Montana Code > Title 52 > Chapter 3 > Part 2 – Protective Services


§ 52-3-201	Short title
§ 52-3-202	Definitions
§ 52-3-203	Purpose
§ 52-3-204	Duties of department
§ 52-3-205	Departmental authority
§ 52-3-206	Annual reports
§ 52-3-207	Protective services not creating guardianship or conservatorship

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Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 52-3-202
Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
Protective services: means emergency services that are provided in a coordinated effort by the department to a vulnerable adult in order to prevent or terminate the abuse, neglect, exploitation, intimidation, or abandonment of the vulnerable adult. See Montana Code 52-3-202
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
Vulnerable adult: has the meaning provided for in 52-3-803. See Montana Code 52-3-202