Montana Statutes
§ 53-20-130 — Patient Transfers From Mental Health Facilities
Montana·Title 53 SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS·Ch. 20 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES·Part 1 Treatment
53-20-130 . Patient transfers from mental health facilities. If a person is a patient in a mental health facility and the professional person, as defined in 53-21-102 , in charge of the patient determines that the patient is suffering from a developmental disability rather than mental illness and should more properly be committed to a residential facility or an appropriate less restrictive alternative, the professional person shall commence proceedings to effect a commitment, consistent with the procedures set forth in this part for commitments generally.
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Legislative History
En. 38-1233 by Sec. 33, Ch. 468, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 38-1233; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 485, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 255, L. 1995.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 53-20-101
Purpose§ 53-20-102
Definitions§ 53-20-103
Residential Institution To Meet Standards§ 53-20-105
Repealed§ 53-20-108
And 53-20-109 Reserved§ 53-20-111
Repealed§ 53-20-112
Procedural Rights -- Appointment Of Counsel§ 53-20-113
Waiver Of Rights§ 53-20-114
Appointment Of Responsible Person§ 53-20-115
Repealed