Montana Code 41-3-107. Interagency cooperation
41-3-107. Interagency cooperation. (1) To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the department of public health and human services shall cooperate with and shall seek the cooperation and involvement of all appropriate public and private agencies, including health, education, social services, and law enforcement agencies; juvenile courts; and any other agency, organization, or program providing or concerned with human services related to the prevention, identification, or treatment of child abuse or neglect. The cooperation and involvement may not include joint case management but may include joint policy planning, public education, information services, staff development, and other training.
Terms Used In Montana Code 41-3-107
- Child abuse or neglect: means :
(i)actual physical or psychological harm to a child;
(ii)substantial risk of physical or psychological harm to a child; or
(iii)abandonment. See Montana Code 41-3-102
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 41-3-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)The department shall enter into a cooperative agreement with other state agencies, as provided in 52-2-203, for the purpose of implementing this section.