Montana Code 52-1-103. Powers and duties of department
52-1-103. Powers and duties of department. The department shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 52-1-103
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- 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
(1)administer and supervise all forms of child and adult protective services;
(2)act as the lead agency in coordinating and planning services to children with multiagency service needs;
(3)establish a system of councils at the state and local levels to make recommendations and to advise the department on issues, including children’s issues;
(4)provide the following functions, as necessary, for youth in need of care:
(a)intake, investigation, case management, and client supervision;
(b)placement in youth care facilities;
(c)contracting for necessary services;
(d)protective services day care; and
(e)adoption;
(5)register or license youth care facilities, child-placing agencies, day-care facilities, community homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community homes for severely disabled persons, and adult foster care facilities;
(6)act as lead agency in implementing and coordinating child-care programs and services under the Montana Child Care Act;
(7)administer the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children;
(8)(a) administer child abuse prevention services funded through child abuse grants and the Montana children’s trust fund provided for in Title 52, chapter 7, part 1; and
(b)administer vulnerable adult abuse prevention services;
(9)develop a statewide youth services and resources plan that takes into consideration local needs;
(10)administer services to older adults;
(11)provide consultant services to:
(a)facilities providing care for adults who are needy, indigent, or dependent or who have disabilities; and
(b)youth care facilities;
(12)use the staff and services of other state agencies and units of the Montana university system, within their respective statutory functions, to carry out its functions under this title;
(13)contract, as necessary, for administration of child and adult protection services for each county; and
(14)adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of 52-2-612 and this chapter.