Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 53 > Chapter 21 > Part 14 - Crisis Stabilization Services

• Adult: means an individual who is 18 years of age or older. See Montana Code 53-21-1401
• Crisis: means a serious, unexpected situation resulting from an individual's apparent mental illness in which the individual's symptoms are of sufficient severity, as determined by a mental health practitioner, to require immediate care to avoid:

  (a)jeopardy to the life or health of the individual; or

  (b)death or bodily harm to the individual or to others. See Montana Code 53-21-1401

• Crisis stabilization: means development and implementation of a short-term intervention to respond to a crisis in order to:

  (a)reduce the severity of an individual's symptoms of mental illness; and

  (b)attempt to prevent the individual from receiving services in a more restrictive environment. See Montana Code 53-21-1401

• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 53-21-102
• Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
• facility: means the state hospital, the Montana mental health nursing care center, or a hospital, a behavioral health inpatient facility, a mental health center, a residential treatment facility, or a residential treatment center licensed or certified by the department that provides treatment to children or adults with a mental disorder. 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
• Presumptive eligibility: means a period of up to 72 hours after an individual is found to be in crisis and during which the individual is presumed to be eligible for crisis stabilization services that will be reimbursed by the department. See Montana Code 53-21-1401
• services: means the services allowed under 53-21-1403. See Montana Code 53-21-1401