Montana Code 53-19-110. Eligibility for residential services in community home for persons with severe disabilities
53-19-110. Eligibility for residential services in community home for persons with severe disabilities. (1) The department, in its discretion and in accordance with this part, may determine eligibility for residential services in a community home for persons with severe disabilities, based on the residential needs of the person and on the availability of residential services. Any person with a severe disability, as defined in 52-4-202, may be considered for placement in a community home, regardless of the source of funding for the person’s residential services.
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-19-110
- Community home for persons with severe disabilities: means a facility licensed by the department, as provided for in 52-4-201 through 52-4-205. See Montana Code 53-19-102
- Department: means the department of public health and human services established in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 53-19-102
- Disability: means a permanent physical or mental condition recognized as a disability by Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U. See Montana Code 53-19-102
- Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)A person who has a primary diagnosis of mental illness or who receives mental health services under Title 53, chapter 21, is not eligible for placement in a community home for persons with severe disabilities unless the person is eligible for and receiving services under this part and Title VII of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 796, et seq., as may be amended, or Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396, et seq., as may be amended.