52-2-621. License required. (1) A person may not maintain or operate a youth care facility for any child or children within the meaning of this part without first securing a license from the department.
(2) A kinship care provider who provides unlicensed care for a child placed pursuant to the legal authority of the department must receive approval in writing from the department.
(3) An extended family member, as defined by the department, who provides unlicensed care for a youth who receives services provided through the department's developmental disabilities program, mental health program, or medicaid home and community-based services waiver program must receive approval in writing from the department.
(4) The department may not charge a fee for a license or approval granted under this section.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 178, L. 1947; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 121, L. 1974; Sec. 10-521, R.C.M. 1947; redes. 10-1317 by Sec. 14, Ch. 328, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 10-1317; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 465, L. 1983; MCA 1981, 41-3-502; redes. 41-3-1141 by Sec. 31(4), Ch. 465, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 514, L. 1997; Sec. 41-3-1141, MCA 1999; redes. 52-2-621 by Sec. 17(3)(d), Ch. 281, L. 2001.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 2. Children's Services
Part 6. Youth Residential Services
52-2-601. Establishment of substitute care for youth
52-2-603. Powers and duties of department
52-2-604. Transfer of custody to private agency -- reports
52-2-605. through 52-2-610 reserved
52-2-612. Debt to state by natural or adoptive parents -- limitations
52-2-613. through 52-2-615 reserved
52-2-616. Power of nonprofit corporations to establish homes and to receive facilities and funds
52-2-617. Governmental contracts with nonprofit organizations
52-2-618. through 52-2-620 reserved
52-2-622. Issuance of license -- authority of issuing agency -- rules
52-2-623. Penalty for failure to obtain license
52-2-624. through 52-2-626 reserved
52-2-628. Respite care providers -- recruitment, training, and employment -- qualifications