishes by this part a community program to assist persons with severe disabilities to live and function independently. This program implements Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796, et seq.), as may be amended, for persons with severe disabilities in Montana.
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Related
§ 796
29 U.S.C. § 796
Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 713, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 514, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 330, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 326, L. 1993.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53-19-101
Purpose§ 53-19-102
Definitions§ 53-19-103
Department Authorized To Provide Services§ 53-19-105
Federal And Other Aid§ 53-19-106
Eligibility For Services§ 53-19-107
Through 53-19-109 Reserved§ 53-19-110
Eligibility For Residential Services In Community Home For Persons With Severe Disabilities§ 53-19-111
Repealed§ 53-19-112
Rulemaking§ 53-19-113
Repealed§ 53-19-201
Renumbered 52-4-201§ 53-19-202
Renumbered 52-4-202§ 53-19-203
Renumbered 52-4-203§ 53-19-204
Renumbered 52-4-204