41-5-342. Criteria for placement of youth in shelter care facilities. - Montana Statutes

     41-5-342. Criteria for placement of youth in shelter care facilities. A youth may be placed in a shelter care facility only if:
     (1) the youth and the youth's family need shelter care to address their problematic situation and it is not possible for the youth to remain at home;
     (2) the youth needs to be protected from physical or emotional harm;
     (3) the youth needs to be deterred or prevented from immediate repetition of troubling behavior;
     (4) shelter care is necessary to assess the youth and the youth's environment;
     (5) shelter care is necessary to provide adequate time for case planning and disposition; or
     (6) shelter care is necessary to intervene in a crisis situation and provide intensive services or attention that might alleviate the problem and reunite the family.

     History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 286, L. 1997.