Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 21 > Part 10 - Service Area Authorities

• Community mental health center: means a licensed mental health center that provides comprehensive public mental health services in a multicounty region under contract with the department, counties, or one or more service area authorities. See Montana Code 53-21-1001
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 53-21-102
• Licensed mental health center: means an entity licensed by the department of public health and human services to provide mental health services and has the same meaning as mental health center as defined in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 53-21-1001
• Mental health professional: means :

  (a)a certified professional person;

  (b)a physician licensed under Title 37, chapter 3;

  (c)a clinical professional counselor licensed under Title 37, chapter 39;

  (d)a psychologist licensed under Title 37, chapter 17;

  (e)a clinical social worker licensed under Title 37, chapter 39;

  (f)an advanced practice registered nurse, as provided for in 37-8-202, with a clinical specialty in psychiatric mental health nursing;

  (g)a physician assistant licensed under Title 37, chapter 20, with a clinical specialty in psychiatric mental health; or

  (h)a marriage and family therapist licensed under Title 37, chapter 39. See Montana Code 53-21-102

• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Service area: means a region of the state as defined by the department by rule within which mental health services are administered. See Montana Code 53-21-1001
• Service area authority: means an entity, as provided for in 53-21-1006, that has incorporated to collaborate with the department for the planning and oversight of mental health services within a service area. See Montana Code 53-21-1001
• 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
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201