Montana Code 52-8-102. General duties of department
52-8-102. General duties of department. The department shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 52-8-102
- Placement activities: means any of the following:
(a)placement of a child for adoption or foster care;
(b)arranging or providing short-term foster care for a child pending an adoptive placement; or
(c)facilitating placement of a child by maintaining a list in any form of birth parents or prospective adoptive or foster parents. See Montana Code 52-8-101
(1)issue licenses to entities engaged in child placement activities on October 1, 1997, if the licensed applicant has met the requirements established by the department by rule;
(2)prescribe the conditions upon which child-placing licenses are issued and revoked; and
(3)adopt rules for the conduct of the affairs of child-placing agencies that are consistent with the welfare of children.