Montana § 52-1-103 - Powers And Duties Of Department

§ 52-1-103. Powers And Duties Of Department

Powers and duties of department. The department shall: (1) administer and supervise all forms of child and adult protective services; (2) act as the lead agency in coordinating and planning services to children with multiagency service needs; (3) establish a system of councils at the state and local levels to make recommendations and to advise the department on issues, including children's issues; (4) provide the following functions, as necessary, for youth in need of care: (a) intake, investigation, case management, and client supervision; (b) placement in youth care facilities; (c) contracting for necessary services; (d) protective services day care; and (e) adoption; (5) register or license youth care facilities, child-placing agencies, day-care facilities, community homes for persons with developmental disabilities, community homes for severely disabled persons, and adult foster care facilities; (6) act as lead agency in implementing and coordinating child-care programs and services under the Montana Child Care Act; (7) administer the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; (8) (a) administer child abuse prevention services funded through child abuse grants and the Montana children's trust fund provided for in Title 52, chapter 7, part 1; and (b) administer vulnerable adult abuse prevention services; (9) develop a statewide youth services and resources plan that takes into consideration local needs; (10) administer services to older adults; (11) provide consultant services to: (a) facilities providing care for adults who are needy, indigent, or dependent or who have disabilities; and (b) youth care facilities; (12) use the staff and services of other state agencies and units of the Montana university system, within their respective statutory functions, to carry out its functions under this title; (13) contract, as necessary, for administration of child and adult protection services for each county; and (14) adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of 52-2-612 and this chapter.