ARM 37.50.801. PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH MULTIAGENCY SERVICE NEEDS WITH OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS, DEFINITIONS

As used in this subchapter, the following definitions apply: (1) "Department" means the department of public health and human services. (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) "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: (a) shelter care; (b) youth group home care; (c) therapeutic youth group home care; (d) therapeutic foster care; (e) residential treatment as a child care agency; or (f) an equivalent of the care described in this section. (4) "Child with multiagency service needs" means a child as defined in 52-2-301 , MCA.