53-6-603. Long-term care service development — coordination — delivery. (1) The department of public health and human services shall cooperate in the development, implementation, and coordination of state programs of assistance for the elderly or persons with disabilities.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 53-6-603

  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(2)The planning and delivery systems that provide state programs of assistance for the elderly and persons with disabilities must be jointly coordinated to foster:

(a)efficient and cost-effective financing, service delivery, intake, eligibility, assessment, and other measures, as appropriate; and

(b)general development of service systems that may serve persons with either private means or public means of financing services at a reasonable cost.

(3)State programs of assistance for the elderly or for persons with disabilities should be made available in the most appropriate, most cost-effective, and least restrictive residential setting integrated into a community.

(4)State programs of assistance that provide services or oversight in order to maintain or to protect a person‘s health and social life should recognize the person’s dignity and independence.