Montana § 53-21-411 Location And Function Of Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center

Montana Statutes

§ 53-21-411 — Location And Function Of Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center

Montana § 53-21-411

Title 53SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS

Ch. 21MENTALLY ILL

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

This text of Montana § 53-21-411 (Location And Function Of Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Montana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 53-21-411 (2026).

Text

53-21-411 . Location and function of Montana mental health nursing care center.

(1)The institution located at Lewistown is the Montana mental health nursing care center. The primary function of the center is the care and treatment of persons with mental disorders who require nursing care. Priority must be given to patients referred from the Montana state hospital.

(2)Appropriate admissions to the Montana mental health nursing care center are persons who are unable to maintain themselves in their homes or communities due to a mental disorder, as defined in 53-21-102 , but who do not require the intensity of treatment available at the Montana state hospital.

(3)The department of public health and human services may adopt rules concerning specific admission criteria, treatment, and dischar

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

53-21-411 . Location and function of Montana mental health nursing care center. (1) The institution located at Lewistown is the Montana mental health nursing care center. The primary function of the center is the care and treatment of persons with mental disorders who require nursing care. Priority must be given to patients referred from the Montana state hospital.
(2) Appropriate admissions to the Montana mental health nursing care center are persons who are unable to maintain themselves in their homes or communities due to a mental disorder, as defined in 53-21-102 , but who do not require the intensity of treatment available at the Montana state hospital.
(3) The department of public health and human services may adopt rules concerning specific admission criteria, treatment, and discharge procedures consistent with 53-21-414 and subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 71, Ch. 199, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 70, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 466, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2501; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 231, L. 1983; (2)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 231, L. 1983; amd. Secs. 23, 27, Ch. 361, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 94, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 497, Ch. 546, L. 1995.