Montana § 53-20-130 Patient Transfers From Mental Health Facilities

Montana Statutes

§ 53-20-130 — Patient Transfers From Mental Health Facilities

Montana § 53-20-130

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 20DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-130 (2026).

Text

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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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.