Mont. Admin. r. 37.50.801 - PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH MULTIAGENCY SERVICE NEEDS WITH OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS, DEFINITIONS

As used in this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services.

(2) "Placement by the department" means placement by the department of a child with multiagency service needs in the custody of the department or committed to the department pursuant to 41-3-403, 41-3-404, 41-3-406, or 41-5-523, MCA, with an out-of-state provider.

(3) "Out-of-state provider" means a residential treatment program that is an approved Montana medicaid provider of residential treatment or a program which is licensed in its state of residency to provide:

(a) shelter care;

(b) youth group home care;

(c) therapeutic youth group home care;

(d) therapeutic foster care;

(e) residential treatment as a child care agency; or

(f) an equivalent of the care described in this section.

(4) "Child with multiagency service needs" means a child as defined in 52-2-301, MCA.

Notes

Mont. Admin. r. 37.50.801

NEW, 1994 MAR p. 1996, Eff. 7/22/94; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 488.

Sec. 52-2-308, MCA; IMP, Sec. 52-2-301, 52-2-302, 52-2-303, 52-2-304, 52-2-305, 52-2-306 and 52-2-307, MCA;