As used in this subchapter, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services.
2. (2) "Placement by the department" means placement by the department of a child with multiagency service needs in the custody of the department or committed to the department pursuant to 41-3-403 , 41-3-404 , 41-3-406 , or 41-5-523 , MCA, with an out-of-state provider.

3. (3) "Out-of-state provider" means a residential treatment program that is an approved Montana medicaid provider of residential treatment or a program which is licensed in its state of residency to provide:

   1. (a) shelter care;
   2. (b) youth group home care;
   3. (c) therapeutic youth group home care;
   4. (d) therapeutic foster care;
   5. (e) residential treatment as a child care agency; or
   6. (f) an equivalent of the care described in this section.
4. (4) "Child with multiagency service needs" means a child as defined in 52-2-301 , MCA.

Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 52-2-308, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Sec. 52-2-301, 52-2-302, 52-2-303, 52-2-304, 52-2-305, 52-2-306 and 52-2-307, MCA

History: NEW, 1994 MAR p. 1996, Eff. 7/22/94; TRANS, from DFS, 1998 MAR p. 488.