Montana § 53-21-401 Legislative Intent

Montana Statutes

§ 53-21-401 — Legislative Intent

Montana § 53-21-401

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 21MENTALLY ILL

Part 4Community-Based Nursing Homes Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center

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Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-401 (2026).

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53-21-401 . Legislative intent.

(1)It is the intent of the legislature that geriatric patients at the Montana state hospital and geriatric residents of the state who may be at risk of commitment to the Montana state hospital and who do not need intensive psychiatric care receive care and treatment in nursing homes located in community settings.

(2)It is the further intent of the legislature that nursing homes providing such care and treatment be located regionally so that the residents may be near their homes and families.

(3)It is the further intent of the legislature that these nursing homes must be located in communities with:

(a)a labor pool large enough to ensure adequate and qualified staffing;

(b)sufficient medical facilities and medical professionals to provide necessary medic

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53-21-401 . Legislative intent. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that geriatric patients at the Montana state hospital and geriatric residents of the state who may be at risk of commitment to the Montana state hospital and who do not need intensive psychiatric care receive care and treatment in nursing homes located in community settings.
(2) It is the further intent of the legislature that nursing homes providing such care and treatment be located regionally so that the residents may be near their homes and families.
(3) It is the further intent of the legislature that these nursing homes must be located in communities with:
(a) a labor pool large enough to ensure adequate and qualified staffing;
(b) sufficient medical facilities and medical professionals to provide necessary medical services; and
(c) if possible, an institution or institutions of higher learning with educational programs in disciplines with relevance to the problems of aging.
(4) It is the further intent of the legislature to:
(a) end the involuntary commitment of individuals who have a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, or traumatic brain injury when those individuals meet only the commitment criteria outlined in 53-21-126 (1)(a) or (1)(d)(i)(B); and
(b) develop, based on consultation and collaboration between providers and the department, services in the community for those individuals.