Montana Code 53-21-182. Court-ordered release to alternative placement or treatment
53-21-182. Court-ordered release to alternative placement or treatment. At any time during the patient‘s commitment, the court may, on its own initiative or upon application of the professional person in charge of the patient, the patient, the patient’s next of kin, the patient’s attorney, a third party responsible for payment for the care of the patient, or the friend of respondent appointed by the court, order the patient to be placed in the care and custody of relatives or guardians or to be provided outpatient therapy or other appropriate placement or treatment.
Terms Used In Montana Code 53-21-182
- Commitment: means an order by a court requiring an individual to receive treatment for a mental disorder. See Montana Code 53-21-102
- Court: means any district court of the state of Montana. See Montana Code 53-21-102
- Friend of respondent: means any person willing and able to assist a person suffering from a mental disorder and requiring commitment or a person alleged to be suffering from a mental disorder and requiring commitment in dealing with legal proceedings, including consultation with legal counsel and others. See Montana Code 53-21-102
- Next of kin: includes but is not limited to the spouse, parents, adult children, and adult brothers and sisters of a person. See Montana Code 53-21-102
- Patient: means a person committed by the court for treatment for any period of time or who is voluntarily admitted for treatment for any period of time. See Montana Code 53-21-102
- Professional person: means :
(a)a medical doctor;
(b)an advanced practice registered nurse, as provided for in 37-8-202, with a clinical specialty in psychiatric mental health nursing;
(c)a licensed psychologist;
(d)a physician assistant licensed under Title 37, chapter 20, with a clinical specialty in psychiatric mental health; or
(e)a person who has been certified, as provided for in 53-21-106, by the department. See Montana Code 53-21-102