Montana Code 53-20-110. Community treatment plan — elements — placement
53-20-110. Community treatment plan — elements — placement. A court may order a respondent to be placed in a community treatment plan as a less restrictive alternative to commitment to a residential facility. The plan may include but is not limited to requiring the respondent to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-20-110
- Community treatment plan: means a comprehensive, individualized plan of care that addresses the habilitation needs of and the risks posed by the behaviors of a respondent who is found to be seriously developmentally disabled. See Montana Code 53-20-102
- community-based services: means those facilities and services that are available for the evaluation, treatment, and habilitation of persons with developmental disabilities in a community setting. See Montana Code 53-20-102
- Court: means a district court of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 53-20-102
- facility: means :
(a)the Montana developmental center; or
(b)a private, community-based facility approved by the department of public health and human services as a facility able to meet the needs of individuals committed to a residential facility pursuant to this chapter or placed in a residential facility pursuant to Title 46, chapter 14. See Montana Code 53-20-102
- Respondent: means a person alleged in a petition filed pursuant to this part to be seriously developmentally disabled and for whom the petition requests commitment to a residential facility or imposition of a community treatment plan. See Montana Code 53-20-102
(1)participate in a specified set of community-based services;
(2)participate in services addressing the risk to self or others, including but not limited to group or individual therapy, staff supervision, psychiatric care, or medication; and
(3)abide by individualized restrictions on the respondent’s behavior or other conditions of continued participation that the court finds necessary to protect the respondent or the public, including but not limited to residential requirements, restrictions on access to intoxicants or weapons, productive use of free time, limited financial independence, curfew, or authorization for providers to share information about the respondent with law enforcement.