Montana § 53-20-602 Intensive Behavior Center Limitations

Montana Statutes

§ 53-20-602 — Intensive Behavior Center Limitations

Montana § 53-20-602

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 20DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Part 6Intensive Behavior Center

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-20-602 (2026).

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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 i

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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.