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2009 Montana Code Annotated
TITLE 53. SOCIAL SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER 21. MENTALLY ILL
Part 1. Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill
53-21-134. Receipt of nonresident person suffering from a mental disorder pending return to home state.


     53-21-134. Receipt of nonresident person suffering from a mental disorder pending return to home state. A person who is suffering from a mental disorder and in need of commitment and who is not a resident of this state may be committed to the state hospital pursuant to this part. The state hospital shall make every effort to return the nonresident to the state of the person's residence as provided in chapter 22, part 1, of this title.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 198, L. 1963; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 120, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 37, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 38-120; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 490, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 247, L. 1999.

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