Montana § 52-4-203 Licensing

Montana Statutes

§ 52-4-203 — Licensing

Montana § 52-4-203

Title 52FAMILY SERVICES

Ch. 4SERVICES TO THE DISABLED

Part 2Physically Disabled -- Community Home Licensing

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Mont. Code Ann. § 52-4-203 (2026).

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52-4-203 . Licensing.

(1)A person may not operate a community home for persons with severe disabilities, also called a facility, unless the facility is licensed by the department.

(2)A community home for persons with severe disabilities must be inspected and licensed annually by the department of public health and human services.

(3)A license may not be sold, assigned, or transferred. Upon discontinuance of the operation or upon transfer of ownership of a facility, the license must be returned to the department or destroyed by the owners.

(4)A facility shall display its license in a conspicuous place near its admitting office.

(5)If a facility is the subject of substantiated claims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or if a facility does not meet the minimum standards for operating a

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52-4-203 . Licensing. (1) A person may not operate a community home for persons with severe disabilities, also called a facility, unless the facility is licensed by the department.
(2) A community home for persons with severe disabilities must be inspected and licensed annually by the department of public health and human services.
(3) A license may not be sold, assigned, or transferred. Upon discontinuance of the operation or upon transfer of ownership of a facility, the license must be returned to the department or destroyed by the owners.
(4) A facility shall display its license in a conspicuous place near its admitting office.
(5) If a facility is the subject of substantiated claims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, or if a facility does not meet the minimum standards for operating a community home for people with severe disabilities, the department may reduce the facility's license to, or issue the facility, a provisional license for less than 1 year if operation or continued operation of the facility will not result in undue hazards to its residents.
(6) The department may inspect a licensed community home for people with severe disabilities whenever it considers necessary. The entire premises of a licensed facility must be open to inspection, and access to all records must be granted at all reasonable times.